Herbert Hoover
Group that ask for early bonus from WWI-name of group
Bonus Army
Putting down a payment and then paying payments every month
Installment Plan
FDR radio talks with the American people
Fireside Chats
Who won the 1932 election on the platform of the New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt
Whose baby was kidnapped and killed in 1932 called the Crime of the Century
Charles Lindbergh
Name of the highest tariff in American history passed under Hoover
Hawley Smoot
Nicknames of slug cities to blame Hoover
Hoovervilles
Buying low and then trying to sale at a high price
speculation
Drought based event in Midwest that made the Great Depression even worse
Dust Bowl
Name of group Franklin Roosevelt brought in to advise him on economic conditions
Brain Trust
Idea of closing banks in order to make sure they are sound
Bank Holiday
What organization was Herbert Hoover over during WWI?
Food Administration
Buying stock on credit paying down a little and then borrowing to buy the stock
Buying on the margin
Put 18-25 year old young men to work building schools and libraries
Civilian Conservation Corps
extensive project to build dams in 7 states to help with flood control and cheap electricity
TVA
spending more money than is received
deficit spending
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation gave money to struggling ________________under Hoover
Banks
DAte and year of stock market crash
October 29, 1929
Paid Farmers to plow under crops and kill pigs trying to raise prices
Agricultural Adjustment Act
built schools, courthouses hospitals bridges and other public facilities all over the country
PWA
What general did Hoover send out to disperse the Bonus Army- General during WWII?
Douglas MacArthur
Name of highest tariff in American history that was passed under Hoover
Smoot Hawley
a stock market characterized by optimism and rising stock prices
Bull market
Put Artist, Writers, Authors to work and others but unusual
Works Progress Adminstration
Who started Share the Wealth club and called for redistributing wealth
Huey Long
Hydrogen zepplin that exploded in 1937
Hindenberg