Causes
How did overproduction contribute to the Great Depression?
Companies produced too many luxury goods that people didn’t need
What is the name of the villages/houses many people in the Great Depression had to move to?
Hoovervilles
What were some causes of the Dust Bowl?
Drought and overplowing soil
What is the New Deal?
Series of programs to get the country back on track duing the depression
Which president helps pull the US out of the Great Depression?
FDR
What the immediate cause of the Great Depression?
Stock market crash
What did children have to do during the Great Depression?
Quit school and help work for their families
Lack of food, people had to move, houses ruined, dust pnemonia
What were the three R's that were targeted in the New Deal?
Relief, recovery, reform
What does FDR do to communicate with people during the Great Depression?
Fireside chats
What happens to the banks during the Great Depression?
They had to close as people took out all their savings and people couldn't pay back their loans
What was the Bonus Army?
Group of veterans from WWI who wanted their bonuses promised
Where did many people flee during the Dust Bowl?
California
What did the New Deal do for banks?
Gave them a bank holiday so they had time to recover and meet expectations before they reopened
How did the New Deal solve more than one issue in the US?
Program targeted things that needed to be done in the US like new infrastructure, helping the environment, etc while also giving people jobs
Which president was no help during the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
What did Hoover do to the Bonus Army?
Threw tears gas at them and burned their camps
What were the people called that fled during the Dust Bowl?
Okies
What did the Social Security Program do?
Gave money to people over 65 and disabled people
What marked the end of the Great Depression?
WWII
How did people afford to buy stocks if they didn't have enough money?
Used a stock broker to borrow money
What was the type of dessert that people made during the Great Depression?
Water pie
What animal did many people try to hunt during the Dust Bowl?
Name one New Deal program (besides social security)
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration), CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), WPA (Works Progress Administration), etc
What illness does FDR get diagnosed with?
Polio