Causes
Leadership
New Deal
Life During
100
Farmers
What industry was in trouble during the 20’s when everybody else was doing well?
100
Hoover
He is the President who is blamed for the Great Depression.
100
Paid them not to grow
How did Roosevelt’s programs help Farmers?
100
25% or 15 million
At the height of the Great Depression, how many people were unemployed in the U.S.?
200
Haley-Smoot
Which tariff was passed that significantly reduced foreign trade?
200
FDR- Franklin D. Roosevelt
He is the President given credit for ending the Great Depression.
200
People looking to the government to solve their problems= More power to the government
What did FDR’s New Deal programs lead to?
200
Bank Runs
What happened throughout the country to cause banks to close and people to lose all their savings?
300
Overproduced for Europe during WWI
Why did farmers have a surplus of goods in the 20’s?
300
Hoovervilles
What were the shelters built by homeless people called?
300
Labor Unions
What groups did the New Deal support and legalize?
300
To escape their reality (escapism)
Why did people use humor during the Great Depression?
400
Overproduction
What cause of the Great Depression made prices drop?
400
Bonus Army
What was the group of WWI veterans called who protested in the capital for more money?
400
Weren’t funded well enough
Why did many New Deal programs fail at first?
400
West (California)
When the Dust Bowl hit the Great Plains, where did many people escape to?
500
Buying stocks on the Margin or Over-Speculation of stocks
What is one cause of the stock market crash?
500
Fear Itself
According to FDR, what is the only thing we have to fear?
500
WPA= Works Progress Administration
Which New Deal program was the most effective because it employed so many people? (ex: artists)
500
To escape their reality (escapism)
Why did people still go to the movies during the Great Depression?
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