Social Studies Unit 3 Lesson 3

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Social Studies Unit 3Lesson 3

• Progress As A State

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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?

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Lesson 3 Vocabulary

• reform-
• to improve
• neutral-
• Not choosing one side
• Munitions-
• war materials

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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

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Lesson 3 Vocabulary

• Ration
• To control goods

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Lesson 3

• How did New Jerseyans meet challeges during
  difficult times?

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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.

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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.

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New Jersey in the War

• NJ sent 130,00 soldiers to fight in the war.
• Women _at_ War- served in the military as nurses and
  radio operators.
• Women _at_ Home- took over many of the jobs left by
  men
• New inventions led to many deaths and in November
  1918 Germany surrendered.

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Question Time!

• How did World War I affect New Jersey?

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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 couldnt pay back
  what they owed.

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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.

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The New Deal

• 1932- Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President.
• He had a plan to end The Great Depression
• All banks closed.
• Only strong banks could re-open.
• Social Security was set up for unemployed and
  elderly people.
• Works Progress Administration- gave people jobs
  and built roads, bridges, schools, parks, and
  swimming pools. Also gave to actors, writers, and
  artists.

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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

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Question Time!

• How did World War II help end the Great
  Depression?
• BRAINPOP!!

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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

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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

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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.

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Question Time!

• How did World War II change New Jersey?

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Lesson Review

• How did the Great Depression, World War I, and
  World War II affect industries in New Jersey?