Hoover
Define the Great Depression:
Economic downturn from 1929 until WII
What does FDR stand for?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What western state did many of the farmers migrate to?
California
Define the New Deal:
FDR’s policies and agencies to fix the Great Depression
What were the most popular sport and player in the 1930s?
Baseball - Lou Gehrig
What were three major effects of the Depression on families?
Lost Jobs, 2 Millions Homeless, Nomadic Families
What disease did FDR have that was kept a secret?
Polio
Define the Dust Bowl (years) (area of destruction)
Series of dust storms from 1932-1936 in the Great Plains
What was still a problem throughout the New Deal?
Unemployment
Who was Jesse Owens and why were his accomplishments significant in the 1930s?
American runner, He won in Berlin and showed up Hitler who thought Aryans were the dominant race
Which President was blamed for the depression by the public?
Hoover
Who traveled for FDR because of the limits of his disease? (Name)
Eleanor
Overall, about how many farmers left their land during the Dust Bowl?
1/4 or 25%
List and define the 3 R’s of the New Deal:
Relief - help those affected now
Recovery - restore the economy
Reform - prevent future problems
What is the new form of entertainment in people’s homes in the 1930s?
Radio
What did Hoover believe about the depression?
Just a hiccup in our normal economic cycle
Why does Congress allow FDR to increase his power?
Needed to quickly attack the problems of the depression
When was “Black Sunday?”
April 14, 1935
What was the goal of the 1st New Deal?
Team up with business to solve problems
Explain what happened to the Hindenburg and what people’s reaction to it was.
Caught fire and crashed to the ground. Technology might not be so great and only ends up killing people
Overall, what did Hoover not want to happen?
Government to have to fix everything
Name two areas of controversy about the Roosevelt’s
Did they just have a marriage for political reasons, Eleanor’s Sexuality, FDR had affairs
Name 4 reasons for the Dust Bowl:
Drought, No wind breaks, Bad farming techniques, Overproducing during WWI
What were two positive effects of the New Deal?
Helped people directly - Relief, Put safeguards in place for the future - Reform
Explain how did “War of the Worlds” scared America.
It was presented as news broadcasts on the radio and people who joined the show late thought it was really happening (Martians taking over)