Great Depression
This event started the snowball effect of the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash 1929
President credited with creating The New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt
Conservative means this
To use less government
Social Security Act does what?
provides retirement fund for older Americans
Who ran on implementing a "New Deal" for the American people if he was elected president?
Roosevelt
These "towns" were named after Hoover because the people blamed him for the nation's troubles.
Hoovervilles
Where were Hoovervilles located next to?
Factories/Industry
Liberal means this
To use more
Describe what the FDIC stands for and what it does
Insures Deposits
Name two presidents during the 1930s and one way that they were different
Hoover, Roosevelt, conservative v liberal policies
What act was designed to ease the financial hardships of the elderly?
Social Security Act
Hoover didn't want to directly help Americans because he believed in this governmental philosophy
Political Party associated with Conservatives
Republican
What type of projects did the Civilian Conservation Corp work on?
Developing nature areas and construction projects
What were the two main reasons for the Dust Bowl
Over production. Ground water overuse
A lasting result of the New Deal in the United States has been ________has a great responsibility for the nation's well-being. A. Young people B. Old People. C. Government D. Teachers
C. Government
The government created the Riverwalk. True or False
True
The New Deal represents this type of political ideology.
Liberal
Where did the money for all of these programs cone from?
Government (taxes)
When the supreme court didn't fall inline with what FDR was trying to do, what did he propose?
Tule Changes that could lead to Court Packing
During the height of the Great Depression, what was the unemployment rate?
25%
What are the 3 R's of the New Deal and describe each
Relief - get people working quickly
Recover - maintain economic activity
Reform - make sure it doesn't happen again
Farmers who did not want assistance were probably aligned with this ideology
Conservative
When FDR closed the nations banks until they could pass inspection, it was known as what?
Bank Holidays
What was the purpose of the Mexican Repatriation Act?
Free up jobs in agricultural lands in the south United States