The Great Depression
What event caused the Great Depression?
The Wall Street Crash
Who were the two candidates in the 1932 election?
Hoover and Roosevelt
When did FDR start his New Deal?
1933
Which genre of music popularised in the 1920s continued to be extremely popular in the 1930s?
Jazz
Which side of the war did America join on?
The Allies
Give one impact of the Great Depression.
Mass unemployment
HomelessnessReduction in factory production
Shareholders lost their money
Farmers faced losing their farms
Banks were declared bankrupt
Which party did each candidate represent?
FDR - Democrats
Hoover - Republican
What were the 'Alphabet Agencies'?
Organisations created by FDR to try and solve the problems caused by the Great Depression.
What sort of picture books became popular in the 1930s?
Comic books
Which event brought America into the war?
Pearl Harbor
What was the name of the camps where homeless people lived?
Hoovervilles
What did FDR promise the American people if he was elected?
A New Deal and government intervention to help people and ensure another Great Depression couldn't happen.
What did the Emergency Banking Act do?
Closed all banks for a four-day 'bank holiday.' All banks were inspected and only reliable ones allowed to reopen.
Which film starring Judy Garland was one of the biggest films of the 1930s?
The Wizard of Oz
What act banned loans to countries at war?
1935 Neutrality Act
What did Hoover believe in that meant people can overcome their own problems through hard work?
Rugged individualism
How did Hoover think the Depression would be solved and why?
Through 'rugged individualism' as he had been able to improve his own economic situation.
Why did some people oppose the New Deal?
Doing too much
Not doing enough
Supreme court opposition
Why was the cinema so popular at this time?
People wanted to escape from the troubles of the Depression.
How were women impacted by WWII?
Between 1940-45 the number of women in work rose from 12 million to nearly 19 million.
Working in different sectors to what was seen as traditionally 'female' jobs.
How many people were unemployed by 1932?
13 million
Why did Roosevelt win the election? Give at least 2 reasons
He promised change
Their campaign was very strong and made fun of Hoover's 'do nothing' reputation
People were unhappy with Hoover
Some historians believe that voters liked FDR as he had overcome great personal difficulties because of his disability.
Name 2 Alphabet Agencies and what they did.
FCA - lent money to farmers
AAA - Paid farmers to produce less and destroy some of hte food they had already produced.
NRA - encouraged a code of fair conditions, wages and prices for workplaces.
TVA - Provided work building damns and electric power stations
CCC - unemployed 18-25 year old men were wmployed in teh countryside.
FERA - $500 million was given to states to help homeless, starving people.
Which Alphabet Agency was set up to support artists, musicians, writers and actors?
Works Progess Administration
By 1944 how many unemployed people were there in America?
670,000