Hoovervilles
Who was President Hoover's replacement in the 1932 election?
Franklin Roosevelt
A “shantytown” is a poor area in a city where houses are made from cheap materials. What is another name for this that was used during the Great Depression?
Hooverville
The other work that the WPA did alongside construction.
The WPA operated thousands of sewing rooms where people made clothing and bedclothes for families on relief.
A primary cause of the Great Depression.
EITHER:
* Stock market crash in October 1929
* Widespread failure of the American Banking System
The percentage of unemployment at the end of the Great Depression.
21.25% (or any close numbers)
President Hoover's first & last name
Herbert Hoover
The reason that Hoovervilles were built near rivers.
For the convenience of a water source
"The WPA put over __ _______ Americans to work in its first year of operation."
3 million
How many people were put to work by the Civil Works Administration during the winters of 1933-1934?
4.3 million
Between 1929 and 1938, what is the minimum amount (in billions) of dollars taken through loans?
Any number between 4.8 and 5
____ is generally considered the worst year of the Great Depression.
1933
March 1929
An estimate of how many people were jobless when Roosevelt took office.
Around 13-15 million people
The LaGuardia was the first commercial airport, built by the WPA, in _________.
New York
The highest percentage of unemployment during the Great Depression.
Between 21% and 22%
In addition to “Hoovervilles,” President Hoover’s name was used derisively in other ways during the Great Depression. Provide one example of this.
“Hoover blankets,” “Hoover flags,” “Hoover leather,” or “Hoover wagons”
Two examples of materials that were used to make "Hooverville shanties"
cardboard, tar paper, glass, lumber, tin, cast-off stone, bricks, or any other materials that could be found
The number of people employed in the WPA's eight years.
8.5 million people
The WPA made a large impact on unemployment. To what percentage did unemployment fall when the WPA ended in 1943?
Below 2%
The percentage of unemployment at 1929, the start of the Great Depression.
Any percentage between 4.5% and 5%
The reason that President Hoover did not want government intervention during the Great Depression.
The reason that Hoover sent in U.S. Army Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur to the Hooverville containing World War 1 veterans in June.
The veterans requested early payment of the government bonuses they were promised.
The number of miles and roads built by the WPA.
650,000 miles of roads and 78,000 bridges
The number of airports that were built by the WPA.
800 airports
During 1929, __ billion dollars were taken through bank loans.
10 billion