Causes of The Great Depression
What was Black Tuesday?
The first day of the Great Depression.
When year did the Great Depression start?
1929
Who won the election in 1932? Hoover or Roosevelt?
Roosevelt
Who was the president that brought hope to the people with a "New Deal"?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
What happened on October 29, 1929?
Black Tuesday
The first day of the Great Depression.
The fall of the stock market and the most famous economic recession in the United States.
The Great Depression
In 1932, why did Roosevelt use government money to hire photographers?
to spark the economy
-to capture images of people around the country in their daily
-government would pay the photographers, and then photographers would spend their money on clothes and food
Why did the banks during the Great Depression fail?
Everyone took their money out of the bank the same day.
Stock market crashed
What happened when the stock market crashed?
people lost all their money
This president was blamed for many things during the Great Depression.
President Hoover
What was FDR's New Deal?
put people back to work
-government money to provide jobs
- so they could buy provide food, housing, and clothing for themselves and their families
What are Hoovervilles?
shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression to provide shelter
-named after President Hoover
By 1932, why were 1 out of every 4 Americans unemployed?
In 1932, how many votes did the winning president receive?
22,800,000
What was FDR's solution to the Great Depression?
New Deal
Why would so many U.S. voters choose Roosevelt for president in 1932?
FDR promised to use all of the government’s power to draw the country out of the depression
-promised jobs
What were the causes of the Great Depression?
-stock market crashed
-banks no longer had peoples money
-people lost their jobs and all their money
What is the name of the ELA book that takes place during the Great Depression?
Bud Not Buddy
What was probably the biggest issue for voters in the U.S. presidential election of 1932?
The candidates’ plans for ending the Great Depression.
Identify 2 ways that life was difficult during the Great Depression in the United States.
people lost their jobs and homes
-banks lost their money
-unemployed
-hungry
-homeless