Causes of the Great Depression
The event that is referred to as "Black Tuesday"
Stock market Crash of 1929
What group of people had the highest unemployment rates during the Great Depression
African Americans
President of the US at the start of the Great Depression
Herbert Hoover
Man who promised a "New Deal" in government if he was elected
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A period of draught and bad farming practices led to this event
Dust Bowl
what group of people worked as migrant workers and got deported
Mexican Americans
Sites where unemployed people camped together during the GD (both names)
Hoovervilles/Shantytowns
The 3 parts of the New Deal (3 Rs)
Relief, Reform, Recovery
what was causing more Americans to buy American-made goods instead of European-made goods, and in-turn cutting off foreign trade
Tariffs–Specifically the Hawley-Smoot Tariff
What group of people typically did not stand in breadlines or unemployment lines
Women--they were discouraged & ashamed
The term for Hoover and the government's "hands-off" approach
Laissez-faire
New Deal project that gave jobs to young men who helped plant forests
Civilian Conservation Corps
The 2 terms used to describe the stock market when it is doing well and when it is doing poorly
Bull Market = good
Bear Market = Bad
What region of the United States did people migrate away from, and where did they migrate to?
Away from the Great Plains (middle of the US--Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, etc) To California (or West Coast)
How did the Hoover Dam help the economy during the Great Depression
Harnessed power from the river and convert it into electricity, provided regular water supply for California agriculture, and provided many jobs through construction
The name of FDR's radio speeches that aimed to pump up and reassure “Depressed” Americans
Fireside Chats
Cause of the Great Depression that is represented by the first "E" in the "S.C.R.E.W.E.D." acronym, and added to the stock market crash
Easily Available Credit
What were the unemployment rates (percentages) during the Great Depression (must say both we discussed)
25% overall,
50% for people of color
The aim of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The emergency funding would "trickle down" to the average citizen through job growth and higher wages
What is the main aim of the Social Security Act
Financial Protection for people against possible future depressions
What was the biggest/most influential impact of the Great Depression and FDR's New deal programs?
Increased role of government