Soc Sci Sect 4

People

100

In 1924, who was the preferred candidate for the wets?

Alfred E. Smith

200

This politician was nicknamed ”The Great Engineer”

Herbert Hoover

300

This person said that “the time was ripe to invest” after the stock market crash.

John D. Rockefeller

400

This actor played George Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Jimmy Stewart

500

This politician challenged Hoover for presidency in 1932.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Numbers

100

How much money did Hoover raise for relief efforts after the Mississippi Flood?

$42 million

200

How many people fled their homes due to the Great Mississippi Flood?

1.5 million

300

In October, the value of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange declined by an average of what percent?

37.5%

400

How many workers did General Motors lay off from 1929-1931?

100,000

500

How many members of the American Economic Association sent a letter begging Hoover to veto the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?

1,038

Places

100

Alfred E. Smith was a governor for which state?

New York

200

Herbert Hoover led a humanitarian aid commission to benefit this European country after World War 1

Belgium

300

Herbert Hoover was the first president from which coast?

The West Coast

400

The Great Mississippi Flood extended from Cairos, Illinois to which city?

New Orleans

500

After Britain abandoned the gold standard, the US, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, and which country were the last ones using it?

Holland

Key Events

100

What pact was signed on August 27, 1928?

The Kellog-Briand Pact

200

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 38 points on what day?

Black Tuesday

300

Which presidential election signaled the switch African-Americans from the Republican to the Democratic Party?

1928 Presidential Election

400

The group of veterans that marched to lobby lawmakers in Washington DC in the spring of 1932 called themselves what?

Bonus Expeditionary Force

500

On this day, people came to the New York Stock Exchange to sell their stock, resulting in more than 13 million sales.

Black Thursday

Definitions

100

This stock buying practice allowed investors to borrow against future profits in order to purchase large amounts of stock with very little money up front.

Buying on margin

200

Herbert Hoover was a strong believer in this political philosophy, as reflected by his belief in limited government and voluntary charity.

Individualism

300

Migrants of the Dust Bowl were labeled what nickname?

Okies

400

This economic phenomenon, which happened due to consumer uncertainty in banks, was depicted in the 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life”.

bank runs

500

This FDR policy physically prevented customers from withdrawing their deposits by closing the banks.

The national “bank holiday”