People
Which president promised a New Deal for the American people?
Franklin Roosevelt
What happened on Black Tuesday in 1929?
Stock market crashed--record number of shares of stock were sold
What is considered the most famous line in FDR's first inaugural address?
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
What was caused by a combination of high winds, overproduction of crops, drought and the lack of crop rotation?
Dust Bowl
Name one example of the psychological stresses caused by the Depression?
Suicide rate up 30%
Mental hospital admissions tripled.
Who was president during the beginning of the Great Depression?
Hoover
What did people call the shantytowns that sprang up on the outskirts of major cities?
Hoovervilles
What was the name of the famous FDR radio addresses?
Fireside chats
This term refers to making extremely risky business transactions on the chance of making quick or considerable profits?
Speculation
Name one positive effect the Great Depression had on people?
Developed habits of saving & thriftiness
Better attendance at jobs
Toughened them up for the coming war
Who was first lady from 1932-1945?
Eleanor Roosevelt
What was the national unemployment rate throughout much of 1932 and 1933?
25%
What New Deal agency put almost 3 million young men to work building roads, developing parks and helping in soil erosion and flood control projects?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Paying a small percentage of a stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest is called what?
Buying on margin
Name either of the two main New Deal laws declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
Who was the first candidate to run for president from a major political party?
Al Smith
What was the name of the people that President Hoover ordered to be dispersed with tear gas after a protest in Washington?
Bonus Army
What New Deal agency created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
Glass Steagall Banking Act
Price supports
What did Roosevelt attempt to do to the Supreme Court after some of his laws were declared unconstitutional?
Increase the Supreme Court from 9-15
Who was the retired California doctor who proposed a pension plan for retired people?
Dr. Francis Townsend
What was the name of the tariff that reduced the flow of goods into the U.S. and prevented other countries from earning American currency to buy American exports?
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
This required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings, with the greater goal of restoring public confidence in the stock market?
Federal Securities Act
What was the first major action Roosevelt took the day after his inaugural address?
Bank Holiday
What law provided direct relief in the form of food and clothing to the neediest people hit by the Depression--the unemployed, the elderly and the ill?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration