Roosevelt
Cinderella Man
Terms
100
What was the purpose of the AAA?
To control prices in the agriculture industry to help farmers.
100
What would families do with their children if they could not afford to feed them?
send them to live with other family members
100
Where would people go for food if they could not afford it?
Bread Lines Soup Kitchens
200
Even though Roosevelt's New Deal failed, how did people respond?
They liked him and they were encouraged
200
According to the events in Cinderella Man, what was the fathers biggest problem before his boxing career was revised?
He could not get a stable job
200
What was a bank run?
A large number of bank customers withdraw their funds at the same time fearing the bank will fail or close
300
What did the people think of President Hoover?
They blamed him for the Depression and disliked his policies
300
Where did the father go for help?
Government assistance office and to ask others for money
300
Define Speculation
Buying something in the hopes that you will make a profit from selling it in the future.
400
What was the CCC?
Civilian Conservation Corp, hired young single men to work in parks and conservation efforts
400
Why was Jimmy Braddock called the Cinderella Man?
He had a rags to riches story, was unexpected comeback
400
Bull Market
Long period of rising stocks
500
What was the New Deal?
Roosevelt's legislation that was aimed at fixing the economy
500
What was a Hooverville?
Group of shanties or shacks were families moved to live without rent
500
Bear Market
a slow market where stock prices fall
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