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Now. . . World War II!

Enjoy this animated map to get you in the mood!

John Maynard Keynes and the Great Depression

1) WWJD about the Great Depression?
2) WWJMKD (John Maynard Keynes of course!) about the Great Depression?  Check out this link to read a little bit about the man!

“The engine which drives enterprise is not thrift, but profit.”

"Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.”
“It is better that a man should tyrannize over his bank balance than over his fellow citizens.” 
John Maynard Keynes

Unemployment Map Animated (Recent Years)

Check out the animated unemployment map from the last couple of years...now imagine unemployment 2.5 times higher . . . that was 1932!  (Unemployment in the USA for Jan. 2010 is 9.7%; it is 11.1% in Illinois.)  What would you do to solve this problem?

Deficit Spending

1) How do the government deficits of the 1930s during the Great Depression compare to the government deficits of the 1920s? 

2) How do they compare to the deficits of the 1940s?

3) New Deal programs did not end the Great Depression, but World War II did...what can you infer about the effectiveness of government spending in ending the Great Depression...did the government spend too much, the right amount, or not enough?

New Deal or No Deal #2

1) Is this cartoonist for or against the New Deal?
2) How can you tell?
3) What New Deal program is the cartoonist focusing on, and what is he specifically saying about that program?

New Deal or No Deal #1

1) Is this cartoonist for or against the New Deal?
2) How can you tell?
3) What New Deal program is the cartoonist focusing on, and what is he specifically saying about that program?