Percentages
What was the rise in stock prices during October 1929?
500%
Which president did not help jobless people very much?
Herbert Hoover
What year did the dust bowl start in
1930
What president started the new deal?
Franklin D. Rosevelt
Was President Herbert Hoover a Democrat or Republican?
A republican
What was the percentage of American Adults that were jobless in 1924?
3%
What is the name of the thing that allowed rapid money supply?
The Fed/ Federal Reserve
What year did the dust bowl end in?
1940
What was the new deal?
The new deal was a bunch of programs that were made to help America recover from the depression.
Was Franklin D Rosevelt a democrat or republican?
Democrat
What was the percentage of american adults that were jobless in 1929?
25%
True or False- Most people were inexperienced in buying stocks in the 1920's
True
about how many farmers were forced to migrate during the dust bowl?
200,000
What was the Social Security Act?
This piece of reform established unemployment insurance.
When was the peak of the great depression?
1932/1933
What was the growth in money supply from 1921 to 1928?
62%
True or False- The great depression affected countries in Asia
False
What year had the must dust storms during the dust bowl?
1937
What were the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Recovery (of economy), Reform ( the financial system), and Relief (for the jobless people)
What was a popular comic strips during the great depression?
Superman.
What was the decline in the stock market during the forgotten depression?
50%
what was the main thing that President Herbert Hoover focused on?
Making sure that workers were paid the same amount of $ than before the depression
what fraction of farms were ruined during the dust bowl?
3/10
What was the CCC?
The CCC was a corporation that gave jobs to unemployed men.
What was the most popular song in 1932
Brother can you spare a dime? By Bing Crosby