Causes of The Great Depression
What happened in 1929 that started the great depression?
Stock market crashed
What machine made it easier for farmers to abuse the land?
Tractors
What was the plan called to get the country out of the depression?
The New Deal
What did the stock market have to do with the great depression?
It crashed and is considered the beginning of the great depression
What were the little towns called that people who had lost their homes built?
Hoovervilles
What is happening when there is a "Run on banks"?
Depositors are going to the banks to withdraw their money
What animal destroyed crops in 1935?
Jackrabbits
Who created the new deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is a stock?
What did the great depression do to peoples mental health?
Literally caused some to go into a depression. Suicide rates also jumped when the great depression took place.
"Over production, under consumption" means...
Businesses are producing too much with not enough buyers
What did people use to keep dirt out of their homes?
Wet sheets and gum tape for the windows. Use various rags.
What program helped old elderly people who could not work?
Social Security Act
What is a share?
A small portion of the company that you can invest in
Who was elected in the election of 1936?
FDR
Why was Hoover not popular with the people?
He did little to intervene with the great depression and told people to work harder in order to not be poor.
"Dirt Pneumonia" is...
What were FDR's radio broadcasts called that communicated his plans to Americans?
Fireside chats
What were some examples of companies who were selling shares?
A & F power
AT&T
Auburn Auto
Montgomery Ward
US Steel
US Radio
Where could someone go to get food?
Breadlines and soup kitchens
What do you need to do to make the economy healthy?
Spend money
What environmental factor caused the Dust Bowl?
Hot and dry conditions on the plains. Long drought periods.
What were the three focuses for the New Deal?
Relief, recovery, and reform
What did the great depression do to Mexican Migration?
Drastically slowed it down than in previous years