The Crash
What is the name for the single worst day in stock market history?
Black Tuesday
What were the radio broadcasts called that FDR delivered to update the public on the depression?
Fireside Chats
The name of the program that closed all banks nationwide?
Bank Holiday
What did the 20th Amendment change in the Consitution?
Moved inauguration day to January 20th.
What was the name of the group of conservative democrats and republicans that thought the New Deal was moving the country towards socialism?
American Liberty League
Which of the following is not a reason for the Great Depression?
- The Stock Market Crash
- Loss of confidence in businesses and banks
- Lack of government intervention
- The rise of fascism
The name or acronym for the conservation/jobs program that created outdoor construction jobs for young men?
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
The program that provided jobs on construction projects, as well as jobs for artists and teachers?
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
What was the derogatory term used for climate refugees of the dust bowl?
Okies
What political group led rent strikes, supported unions, and wanted Roosevelt to move the country further to the left?
Communists
What was the name of the hands off approach to government/economy that President Hoover believed in?
Laissez-faire
The program that constructed dams and power plants along the Tennessee River?
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
The program that provided old-age insurance, unemployment insurance, and financial aid to the disabled and others in need.
Social Security
True or false: A majority of the people deported under Mexican Repatriation were American citizens.
True
Who is the radio broadcasting pastor who became increasingly antisemitic and isolationist?
Charles Coughlin
What were "Hoovervilles"?
Homeless communities named after President Herbert Hoover.
The program that limited the quantity of crops farmers could grow and paid them to stop growing.
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)
True or False: WPA jobs were temporary and relatively low-paying, so as not to compete directly with private businesses.
True
Who had significant sway with the President and urged him to include more women in his cabinet and pushed for more civil rights?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Who was known as the dictator of Louisiana?
Huey P. Long
Hoover said Europeans had a philosophy of "paternalism and state socialism". What did he say the US philosophy was?
"Rugged Individualism"
The program that established codes of fair business practices for industries. It also labor unions the right to organize and negotiate contracts.
NRA (National Recovery Administration)
What is the term that describes an economy investing all of it's money back into the country?
Priming the Pump
What is the name of the union that formed to secure a fair share in the wealth produced by their labor and used sit-downs as a tactic?
CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations)
What caused members of congress and the public to claim FDR was taking steps towards a dictator?
Court-Packing proposal to add 6 additional justices to the Supreme Court.