This President is known for doing nothing to fix the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
What crashed in America that help lead to the Great Depression?
The Stock Market
Name one negative thing that increased during the Great Depression.
alcoholism, thriftiness, suicide rates, etc.
Which decade did the Dust Bowl occur?
1930s
What are the 3 R's in The New Deal?
relief, recovery, & reform
This President was known as a progressive reformer and famously introduced The New Deal to Americans.
Franklin Delanor Roosevelt/FDR
What was the day called when the Stock Market crashed?
Black Tuesday
People had to visit these because they were broke and could no longer afford enough food.
Bread lines and/or soup kitchens
Name the main cause of the Dust Bowl.
severe drought
What was the first priority of The New Deal?
save the banks
This President won in the most lopsided victory is U.S. history.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who were doing better at this time in history, poor people or rich people?
rich people
What percentage of Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression?
about 25%
Name at least one state affected by the Dust Bowl.
KS, OK, TX, NM, CO
This famous social welfare program was introduced through The New Deal.
Social Security
This President was elected in 1928 just before the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
Which President was most responsible for the negative effects of the Great Depression?
Hoover
This tariff was the most strict in U.S. history and had a negative effect on the U.S. economy.
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Wind combined with this type of dirt helped lead to the Dust Bowl.
Wind and Topsoil
How did liberals feel about The New Deal versus conservatives?
Liberals thought it wasn't doing enough, while conservatives thought the Government was interfering too much in the lives of Americans.
What famous phrase did Hoover use to "empower" American workers during the Great Depression?
"pull yourself up by your bootstraps"
What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
between 25-35%
Why did people rush to the banks when the financial collapse began?
Withdraw all their money
What state or region of the U.S. did farmers move to for better farming?
California and/or Pacific Coast
What did FDR do to the Supreme Court to ensure nobody would interfere with his New Deal?
He packed the court with more justices.