Wildcard
In what year did the Great Depression begin?
1929
What signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
The stock market crash of 1929
How were New Deal programs paid for?
Taxes on income and businesses.
Name one of the "alphabet agencies" we discussed in class.
Double Points: Tell me what the agency DID as well as its name.
So many answers!
SSA - provided payments/retirement, TVA - created power for the South, CCC - improved parks, paths, and other outdoor areas,
What vocab term means "a sharp increase in ALL prices that makes money less valuable?"
Inflation
What is a "primary source?"
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: What is a "secondary source?"
A source made by a person who lived through the event being discussed
DOUBLE POINTS: A source made by a person who DID NOT live through the event being discussed.
What percentage of Americans were unemployed in 1933?
25%
Why was FDR able to easily win a second term as president when he ran in 1935 and 1936?
People gave him credit for improving the economy with the New Deal.
What was the "Indian New Deal?"
A series of laws to reverse old, harmful policies toward Native Americans.
Define the vocab term: stock
A fraction of ownership in a company
What is a "bank run?"
When everyone tries to get all of their money out of the bank at the same time.
What portion of US banks had gone bankrupt by 1933?
1 out of 5 - 20%
to help improve Americans' lives with money and jobs
What important historical resources exist because of the efforts of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
interviews with thousands of formerly enslaved Americans about what slavery was like first-hand
Define the vocab term: drought
A long period of little rain, leading to water shortages and failed crops.
Why did President Hoover fail at helping Americans when the Great Depression happened?
He believed in individualism and did not use the power of the government to help people fast enough.
What is a "hoover blanket"?
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: Why did the term "hoover blanket" come into use?
Nickname for a newspaper people slept under.
BONUS: Because people blamed Hoover for the Depression and wanted to insult him.
FDR's New Deal was focused on the 3 R's of Relieve, Recover, and Reform. What did "Reform" means in terms of the New Deal?
To prevent future depressions and economic problems.
What group of people could be employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Unemployed, unmarried men ages 18-25
Define the vocab term: bankruptcy
When a person or organization cannot repay their debts.
Why was President Roosevelt (FDR) more successful at helping Americans during the Great Depression than President Hoover?
FDR believed in collectivism and used the power of the government to help Americans find relief, put laws in place to help farms and industry recover, and tried to reform laws to keep another Depression from happening.
What caused the end of the Great Depression?
The US getting involved in WWII.
The New Deal did not benefit everyone equally. Name one of three groups that did not receive the same benefits from the New Deal as white men.
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: Name ALL THREE groups.
Women, African Americans, Native Americans
What did the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) build and why did it build them?
Dams - to generate electricity for many people in the South
What were the results of the "Dust Bowl?"
Crops failed and people and livestock were killed.