General Great Depression
This catastrophic event, occurring on October 29, 1929, marked the beginning of the Great Depression and is famously known as "Black Tuesday."
What is the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
The First New Deal, initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, aimed to address the economic crisis through three primary goals: Help for the unemployed, bolster the economy, and protection of the financial system.
What are Relief, Recovery, and Reform?
The first of many, on March 12, 1933, U.S. President FDR addressed the nation to explain the banking crisis and outline his plan to restore confidence in the financial system known as?
What are fireside chats?
This flamboyant and controversial politician, known as "The Kingfish," served as the governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a U.S. senator until his assassination in 1935. He was a vocal critic of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and proposed the "Share Our Wealth" program.
Who is Huey Long?
The invasion of this country by Japan in 1931 marked the beginning of Japanese expansion.
What is Manchuria?
The widespread panic in the early 1930s, driven by excessive credit, the stock market crash, and not being able to cover what was needed by the American people was a major factor in FDR needing to take action on this crises imediately.
What is the Banking Crisis?
This New Deal program, established in 1933, provided jobs for young men in conservation projects such as reforestation, flood control, and national park improvements.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
This New Deal agency, established in 1935, created millions of jobs through public works projects, including the construction of roads, bridges, and public buildings, to help alleviate unemployment during the Great Depression.
What is the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
This controversial Roman Catholic priest, known as "The Radio Priest," gained a massive following in the 1930s through his radio broadcasts, initially supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal before turning against it and promoting anti-Semitic and fascist views.
Who is Father Coughlin?
During the Great Depression, these Americans and immigrants faced severe economic hardships, including job losses, food shortages, and a government program that forcibly repatriated many, often tearing apart families and communities.
What is the plight of Mexican Americans and immigrants during the 1930s?
The New Deal aimed to address problems caused by?
What is the Great Depression?
This 1933 New Deal legislation aimed to raise agricultural prices by paying farmers to reduce crop production, thereby addressing the economic hardships faced by the agricultural sector during the Great Depression.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?
This landmark 1935 New Deal legislation established a system of old-age benefits, unemployment insurance, and aid to families with dependent children and the disabled, providing a safety net for millions of Americans.
What is the Social Security Act?
During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, this term was used to describe the thousands of displaced farmers and their families who migrated from the Great Plains to California in search of work and better living conditions.
Who are the Okies?
This 1934 New Deal legislation, also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act, aimed to reverse the assimilation policies of the Dawes Act by promoting Native American self-governance, restoring tribal lands, and supporting economic development.
What is the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934?
The Stock Market Crash of 1929, Bank Failures, Reduction in Consumer Spending, Decline in International Trade, Drought Conditions....
What are the Causes of the Great Depression?
This New Deal agency, created in 1933, funded large-scale public works projects such as bridges, dams, and schools to create jobs and stimulate economic growth during the Great Depression.
What is the Public Works Administration?
This 1935 New Deal legislation, also known as the Wagner Act, guaranteed workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively, significantly strengthening labor rights in the United States.
What is the National Labor Relations Act?
This trailblazing woman, appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, became the first female U.S. Secretary of Labor and played a key role in shaping the New Deal, including the creation of Social Security.
Who is Frances Perkins?
During the Great Depression, this group faced the highest unemployment rates, often being the first to lose their jobs and suffering from jobless rates two to three times higher than those of white workers.
What is African American discrimination during the 1930s?
Economic Crises, Hoover's Policies, Public Discontent, Roosevelt's Promises, Political Shift in the Country...
What are the reasons for FDR's Election over Herbert Hoover?
This New Deal agency, established in 1933, aimed to develop the Tennessee Valley region through projects such as flood control, electricity generation, and economic development.
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
This 1935 New Deal legislation reformed the Federal Reserve System to provide more effective control of the money supply and banking practices, enhancing the stability of the U.S. financial system.
What is the Banking Act of 1935?
This longest-serving First Lady of the United States, known for her advocacy of human rights and her role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was often referred to as the "First Lady of the World."
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
These laws, passed by the U.S. Congress in the 1930s, aimed to prevent American involvement in foreign conflicts by prohibiting arms sales, loans, and travel to belligerent nations, reflecting the isolationist sentiment of the era.
What are the Neutrality Acts?