Great Depression
What year did the stock market crash
1929
Why were farmers suffering before the Great Depression
Less demand for crops after WWI meant they couldn't make money
When was FDR elected
1933
What year was Hoover elected
1929
What agency created by the New Deal helped struggling farmers
FSA
What was the name of the day that saw the greatest losses in the stock market
Black Tuesday
What was the result of overfarming
Topsoil turned into dust, making it infertile
How many terms did FDR serve
3
What did Hoover do before becoming president
Mining engineer
What agency funded food and employment programs for the unemployed
FERA
What percent of Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression
25%
What state did many of the Dust Bowl migrants move to
How were FDR's views on role of government different from Hoover's
FDR believed in higher government intervention than Hoover did
Why did Hoover not act when the Great Depression first started?
What were the three Rs
Relief, Recovery, Reform
What was the common term for shantytowns during the Great Depression
Hoovervilles
What was the nickname given to Dust Bowl migrants from Oklahoma
Okies
What was the amendment that was signed due to FDR's repeated electoral victories
22nd Amendment
Who did Hoover serve under as Secretary of Commerce
Coolidge
What was the difference between the First and Second New Deal
The first was focused on short term relief and recovery, while the second changed the role of government long term
What tariff worsened the Great Depression
Smoot-Hawley
What John Steinbeck novel depicts a family fleeing the Dust Bowl
The Grapes of Wrath
What was FDR's policy that appointed 6 new Supreme Court justices
Court Packing
What group of protestors were suppressed by Hoover in 1932
Bonus Expeditionary Army
What act created the first federal welfare program
Social Security Act