The year the Great Depression began
What is 1929?
These sprang up around the outskirts of the big cities.
What is, shantytowns?
Believed government's chief function was to foster cooperation between competing groups and interests in society.
What is, Herbert Hoover?
What did the superficial prosperity of the late 1920s try to hide?
What is, economic weaknesses?
Places developed for families struggling to feed themselves.
What is Soup Kitchens and Bread Lines?
People should succeed through their own efforts.
What is, Rugged individualism?
Deflation
What is, the decrease in the general price level of goods and services?
The two communities hit the hardest during the Great Depression.
True or false, Hoover believed government hand-outs did not make people lazy.
What is, false?
October 29th, 1929.
What is, Black Tuesday?
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado became known as
What is, the Dust Bowl?
People calling shantytowns Hooverville's, newspapers Hoover blankets, and empty pockets Hoover flags, was a sign of _______.
What is, Americans turning on Hoover?
The three Depression indicators
What is Business failures, Bank failures, and Unemployment?
The Dust Bowl was manmade, naturally made, or both?
What is both?
The reason the Bonus Army protested against Hoover and Congress.
What is, the Patman Bill of 1924.