Hoovervilles
What year did the Great Depression begin?
1929
What does WPA stand for?
Works Progress Administration
What does the chart show?
Unemployment rates
What does the following chart show?
The federal bank going down from the Great Depression
What was President Herbert Hoover blamed for?
Unbearable economic and social conditions
What did President Roosevelt say was the greatest primary task?
To put people at work
How many years did the United States have a economic devastation?
10 years
What fueled the economic crisis of the Great Depression?
There were too many loans
What year was considered the worst year of the Depression?
1933
Why was the goal to put money in the hands of people who needed it the most?
Funneling money into the economy.
What does the pink shaded region represent?
The high employment rate of the Great Depression
What type of loans were given by the bank?
Individual and loans to businesses
Which President defeated Hoover in the 1932?
President Franklin Roosevelt
What percent did the unemployment rate drop to in 1937?
14%
What happened in the 1940s?
The U.S. unemployment rates dropped
How much money was loaned?
In billions of dollars
What were Hooverville shanties created out of?
Cardboard, tar paper, glass, lumber, and tin
What WPA improvements helped with the nations health?
Water and sewer treatment
What happened in the 1930s?
The U.S. unemployment rates increased
What happened in the year of 1930?
The stock market crashed