Causes of Great Depression
Group that faced hard times during much of the 1920s
farmers
One sign that the economy might be weakening in the 1920s
uneven distribution of national wealth
A major environmental crisis of the 1930s
Dust Bowl
Roosevelt easily won the 1932 presidential election by promising__________
The New Deal Program
One effect of the wage cut and unemployment of the 1930s
Hooverville's sprung up in the nation's cities
The Great Depression cuts wages and eventually affected unemployment for __________
all levels of society
The 1932 presidential election served as turning point as Americans viewed________
Responsibilities of the federal government
How did General MacArthur made the Bonus Army marchers leave the capital?
used force
This Agency paid farmers NOT to grow their crops in order to raise the price of crops. This doubled the prices of Crops before being declared unconstitutional in 1936. ___ ____ A
AAA- Agriculture Adjustment Act
What would you call a group of cardboard houses set up in a public park or street alley?
Hooverville
After stock market crash, thousands of American banks closed because___________
they could not return depositor's money
International trade slow down as a result of ___________
Hawley-Smooth Tariff
This Act in 1935 provided (and still provides today) money for people after they have retired.
Social Security
An example of action taken by federal government that further weakened the foundation of the 1920 economy
failure to pass McNary-Haugen Bill
What happened when the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply?
investors raced to get their money out of stock market
During the Great Depression, working women were accused of _______
taking jobs away from men
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation aimed to __
provide government credit to banks
This agency build public airports, sewers, roads, schools, and other buildings. It spent over 10.5 Billion dollars and employed 3.8 Million men. W ____ ____.
WPA- Work Progress Administration
A proposed U.S. farm relief bill that aimed to support farmers by having the government purchase surplus crops and sell them overseas at a loss, with the loss recovered through a fee on agricultural producers.
McNary-Haugen Bill
What is the significance of Dorothea Lange's photograph of migrant workers
Helped win aid for the workers
During the Great Depression, African Americans, Hispanic, and Asian Americans often _____
lost their jobs to white laborers
President Hoover believed that the best strategy for ending the Depression was _______
encourage voluntary controls in the business sector
This group of men ages 18 - 26 learned forestry skills t help improve our national forest and national parks during the 1930's. ___ ____ C.
CCC- Civilian Conservation Corps
Throughout the most of the 1920s, Americans were generally
Confident that business would bring continued prosperity