Transcript Social Studies Unit 2 - Swedesboro

Social Studies
Unit 3
Lesson 3
Progress As A State
What Are We Going to Learn?
 How did the issue of slavery affect New Jersey?
 How did New Jersey grow and change in the early
twentieth century?
 How did New Jerseyans meet challenges during dificult
times?
 How had New Jersey changed by the end of the 1900s?
Lesson 3 Vocabulary
 reform to improve
 neutral Not choosing one side
 Munitions war materials
Lesson 3 Vocabulary
 stock A share of ownership in a company
 depression a time when there are few jobs and people
have little money
 unemployed To be out of work
Lesson 3 Vocabulary
 Ration
 To control goods
Lesson 3
How did New Jerseyans meet
challeges during difficult times?
World War I
 1911- Woodrow Wilson became NJ
governor
 Reformed (improved) government in the state
 His efforts made him popular and he became
President in 1912.
 1914- War broke out in Europe, United States
stayed neutral by not choosing a side.
New Jersey in the War
 New Jersey produced munitions to send to
Europe during the war. They used ships to
send them.
 1917- German submarines attacked the
ships that were sending supplies.
 President Wilson decided because of this we
cannot stay neutral and on April 6, 1917,
U.S. declared war on Germany.
New Jersey in the War
 NJ sent 130,00 soldiers to fight in the war.
 Women @ War- served in the military as
nurses and radio operators.
 Women @ Home- took over many of the
jobs left by men
 New inventions led to many deaths and in
November 1918 Germany surrendered.
Question Time!
How did World War I affect New Jersey?
Good Times and Bad
Stock Market Crash- October 1929
 Stock prices began to fall. People rushed
to sell their stock (and get their money
back) before prices fell even more.
 So many stocks were sold that stock prices
crashed, or fell very low. Most stocks
became worthless.
 Banks closed because people couldn’t pay
back what they owed.
Good Times and Bad cont.
 Stock Market Crash led to a depression.
 There were few jobs and people had little money.
 It was so bad it became known as the “ The Great
Depression”
 Many New Jerseyans lost their jobs and their homes
as more businesses closed.
 1932- 15 million people were unemployed, or out of
work.
The New Deal
 1932- Franklin Delano Roosevelt became
President.
 He had a plan to end The Great Depression
1. All banks closed.
2. Only strong banks could re-open.
3. Social Security was set up for unemployed and
elderly people.
4. Works Progress Administration- gave people jobs
and built roads, bridges, schools, parks, and
swimming pools. Also gave to actors, writers, and
artists.
The New Deal cont.
 Other ways the Depression ended:
 Another war was forming in Europe and the
United States was asked to make war
supplies again. This led to hiring new
workers
 Jobs created by WWII ended the Depression
Question Time!
 How did World War II help end the
Great Depression?
BRAINPOP!!
World War II
 1939- WWII began in Europe
 December 7, 1941- Japanese bombed United
States in Pearl Harbor, and U.S. became involved
in the war.
 Attack on Pearl Harbor Speech
Soldiers and Industry
 560,000 from New Jersey fought in WWII
 NJ served as place to train soldiers
 Fort Monmouth- Long Branch
 Fort Dix- Trenton
 Camp Kilmer- New Brunswick
 Many industries in NJ took part in the war effort
 Picatinny made explosives
 Camden & Newark Shipyards built destroyers and
battleships
 Curtiss-Wright produced airplanes engines and
propellers
After the War
 World War II ended in 1945
 AFTER…
 World leaders decided it was time to talk about
peace
 United Nations- main goal is to prevent another
world war.
 New roads (NJ Turnpike and Garden State
Parkway) were built, which made it easier to
travel into suburbs. Many businesses moved
out of cities too.
Question Time!
 How did World War II change New
Jersey?
Lesson Review
How did the Great Depression,
World War I, and World War II affect
industries in New Jersey?