Causes
prior to the GD, farm prices did this
the 3 basic goals of the New Deal
Relief, Recovery and Reform
prime minister of Canada at onset of Great Depression who said he "wouldn't give a five cent piece" of relief $ any province that had Conservative gov't
MacKenzie King
GD Latin American leader that was considered the "father of the poor" for his populist policies
Getulio Vargas
effect of Hoover's response to veterans demonstration on White House lawn
sent out US military to disband them, torch their encampment-Hoover was not reelected
the tariff that caused a sharp decline in global trade leading up to GD
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
alphabet agency that insured bank deposits up to $100,000
FDIC-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
prime minister of Canada during GD who was nicknamed "Bonfire" (blank)
R.B. Bennett
organization esb in 1940 in Brazil to help youth in nationalism and healthy living
Brazilian Youth Corps
US unemployment rate during the Depression
25%
ecological disaster during 1930s that worsened Great Depression and hurt farmers
Dust Bowl
opponent to FDR that proposed that gov't "share the wealth" among all citizens
Huey Long, Gov. of Louisiana
MacKenzie King
key GD economic policy in Brazil that restricted foreign imports to thereby increase industrialization within the country
ISI-import substitution industrialization
name for displacement of US farmers from central plains to west coast of California
Dust Bowl Migration
another name for buying stocks on credit-major cause of stock market collapse
buying on margin
ND agency that provided old-age pensions, unemployment compensation & aid to families with dependent children & disabled (welfare)
Leader of Social Credit Party in Canada that proposed "prosperity certificates" of $25/mo to help the economy
"Bible Bill" Aberhart
organization setup to protect the main Brazilian export during GD-stabilized prices by reducing planting & destroying surplus goods
National Coffee Council 1931
radical political effect of Great Depression in Europe that led towards a move to global war (WWII)
rise of dictators-Mussolini and Hitler
bad monetary policy after WWI where US loaned $$ to Germany, they paid Br. and Fr. for war reparations and then Br./Fr. paid US for helping during WWI
Dawes Plan
alphabet agency that put hundreds of thousands of young men to work on environmental conservation projects
CCC-Civilian Conservation Corps
Canadian leader that proposed unemployment insurance, free medical care & old age pensions-ideas that remain popular in Canada today
J.S. Woodsworth
name for FDR's policy of strengthening alliances in L. America by expanding Am. business and introducing Americanization through a new office of Inter-American Affairs
Good Neighbor Policy
Name 3 social/cultural effects of the Great Depression
increase in suicide, rise in crime, birth rates drop, divorce rates rise, hobos, increased interest in sports teams, movie, entertainment, Hoovervilles, children quit school to work, increase dependency on federal programs