Many people consider this event to be the start of the Great Depression.
What is the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
100
These shantytowns were build in cities across America as crowds of newly homeless people had nowhere else to live.
What are Hoovervilles?
100
The three goals of the New Deal were relief, reform, and this.
What is recovery?
100
This woman used her position as First Lady to advocate on behalf of African Americans and women.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
200
SSA
What is the Social Security Administration?
200
At the height of the Great Depression, this was at nearly 25%! Today, it is around 8.3%.
What is the unemployment rate?
200
These former residents of the "Dust Bowl" left their farms, and headed to California and large cities in search of work and opportunity.
Who are migrants.
200
According to classical economic theory, an economic boom would always be followed by this.
What is a(n) (economic) bust?
200
This plan to protect the New Deal against legal challenges was considered scandalous at the time, even though it was perfectly legal.
What is the Court Packing Scheme?
300
PWA
What is the Public Works Administration?
300
Drought, lack of crop rotation, and storms created terrible conditions for American farmers in the 1930's. Oklahoma, Texas, and Nebraska were so dry that the region was given this nickname.
What is the Dust Bowl?
300
This series of legislation and new Federal agencies was led by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What is the New Deal?
300
Although the Roosevelt administration was initially skeptical, many New Deal policies reflected the ideas of this man.
Who is (John Maynard) Keynes?
300
World War I veterans demanding immediate payment of a monetary reward congress had pledged were given this nickname.
What is the Bonus Army?
400
TVA
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority?
400
As millions of people were losing their jobs, homes, and savings, there was a huge decrease in this important economic factor.
What is Demand?
400
The stock market boom of the 1920's was largely caused by this, as many people invested their entire life savings hoping to make a profit.
What is speculation?
400
Public fear contributed to the worsening of the economy during the Depression. In response, President Roosevelt began speaking directly to the American people during these radio broadcasts.
What are Fireside Chats?
400
This term is used to describe President Franklin Roosevelt's first few months in office, a period in which several key New Deal components were passed.
What is the First Hundred Days?
500
FDIC
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
500
This law added to the drop in Demand, as foreign countries raised their tariffs against the United States in retaliation.
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?
500
Even migrants from other states like Arizona, and New Mexico were called by this nickname for people from Oklahoma.
What is Okie?
500
By guaranteeing people's deposits in financial institutions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation intended to prevent these.
What are bank runs?
500
President Franklin Roosevelt was a member of this political party.