Causes of the Depression
Hoover served as the Secretary of Commerce under these two Republican presidents (Name one)
Who is Harding or Coolidge
This was the percentage of the population that was unemployed.
What is 25%
The Dust Bowl was in this region of the United States
What is the Great Plains
Some critics of Hoover's response said that we should switch to this kind of government, at the time held by the Soviet Union
What is Communism
This act gave pensions to seniors and unemployment insurance to those without work.
What is the Social Security Act
Many Americans relied on credit to buy these (Name one)
What is cars or radios
Farmers fell further behind on this, causing many farmers to lose their family farm
What is credit
Many hobos say there was a big difference between them and these people, who did not want to work given the opportunity
Who are bums
This was the name of the group that marched on DC and tried to get their extra pay early.
What is the Bonus Army
This program built highways and public buildings, and even built US 20 through Michigan City
What is the Works Progress Administration
This was when billions were lost on the stock market and over 16 million shares were sold
What is Black Tuesday
Men waited in these to get food for their families
What are breadlines
This was the nickname given to people that migrated out of the dust bowl
What are Okies?
This was the failed Hoover policy that relied on businesses willing making changes for the benefit of those involved
What is volunteerism
Roosevelt tried to do this after the Supreme Court struck down a few of his New Deal Programs. There have been calls for this a few more times throughout history.
What is pack the court
This is when multiple people withdraw their money from a financial institution, fearing the stability and viability of it
What is a run on the bank
This nickname was for newspapers that were used to keep those evicted warm at night
What are Hoover blankets
Dust storms would travel as far as this city, engulfing the Statue of Liberty in sand
What is New York City
These are the three R's that Roosevelt based the New Deal around. Name all three
What is Relief, Recovery, and Reform
This labor union, under the Congress of Industrial Organizations, organized a sit down strike in a General Motors plant that lasted for 44 days
What is the United Auto Workers
The US enacted these, which put a tax on goods coming from other countries
What are tariffs
These policies would be implemented to push immigrants back to their native countries
What is repatriation
This was the name for the settlements that hobos lived in with other hobos and their families
What are jungles?
There were two organizations put into place that helped the financial sector during the New Deal, that are still around today. Name both of them
What is the FDIC and the SEC?
This leading female figure was the eyes and ears for President Roosevelt, traveling over 60,000 miles in two years
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt