Vocabulary
Define: Migrant Workers
People who travel from farm to farm picking crops
What was a hooverville
A shantytown or slum built by the homeless during the great depression
What did Roosevelt do as a boy growing up in Hyde Park?
taught by tutors at home until he was thirteen
Why did she start speaking so much
Theadore got polio
what 2 advantages did they enjoy?
Female salesclerks and secretaries faced little competition from men. In addition such a jobs were less likely to disappear than the factory jobs of men.
Define: Bankruptcy
A financial failure caused by a company's inability to pay its debts
What was one sign of economic weakness during the late 1920s
Older industries were on a decline, Agriculture was on a decline
What did Roosevelt convince the navy to do as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?
lay a belt of underwater mines to blow up German subs
Who was her husband
Theadore Roosevelt
Who was the most famous working woman?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Define: Overproduction
A situation in which the supply of manufactured goods exceeds the demand
Name one major cause of the great depression
Over production, Banking crisis
What did Roosevelt pledge for Americans citizens
A new deal
How many miles did She travel in 1933
40,000 miles
Why were some many more woman working?
The great depression
Define: Bonus
Extra Payment
When did the Stock market crash
October 29, 1929
What happened after Roosevelt died in 1945?
young soldier stood in front of the White House remembering his president
Who was the first lady during this time
Eleanor Roosevelt
what jobs did they try to train to get?
A schoolteacher and a librarian
Define: Default
Fail to repay loans
How long was the great depression
12 years
what did Roosevelt become known to americans
FDR
Fill in the blank
Eleanor Roosevelt helped the role of the first lady
Transform
How did they save money?
Sewing clothes, canning fruits and vegetables and baking bread.