1920's
Causes of GD
GD Effects on Society
FDR/New Deal
Miscellaneous
100
What is the process of buying a stock and putting 10% down for the price and taking loans for the rest?
Buying on Margin
100
President Hoover believed the role of the federal government during the great depression was.....
Allow the economy to fix itself, not hand out money and jobs to people because if they work hard enough they can get themselves out of the depression
100

What were the shantytowns full of homeless people called *Daily Double* why were they given that name?

Hoovervilles, because they blamed Hoover for not doing enough to help with the Great Depression

100

Why would the FDIC help to ease the banking crisis? *Daily Double* Is this program still in use today?

It provided government insurance for citizens' deposits in banks, causing them to trust the banks again. 

100

This event added further hardship to the Great Depression and took place in the Great Plains causing many people to migrate west. 

Dust Bowl

200

Name one amendment that had an impact on the way of life of the 1920's *Daily Double* Name another one

18th-Prohibition, 19th-Women's Suffrage

200

Many people during the 1920's had been purchasing items using __________________. How can this be a bad thing?

Installment buying (credit) they will eventually not be able to pay back what they owe. 

200

What was the purpose of FDR's Fireside chats?

To assure the people he cared about their problems and was determined to help fix them

200

FDR wanted to show he could act quickly to help the American people, he passed many new bills related to the New Deal during his ____________ in office.

first 100 Days in office

200
Give two reasons why Hoover wasn't re-elected?
People blamed him for the economy, his policies were not helping Americans, people thought he didn't care about them
300

Describe one event impacting African American life in the 1920's?

Harlem Renaissance- an appreciation of African American culture (music, art, writing, etc.) Tulsa Race Massacre- white mobs attacked African Americans unjustly and destroyed a prominent black town. 

300
Why were so many banks closing?
People had lost money or become unemployed and couldn't pay back the loans they had taken out, leaving the banks with no money and no choice but to close
300

One Long term effect of the Great Depression and the decline of business was that  _______ % of workers were unemployed

25%

300

What were the 3 main goals of the New Deal?

Using the government to create public programs to help support the economic problems of the unemployed and poor Relief, Recovery, Reform!

300
Which New Deal Program built dams to provide electricity to the rural south?
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
400

After WWI, Warren G Harding wanted to "______"? *Daily Double* Republican, Calvin Coolidge's motto was "________"

"____________" ? Harding-"Return to Normalcy" Coolidge-"The business of America is business"

400
What was one difficulty the farming industry had?
Overproduction, Dust Bowl, Low prices, Low incomes, people didn't need the amount of goods produced
400

In 1933 why did Roosevelt create a “bank holiday”

Many banks were in trouble and in danger of failing and he needed to restore faith in them

400
What does the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) do?
Helps farmers by paying them not to grow certain crops (eliminates overproduction) helping raise prices and farmer's income
400

Give two reasons why people supported the New Deal *Daily Double if you give a third*

Help for unemployed, restoring the banks, confidence in economy, government relief to farms, poor, unemployed, helped prevent another collapse

500

Give a SPECIFIC event that showed Americans had a strong fear of foreigners and anarchists in the 1920's *Daily Double* Give a second specific event

Sacco and Vanzetti Trial/ Red Scare/ Quota System

500
The Stock Market Crash was the official start to the Great Depression. Why did it crash?
People sold their stocks quickly, which caused people to panic and sell more, and more... People didn't understand that there should naturally be ups and downs in the market
500

Many unemployed people got their food from ____________ and _____________ during the Great Depression.

Bread lines and soup kitchens

500

What does the Social Security Act do? Is this program still around today?

Provides benefits to retired workers, unemployed, and old age pensions

500

Give two reasons why people criticized the New Deal

People thought it had too much power over the economy, gave too much power to the government/president, & spent too much money (waste), and come liberals didn't think enough was being done

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