Causes
Leadership
New Deal
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100
What industry was in trouble during the 20’s when everybody else was doing well?
Farmers
100
He is the President who is blamed for the Great Depression.
Hoover
100
How did Roosevelt’s programs help Farmers?
Paid them not to grow (AAA)
100
At the height of the Great Depression, how many people were unemployed in the U.S.?
25% or 15 Million.
200
Which tariff was passed that significantly reduced foreign trade?
Haley-Smoot
200
He is the President given credit for ending the Great Depression.
FDR- Franklin D. Roosevelt
200
What did FDR’s New Deal programs lead to?
People looking to the government to solve their problems= More power to the government
200
What happened throughout the country to cause banks to close and people to lose all their savings?
Bank Runs
300
Why did farmers have a surplus of goods in the 20’s?
Overproduced for Europe during WWI
300
What were the shelters built by homeless people called?
Hoovervilles
300
What groups did the New Deal support and legalize?
Labour Unions
300
Why did people use humor during the Great Depression?
To escape their reality (Escapism)
400
What cause of the Great Depression made prices drop?
Overproduction
400
What was the group of WWI veterans called who protested in the capital for more money?
Bonus Army
400
Why did many New Deal programs fail at first?
Weren't funded well enough.
400
When the Dust Bowl hit the Great Plains, where did many people escape to?
West (California)
500
What is one cause of the stock market crash?
Buying stocks on the Margin or Over-Speculation of stocks
500
According to FDR, what is the only thing we have to fear?
Fear itself
500
Which New Deal program was the most effective because it employed so many people? (ex: artists)
WPA= Works Progress Administration
500
Why did people still go to the movies during the Great Depression?
To escape their reality (escapism)
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