Causes
This famous event in 1929 triggered the Great Depression; it did not necessarily cause it.
What was the stock market crash? (Black Tuesday)
What were the three components to FDRs New Deal
What was relief, recovery and reform?
FDR was famously physically disabled by this disease in the 1920's.
What was polio?
This was the New Deal program nearest and dearest to FDR's heart--conserve the natural world!
What was the CCC?
FDR's wife, and a famous and important first lady!
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
This was the famous term that described when everyone would rush to take their money out of a bank, thus causing it to crash.
What was a "run on the bank?"
This was a famous name given to the homeless cities that popped up across the country in the early days of the Depression.
What were "Hoovervilles?"
FDR was the first president to make great use of this new technology.
What was the radio?
This was the government's effort to regulate American agriculture--it generated a lot of controversy.
What was the AAA?
Belief that Americans would persevere through the great depression through hard work and determination
What was, rugged individualism
This was a cause for the black tuesday stock market crash?
Buying on margin
This was the name given to a series of programs where FDR tried to expand the power of the government to fight the Depression.
What was the New Deal?
The name given to a series of speeches when FDR would directly address the American people through the radio.
What were the Fireside Chats?
Give two reasons why some historians believe that the New Deal was a failure
What was too expensive, did not help enough, abuse of federal power, discriminated against minorities?
Famous photographer who captured images of the Great Depression for FDR
What was Dorothea Lange?
What was "installment/installment plan?"
buying on credit
Banks were temporarily closed to be inspected and avoid collapse because of bank runs
What was bank holidays?
This was the most famous quote of FDR's first presidential speech to the American people.
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!"
This was the longest lasting program of the New Deal; young Americans would pay for older Americans, and their kids would do the same for them.
What is Social Security?
This was a major New Deal achievement; all jobs need to pay their workers a certain amount!
What is a minimum wage?
Spending more money than receiving to accomplish a goal
What was "deficit spending"
The famous name given to a drought that ravaged the Midwest during the Depression.
What was the Dust Bowl?
FDR ran--and won--this many elections for president.
What was four?
This program insured bank deposits
What was the FDIC?
Economic philosophy that the government should not intervene in the economy
Who was Laissez Faire?