Vocabulary/important people
He created the new deal
FDR(Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Who created the Smoot-Hawley act
Herbert Hoover
Who was in the bonus army
retired veterans
What is one example of a charity that helped during WW1
answers will vary
Which came first black Thursday or tuesday.
Black thursday
Someone who has shares in a company
Stockholder
Why did people build hoovervilles
They were homeless and they needed a home
Who was affected by the dust bowl
Farmers
What does socialism mean
the public owns the stores and not private business owners
What is the difference between black Thursday and tuesday
Black Thursday marked the beginning of the stock market crash and Black Tuesday was when most of the stock fell
Money paid regularly by the company to the shareholders
dividend
What did the Smoot-Hawley act do to international trade
It froze international trade.
Why did the veterans created the bonus army
To get money since they were in a great depression
What is one example of a socialist country
Sri Lanka
How many banks failed during this event
9000
First American to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature
Sinclair Lewis
What is the purpose of the Smoot-Hawley act
to safeguard U.S businesses and farmers
Where did the bonus army gather in 1932
Washington D.C
What is one example of the government trying to help the people
soup kitchens
Why did people do bank runs
To get all the money out of the bank.
Created the "share the wealth program."
Huey Long
How did the Smoot Hawley act change trading partners
The trading partners raised the tariff rates
When was the money for the bonus army supposed to be given
1945
What are two examples of a individualistic country
the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and New Zealand
How many banks failed in 1929
650