Affects of the Great Depression
Was the Great Depression fun for the lower class people?
No it wasn't
During the great Depression did people suffer from too much money or did they suffer from poverty?
Poverty
What war happened during the Great Depression?
WWll
Who was the President during the Great Depression?
Hebert Hoover or Franklin D. Roosevelt
Was the Family and Medical Leave Act or the Fair Labour Standards Act get passed due to the Great Depression?
The Fair Labour Standards Act
Was racism still a thing during the Great Depression?
Yes a lot of colored people suffered a lot because they couldn't get jobs because nobody wanted to hire them.
Was everyone happy with the New Deal?
No many people felt that there rights were being violated by the New Deal and many parts of the New Deal were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Was it good that a lot of the country's wealth was owned by a small amount of people?
No this created really unequal money distribution and is one reason why the Great Depression happened.
What was a Hooverville?
It was a name given for very poor communities during the Great Depression.
How were woman impacted by the great Depression?
Their employment rates went up by a lot because many families had to have their men and woman working just to make a living.
What affects did the Great Depression have on native Americans?
It formed the Indian Reorganization Act which gave the Native Americas economic development and promoted tribal leadership.
True or False. Around $500 million were lost due to bank deposits during the great Depression.
False. More than $1 billion in bank deposits were lost due to banks closing
Name 3 causes of the Great Depression.
High tariffs which limited international trade, The unequal distribution of money where a small population had majority of the money in the United States, Overproduction of factories so companies had to lay off people, a huge drought had just hit the agriculture section hard, and the banks and many people had put their money recklessly into the market.
What was the CCC and why were they important?
The CCC or the Civilian Conservation Corps was a branch of the government made from the New Deal that went to the Dust Bowl and taught farmers how to farm correctly which stopped the Dust storms by a lot and helped the farmers get some money again.
Did the "Fair Deal" ever get passed?
No it was not passed
What were the affects of the Great Depression on Society?
After almost everyone went broke and people experienced the hardships of poverty, more people wanted to fix homelessness. Also it brought the country together because when you were broke, race and gender didn’t matter that much so you could be friends with someone you might’ve hated before. This led to the realization that race didn’t really matter, and it ultimately led to many civil rights movements that were essential to the history of the US.
What percent of Americans had no saving before the Great Depression? (can be ten off at most)
80%
What caused the many problems in the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression?
There were huge dust storms that were very bad and this was caused by the topsoil of the dirt over there dying and letting dust get into the air.
What was the "Dust Bowl" and how were they affected during the great Depression
The Dust Bowl was the in the middles of the United States and it was this area that had huge Dust Storms. It was hugely affected during the Great Depression by poverty and around 300,000 people left theDust Bowl to got to California during this time.
Did the Great Depression help Civil Rights or was it bad for Civil rights?
Overall it helped pass many boundries that were never passed before and it gave way to the Civil Rights movement 20 years later.
What were affects of the Great Depression on the government
After almost everyone went broke and people experienced the hardships of poverty, more people wanted to fix homelessness. Also it brought the country together because when you were broke, race and gender didn’t matter that much so you could be friends with someone you might’ve hated before. This led to the realization that race didn’t really matter, and it ultimately led to many civil rights movements that were essential to the history of the US.
Was it good that the Great Depression happened or would the people be better if it never had happened? Explain your answer
You can argue both ways.
Was the Great Depression avoidable or was it inevitable to happen. Explain your answer.
You can argue for either way
What was the "New Deal" and how did it's long lasting affects benefit the US?
When Franklin D. Roosevelt became president during the Great Depression he decided to make a set of laws and acts that were meant to bring the country out of poverty and it was named the New Deal. It's benefits are really important because many of the parts of the New Deal are still used today like the Fair Labour Standards Act and the Social Security Act.
In what ways did the Great Depression serve as a way to learn?
Before the Great Depression nobody knew how the stock market really worked, and it was only for rich people. After the Great Depression it became a huge thing as economists started to analyze data and really get a hang of it. Also it showed the importance of the Great Depression because it shows how badly the population can be if the economy crashes.