Causes of Great Depression
What cause of Great Depression was due to farmers producing too much? (1)
What is Overproduction
Term that describes when the economy was in a severe decline and people were unemployed. (2)
What is the Great Depression?
Radio speeches of FDR's where he explained his policies and tried to restore confidence in American public. (7)
What is fireside chats?
Program that put young men to work planting trees, parks, and building roads. (11)
What is Civilian conservation Corps?
What cause of the Great Depression was caused by people buying things on installment loans? (1)
What is Buying on Credit?
This event was caused by severe drought and bad farming practices. (3)
What is Dust Bowl?
The 3 R's of FDR New Deal. (8)
What is Relief, Recovery, and Reform?
Legislation that allowed FDR to call a banking Holiday. (12)
What is the Emergency Banking Relief Act?
What cause of the Great Depression talks about the wealthy in America not being fair. (1)
What is Unequal Distribution of Wealth?
Cause of many bank failures from 1929 to 1932. (4)
What is Depositors withdrew their money all at once?
Strengthens confidence in banking system by insuring banking deposits. (9)
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
This program provided electricity, flood control, and Jobs in the Tennessee River region. (13)
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority?
Cause of Great Depression based on stock market crash. (1)
What is Lack of Regulation in Stock Market and Banking?
Technological invention most Americans had during the Great Depression. (5)
What is a radio?
Group that argued massive expansion of federal government threatened individual liberty and free market system. (write on bottom under Question 14)
What is the Conservatives?
This act created a minimum wage and maximum work week of 40 to 44 hours. (14)
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act?
Cause of Great Depression based on government trusting businesses. (1)
What is Pro-Business Government Policies?
Legislation where foreign nations increased their tariffs in response, leading to a decline in trade. (6)
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
term means a government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of children, poor, elderly, sick, disabled, and unemployed (10)
What is the Welfare State?
Policy that Huey Long supports in opposition to New Deal. ( write answer)
What is Share Our Wealth Plan?