Causes of Great Depression
This took place in 1929 and is considered the start of the Great Depression since many people lost all of their money in it
What is the Stock Market Crash
What was the name of his plan he created to help improve the economy
The New Deal
Herbert Hoover
President at the beginning of the Great Depression who thought it was a fleeting problem
What is the agency which helped stop the flooding in the Tennessee Valley?
Tennesee Valley Authority (TVA)
What was the "Red Scare"?
A time of crazy fear of Communism ("reds") because people feared communist ideas would spread to the US
How did FDR get the American people's trust as president?
He connected with them directly though things like fireside chats and listened to their critique and questions.
Henry Ford
Famous for his Model T and refinement of the assembly line
This Agency paid farmers NOT to grow their crops in order to raise the price of crops. This doubled the prices of Crops before being declared unconstitutional in 1936.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Who was accused of murder and robbery and sentenced to death in an unfair trial?
Sacco and Vanzetti
What happened to the United States banks after the stock market crash?
The banks ran out of money and many closed.
What is the name of the disease that kept FDR in a wheelchair most of the time? And when did he get it.
Polio. He go it in 1921.
Frances Perkins
1st woman in cabinet. Served as the Secretary of Labor.
This Act in 1935 provided (and still provides today) money for people after they have retired.
Social Security Act
Who was Marcus Garvey? And, what is he remembered for founding?
He was a powerful black leader who preached a "back to Africa" message and founded the UNIA
1. What is overproduction?
2. How did this lead to problems?
3. What did FDR do about it?
1. When a company makes more products than people are willing to buy.
2. Companies lost a lot of money because they were just dumping their product instead of selling.
3. His New Deal paid farmers to dump their overproduction (subsidies)
A. Mitchell Palmer
Attorney General who ordered the Palmer Raids during the Red Scare
This agency hire people to build public airports, sewers, roads, schools, and other buildings. And, what tunnel in NYC was built by this agency?
Public Works Administration (PWA)
The Lincoln Tunnel
What is the name of the scandal that happened in Harding's cabinet?
Teapot Dome
What is it called when you put money into something in hopes of getting more money?
Investing
What were the "3 Rs" of FDR's New Deal?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
Karl Marx
Came up with the theory of communism
This group of men ages 18 - 26 learned forestry skills to help improve our national forest and national parks during the 1930's.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Define laissez-faire