Causes
This animal refers to a stock market that is low or crashing.
Bear.
This was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression- the highest in our nation's history.
25 percent.
Herbert Hoover believed that these organizations should assist the unemployed.
Private charities.
Franklin Roosevelt belonged to this political party.
Democrats.
FDR is unique because he is the only president who was elected _______________________.
More than twice- he won four presidential elections in total.
A "bank run" occurs when everyone goes to the bank to __________________ their money.
Withdraw, or take out.
The _____________ were people who illegally rode on cargo trains from city to city looking for jobs.
Hobos.
Hoover was a member of this political party.
The Republicans.
FDR referred to his policies by the title "N__________ D_____________."
"New Deal"
During the Dust Bowl, people lost their farms because of this.
Large amounts of dust/dirt being blown around.
When money is loaned out at _____________ interest rates, investors will take more risks.
Low.
The "Bonus Army" marched on Washington to get money as compensation for this.
Their service during World War I.
Hoover wanted to keep America on the "gold standard". What protects the value of our money under this standard?
America's gold deposits.
FDR created the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) to do this.
California.
A ___________________ refers to a tax on goods imported from other countries.
Bonus: Were these taxes high or low during the 1920s?
Tariff, high.
During the Great Depression, America tried to force Mexicans and Mexican-Americans to do this.
Return/go to Mexico to open jobs for American workers.
Hoover founded the National Credit Corporation in order to _____________________ money to banks.
Loan.
FDR's public works programs were intended to do this.
Create jobs by spending federal money, usually on construction projects.
This event is generally considered to be the reason the Great Depression finally ended.
World War II, which causes U.S. government spending on the military.
This word beginning with "s" refers to high-risk investments in the stock market.
Speculation.
People who fled Oklahoma as a result of the Dust Bowl were known by this name
"Okies"
Hoover believed in "R______________ I_____________", meaning that Americans should rely on themselves, not the government.
Rugged Individualism.
Provide financial assistance to people who were unable to work because of age, illness, or disability.
This was Roosevelt's idea for controlling the Supreme Court, which opposed many of his policies.
"Court-packing", or adding more judges above the usual nine.