Causes of G.D.
This cause came out of the "False Prosperity of the Roaring Twenties"
What are Hoovervilles.
What is the SSA - Social Security Administration.
This president felt that the government should not intervene in the economy.
Who is Herbert Hoover.
This event is referred to as the beginning of the Great Depression.
What is Black Tuesday - the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
This cause affected farmers, because it made prices of their crops drop dramatically low.
What is Overproduction.
Some people stood in line hoping to find work for a day, others migrated or even did this.
What is Riding the Rails.
This New Deal Program created millions of jobs for people.
What is the PWA - Public Works Administration.
Roosevelt held these discussions to help Americans feel safe/calm and understand the New Deal better.
What are Fireside Chats.
This event damaged the land, displaced people, and caused unemployment, homelessness, and hunger.
What is The Dust Bowl.
This cause was also an effect of all the other causes, that led people into poverty because they no longer had an income.
What is Unemployment
Veterans were also affected by the Great Depression because they were not paid their bonuses promised at the end of WWI. This group was called...
What is the Bonus Army.
This was Roosevelt's favorite New Deal Program.
What is the CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps.
Prohibition was repealed under this president, but at the cost of taxing alcohol to build back up government funds.
Who is Franklin D. Rooselvelt.
This is what the veterans did when they were denied their bonuses after WWI.
What is protest at the Capital Building.
This cause led to other causes because without these financial institutions, no one was able to function.
What is banks closing.
Many people feared losing everything they had when they saw the banks first starting to close. This caused them to go on...
WHat are Bank Runs.
This is what Roosevelt tried to do when the Supreme Court declared some of his plans unconstitutional.
What is Court Packing.
Roosevelt set up these for banks for 4 days in order to inspect them and get them back up and running properly.
What are "Bank Holidays".
These panics took place in 1931-1932 until bank failed and thousands closed.
What are Bank Runs.
This cause led to the failure of the stock market and was also a part of the banking issues.
What is Speculation.
Many workers had to complete for jobs against this group of people because they could work for cheaper.
What are Migrants.
People opposed the First New Deal for two main reasons including: the fact it gave too much power to the government, and...
What is Deficit Spending -caused the nation debt.
This President denied paying the veterans their bonuses because of the financial state of the U.S. during the Great Depression.
Who are both Hoover and Roosevelt.
This tax put a stop to trade with other countries causing more problems in the economy.
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff.