Vocabulary
Define: "share on margin"
buying a "share on margin" meant that people did not have enough to pay for the share (essentially borrowing money to purchase a stock).
Which program provided work through building dams and generators?
A. Civilian Conservation Corps
B. Tennessee Valley Authority
C. Works Progress Administration
D. Civil Works Program
B. Tennessee Valley Authority
Who was denied to ability to sing by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in Washington D.C.'s Constitution Hall, because she was black?
Marian Anderson-therefore she had a concert at the base of the Lincoln Memorial
What was the day and date of the stock market crash?
Tuesday (Black Tuesday), October 29th
Describe the Dust Bowl and how the victims were treated.
the Dust Bowl were great windstorms through the Midwest and Great Plains. The victims had to relocate to California, but were met with some hostility and faced discrimination.
Define: domino effect
The domino effect is what happened in the stock market crash and led to the Great Depression. Essentially, after the crash, which was when investors suddenly started to take money out of the banks, people went on "bank runs", wanting to take their many out, which led to a panic and the worst economic crisis in US History.
Which program provided work for unemployed, unmarried men, to work in national parks and fire towers?
A. Civilian Conservation Corps
B. Tennessee Valley Authority
C. Works Progress Administration
D. Civil Works Program
A. Civilian Conservation Corps
Which general forced WWI veterans (Bonus Army) to leave their communities in Washington D.C.?
MacArthur
Which group, that invested in the stock market, led to the crisis for people not having any money left, or losing money in the crash?
banks
What did the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 do?
It allowed unions and collective bargaining
Define: Hundred Days
The time period after FDR entered office when he created multiple programs (controversial) to aid the American people.
Which program provided work to Americans building roads and airports?
A. Civilian Conservation Corps
B. Tennessee Valley Authority
C. Works Progress Administration
D. Civil Works Program
D. Civil Works Program
Who was Huey Long?
A Louisiana governor (and Senator) with socialist ideas who was assassinated.
How did FDR get money to support his many programs to aid the citizens economically?
deficit spending
What were "fireside chats"?
radio broadcasts by FDR
Define: Hoovervilles
Communities where poor people lived, named after Hoover because people blamed him for the Great Depression.
Which program provided jobs for unskilled workers?
A. Civilian Conservation Corps
B. Tennessee Valley Authority
C. Works Progress Administration
D. Civil Works Program
C. Works Progress Administration
Who used radio to reach a massive audience and express that FDR's New Deal was not sufficient in the help it gave to the people?
Father Coughlin
How were farmer's affected by the Great Depression?
farmers grew many crops after WWI, but when process dropped so low, they did not use a crop rotation and therefore many of their crops/land were ruined and many farmers went bankrupt.
True or False: The New Deal led to the economic recovery of the Great Depression.
false-it did battle the Great Depression, but actually WWII led to eventual economic recovery and expanded the role of government.
Who advised FDR regarding concerns for African Americans?
Black Cabinet
Describe the Social Security Act.
Act that made the federal government responsible to provide economic aid to the elderly, unemployed, or disabled, by the federal government.
Who was elected President in 1932? Who was his wife and who/what did she support?
FDR/ Eleanor Roosevelt, who supported equal rights for all, and was concerned for the youth.
How did the Great Depression affect employment, minorities, etc . . . ?
What were some positives and negatives to the New Deal? (Ie: explain what the New Deal focused on)
multiple answers/ answers vary
What was the purpose of the National Youth Administration?
to give jobs to students ages 16-25 so they could still go to school and work.