The Great Depression Begins
The Great Depression by the Numbers
FDR
The New Deal
Definitions
100
Wave of panic hit wall street and millions of shares were sold leaving the millions of others completely worthless.
What is Black Tuesday?
100
6,000
What is the number of closed banks?
100
FDR was a member of this political party
What is the Democratic Party?
100
This was Roosevelt's first New Deal action.
What was declaring a bank holiday?
100
Deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world.
What is the Great Depression?
200
President Hoover did not believe the government had this right during the Great Depression?
What is providing relief or intervening in the economy?
200
85,000
What is businesses closed?
200
This famous quote is from his inaugural address and was featured in the video.
What is "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"?
200
These two organizations were created in a series of banking and monetary system reforms.
What are the FDIC and the SEC?
200
This law gave direct relief to 500 million needy Americans.
What is the Federal Emergency Relief Act?
300
Businesses and factories began slowing down production and firing workers.
What is the short-term effects of the stock market crash?
300
400,000
What is farms foreclosed on?
300
Roosevelt famously pledged this in a campaign speech.
What is a "new deal" for Americans?
300
These two organizations were created during the New Deal and created jobs in public services and construction on roads and National Parks.
What are the CCC and the PWA?
300
A rush of people attempting to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will fail.
What is a Bank Run?
400
When stock market prices reached levels too high to continue.
What is the stock market "bubble burst"?
400
The national unemployment rate reached this level during the 2008 recession.
What is 13%?
400
This is what the D stands for in FDR
What is Delano?
400
This organization built dams and man-made lakes for hydro-electric power in rural communities.
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority?
400
FDR's famous radio broadcasts.
What are fireside chats?
500
Buying items on the premise of paying the full amount over time.
What is buying "on credit"?
500
Unemployment reached this level during the Great Depression?
What is 20%?
500
FDR broke traditional press relations by doing this.
What is holding open press conferences?
500
This refers to the first section of FDR's presidency, it is also still an important standard for modern Presidents.
What is the first hundred days?
500
The devastating drought in the American Plains in the 1930's.
What is the Dust Bowl?
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