2. The effects of this
worldwide depression
included varied economic
responses by governments
What does “varied
responses” mean though?
ONE SIZE FITS ALL?
3. Most countries’ response
was to become isolationist.
What does “isolationist”
mean again?
By becoming isolationist,
they hoped they could
focus on their own
problems.
MOST COUNTRIES…..
4. Democratic countries worked to improve things by
passing new laws.
In America, for example, FDR was popularly elected to
be president and was tasked with fixing things in 1932.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONS
5. FDR and Congress began
pushing the “New Deal.”
I. Focused on Relief
and Reform
II. Public Work
Programs
III. Regulated the banks
and stocks
A NEW DEAL?
6. Increased government
influence in daily life
For the first time in
America, the government
provided relief for
people’s problems.
Today, this is largely the
case.
So who used to provide
for the needy?
RESULT OF THE NEW DEAL?
7. Britain enacted protectionist policies: (policies designed
to protect local businesses from foreign competition)
Examples
• Dropping the gold standard
• Government take over of certain businesses
• Raised taxes to loan money to companies
THE BRITISH RESPONSE
8. Other countries turned to
totalitarian (dictator)
leaders.
Began a new imperialism
to gain raw materials for
producing things and
jump-starting their
economies.
This leads to World War
II.
NOW FOR THE (NON)
DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE
