The Great Depression

WWI Impact

Inflation Crisis

• During the war, countries had to pay to support their solders 
• The money was simply not there
• Country's thought they could just print more money
• This plan did not work as expected 

Money is Worth Nothing

• The decision to just print more money failed
• The value of money was now worthless 
• People had to go shopping with barrels of cash

UNEMPLOYMENT

Looking For Jobs

• This left many people unemployed 
• Unemployment rates were at an all time high 
• This graph shows only the US statistics 
• However, many other countries went through this too

Germany's Struggle

worlds financial Collapse

• The collapse of one country lead to a collapse in many  
• The goods that were bought could no longer be bought
• This lead to many layoffs

Trading

• IMPORTS 
• Import rate decreased 
• The contries just did not have enough money
• They were unable to produce the goods needed for trade

Trading

• EXPORTS
• The exports from countries also dropped
• The world as a whole was suffering 

The Impact

• Due to the layoffs, many people did not have an imcome
• They could not pay their bills 
• The banks were forced to posses their belongings

Black Tuesday

• The day the stock market crashed 
• People rushed to sell their stocks
• Banks forced to close 

Rapid decrease in stock prices

Change!

Taking Charge

• Countries started to try and fix the damage
• Britain takes steps to improve its economy
• France responds to economic crisis
• Socialist governments find solutions
• Recovery begins in the U.S.....

The New Deal

• Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes president 
• He leads a group of programs called...
• The New Deal

Purpose & Impact

• The New Deal is made to help people
• To give people jobs, stability, and money
• This helped the U.S. out of the depression
• People were no longer struggling 
• The economy was nearly back to normal

The End!