Causes of the GD
Who was elected to the presidency in the 1928 election?
Herbert Hoover
These places provided free meals to the unemployed.
Soup kitchens
Hoover believed this approach—relying on private charities and local governments—would solve the crisis.
volunteerism (or localism)
This president was elected in 1932 promising a “New Deal” for Americans.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This First Lady pushed for civil rights, women’s rights, and aid to the poor.
Eleanor Roosevelt
This group struggled throughout the 1920s due to overproduction and falling crop prices.
Farmers
Long lines formed at these locations where people waited for food assistance.
Bread lines
This massive public works project begun under Hoover provided jobs and electricity.
Hoover Dam
This group of advisors helped FDR develop New Deal policies.
The brain trust
This informal group of African American advisors influenced New Deal policies.
The Black Cabinet
This specific day saw massive panic selling and the collapse of stock prices.
Black Tuesday
This nickname referred to migrants fleeing the Dust Bowl, often heading to California.
Okies
These World War I veterans marched on Washington demanding early bonus payments.
Bonus Army (Bonus Marchers)
This law stabilized banks by closing them temporarily and restoring public confidence.
Emergency Banking Relief Act
This term describes a government that takes responsibility for citizens’ well-being.
Welfare State
These institutions failed and caused many Americans to lose their savings
Banks
This environmental disaster devastated farming in the Great Plains.
Dust bowl
This economic idea claimed that helping businesses would eventually help workers.
trickle-down economics
The three goals of the New Deal were relief, recovery, and this.
reform
Some perceived FDR's "Court Packing" plan as a violation of _____
Separation of powers
This risky practice allowed investors to buy stocks with borrowed money.
Buying on a margin
This novel by John Steinbeck describes the struggles of a migrant family during the Depression.
The Grapes of Wrath
Hoover’s policies largely failed because he refused to do this at first.
direct federal intervention in the economy
This program provided old-age pensions and unemployment insurance.
Social Security
This law established minimum wage and maximum work hours.
Fair Labor Standards Act