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
What is the "New Deal"?
A woman's raincoat. 5 cents, $3.00, or $12.00
What is $3.00
A group of lawyers, economists, and social workers that aided FDR with the development of relief programs.
What is The Brain Trust?
This President thought that by doing nothing the economy would get better because the economy goes up then down then back up
Who is Herbert Hoover?
Who were the people who liked Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What is poor and unemployed?
Kid's Wagon $1 dollar, 4 dollars, 8 dollars
What is 4 dollars
What would you call a group of cardboard houses set up in a public park or street alley?
What is a Hooverville?
What happened to the United States banks after the stock market crash?
The banks ran out of money. (They gave out IOU's instead)
What is the name of the disease that kept FDR in a wheelchair most of the time
What is Polio?
To go to the movies
What is a dime?
This march was led by this group because they were promised bonuses.
Who were the Bonus Army?
overproduction
What is when a company makes more products (TVs, Cars, Radios, etc) than people are willing to buy.
What was the name of his radio broadcasts were he spoke to all America like they were simply his friends
What are Fireside Chats?
This agency build public airports, sewers, roads, schools, and other buildings. It spent over 10.5 Billion dollars and employed 3.8 Million men. W ____ ____.
What is the WPA?
What was the name of the drought that caused many farmers in the great plains to have terrible harvests in the 1930's?
What is the dust bowl?
What is it called when you borrow money in order to buy more stock?
What is "buying on margin"?
Who were people that disliked FDR
What is the rich?
How Much money would the average factory worker make in a week. 15 dollars, 20 dollars, 25 dollars
What is 15 dollars?
This group of men ages 18 - 26 learned forestry skills t help improve our national forest and national parks during the 1930's. ___ ____ C.
What is the CCC?
Americans did this to try to escape from The Great Depression
What is go to the movies?