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Buying stocks on credit or with a ______ from a bank is risky because you could fall into _______.
loan
debt
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Program created by FDR, it protects your money in the bank up to $250,000 dollars.
FDIC
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The region of the US where drought and wind storms that devastated farms and livestock. This was once home to Native tribes like the Comanche and Sioux.
Mid West or The Great Plains
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A series of programs that Roosevelt used to pull the United States out of the Great Depression.
New Deal
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Name the three goals of the new deal?
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
In FDR's fireside chats over the ___________, he reassured Americans that he had a plan to help the country get through the ____________. In his first fireside chat, he declared a _______ _______, closing banks for 30 day, which prevented many banks from shutting down.
radio
Great Depression
bank holiday
The storms that were a part of the dust bowl.
Black Blizzards
To invest money in a company and own a share of that company.
Stock, shares
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Name 2 sports celebrities and 3 entertainment celebrities of the 1920's and 1930's.
Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis
Charlie Chaplin, Harry Houdini, Walt Disney
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How did the New Deal attempt to resolve the problems in the Dust Bowl?
Bought land from farmers, planted trees to block wind storms, and planted grass to restore the soil.
Confidence in banks went down during the __________ ______________. People went on ______ ______, which caused more banks to close, causing people to lose their __________.
Great Depression
Bank Runs
savings
“Leave alone” refers to hoover thinking the economy would fix itself.
laissez faire
32nd president of the United States who passed many laws during the Depression and led the country during WWII.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
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How can you compare the Great Depression to the Snowball Effect? Hint: the stock market crash was the snowball at the top of a mountain. Explain how things became worse.
Answers vary
To reassure the American people FDR gave 30 of these talks over the radio, explaining his plans to help the nation.
Fireside chats
The_____________ began when the _____________. Unemployment rose to ______% of the population, and _______ closed as the economy worsened.
The Great Depression
Stock Market Crash
25%
Banks
A law created by the president without congressional approval. Lasts while the president is in office.
Executive Order
“Cinderella man” Gave the people a sense of hope because he rose back to fame after the great depression.
James Braddock
These were the shacks build to house the homeless; they were named after the president that was blamed for the Great Depression.
Hoovervilles, Herbert Hoover
These were government agencies and programs created to help workers during the Great Depression. Agencies were created to build infrastructure (roads, bridges), help artists and assist farmers.
Alphabet Agencies
Over farming (Farmers used up the good soil)
Droughts (Not enough water)
Wind storms
Money that helps you when you ________, become disabled, or lose your _____ was part of a government program that still exists today known as ___________ ___________.
retire (stop working)
job
Social Security
The 3 parts of the New Deal Program, known as the 3 R's.
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Death of farm animals, the destruction of farm land, people began to move to the West Coast for a new start. These are...
A-Causes of the Dust Bowl
B-Effects of the Dust Bowl
C-Causes of the Great Depression
D-Effects of the Great Depression
B-Effects of the Dust Bowl
What were the causes of the Dust Bowl?
Over farming
Drought
Powerful wind storms
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What were some positives and negatives of the New Deal?
Positive: Helped people get jobs, restored confidence in banks
Negative: Did not help African Americans in the South, some also thought FDR had too much power.