This man was President during the first few years of the Depression
Who is Herbert Hoover?
100
This man was elected President of the US in 1932
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
100
FDR's policy of limited US intervention in foreign affairs
What is the "Good Neighbor" Policy?
100
FDR revokes this policy
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
100
slang name for slums/ghettoes during the Great Depression
What are Hoovervilles?
200
People bought stocks with this, which eventually led to the stock market crash
What is credit?
200
This was the day that the Depression is said to have started; it is also called Black Thursday
What is October 24, 1929?
200
this man led a conservative force in the revolt against the leftist government in Cuba
Who is Fulgencio Batista?
200
This man led fascist Italy
Who is Benito Mussolini?
200
newspapers used as blankets during the Great Depression
What are Hoover blankets?
300
There was also a depression in this part of the world, so the US didn't have a very good global market, which could have helped during the Great Depression
What is Europe?
300
Hoover thought that the Great Depression would be resolved when the market did this
What is self-correction?
300
This country nationalized their oil industry and had to compensate American companies
What is Mexico?
300
this program developed by FDR was designed to modernize the South; it built dams, brought electricity and plumbing, and provided jobs
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
300
group of smart people and leaders who advised FDR
What is the Brain Trust?
400
Hoover's only real response to the Depression, which loaned money to banks so that they could loan money to people
What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
400
During this event, thousands of WWI veterans marched in DC and demanded an advance on their pension payments
What is the Bonus March?
400
governmental structure in which a single entity enforces a particular vision of society, often through repressive and brutal means
What is fascism?
400
helped stabilize the industrial sector; set minimum and maximum wages; promoted urbanization; set child labor regulations
What is the National Recovery Administration (NRA)?
400
FDR's radio talks meant to boost morale and promote new government programs
What are "fireside chats"?
500
Hoover's reaction to the Bonus March
ordered the army to drive the veterans out of DC; the vets were driven out with tanks, tear gas, and riot gear; destroys Hoover's reputation
500
During this time period, FDR established many new programs, including the CCC, Federal Emergency Relief Act, AAA, and NRA.
What is "Hundred Days"?
500
This country was nationally and geographically fascist (against outsiders)
What is Italy?
500
This country was culturally fascist (okay with outsiders but not ok with people who were culturally different)
What is Germany?
500
started a massive public works program that got people working for the government, including writers, artists, actors, and historians