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?
This reached 25%
What is unemployment?
Creation of these programs caused concern with the expansion of executive power.
What are the New Deal programs?
This agency was created for flood control, electricity generation, and bring economic development to the Tennessee Valley.
What is the TVA?
Franklin D. Roosevelt reassured Americans through these addresses.
What are Fireside Chats?
This President that believed in "rugged individualism" and was blamed for the Great Depression
Who is Herbert Hoover?
Some New Deal programs were declared _____________________ because they infringed on powers reserved to the states.
What is unconstitutional?
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was implemented under President __________ to protect the economy by providing loans to private businesses.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
Caused by drought and led to soil conservation efforts
What is the Dust Bowl?
This panic led to massive withdrawals and bank closures.
What are "Bank Runs?"
Business failures led to unemployment, which led to homelessness, which led to people living in ______________.
What are Hoovervilles?
Created a reliance on the federal government for assistance.
What are the New Deal programs?
Signed into law by President Hoover to protect American industry from foreign competition by raising tariffs on imported goods
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?
What is overproduction
What is when a company makes more products (TVs, Cars, Radios, etc) than people are willing to buy.
This was repealed in 1933 to allow government to collect taxes on sales.
What is Prohibition?
Roosevelt's attempt to have all of his New Deal programs accepted and not deemed unconstutional.
What is Court Packing?
Maintains fair markets and increases investor confidence in financial institutions.
What is the SEC or Securities and Exchange Commission?
Three categories of focus to assist the nation during the Great Depression and after.
What are Relief, Recovery, and Reform?
__________ was more involved in the minds and hearts and aspirations of people than any other First Lady in history. By the end of her life, she was one of the most esteemed women in the world.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
Result of the fear of people of Mexican ancestry taking jobs from U.S. workers.
What is Mexican Repatriation?