Hoover vs. FDR
This president is famous for his fireside chats and the line "we have nothing to fear but fear itself".
Roosevelt
The rise in this among American workers was major result of the Great Depression.
Unemployment
October 29, 1929
Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)
What was the name of his plan he created to help improve the economy
New Deal
Hoover Blankets
This man was the president during the market crash of 1929.
Hoover
During the Roaring Twenties Americans first started using this to buy luxury items.
Credit
What would you call a group of cardboard houses set up in a public park or street alley?
Hooverville
Who were the people who liked Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Poor People
The president who came up with the New Deal.
FDR
This president felt that the government needed to be more involved in the lives and business of the citizens - a "new deal" from the way it was.
Roosevelt
This took place in 1929 and is considered the start of the Great Depression since many people lost all of their money in it
Stock Market Crash
What is the original name of the Hoover Dam?
The Boulder Dam
What is the name of the disease that kept FDR in a wheelchair most of the time
Polio
How many banks were said to have gone out of business during the Great Depression.
90,000
Herbert Hoover
What happened to the United States banks after the stock market crash?
The banks ran out of money and some went out of business.
What is a depression?
A long-term economic downturn. The production of goods is low and business slows for many companies. Companies hire fewer workers and many people may even lose their jobs.
What was the name of his radio broadcasts were he spoke to all America like they were simply his friends
Fireside Chats
The four day period that allowed the government to inspect banks to see if they were healthy enough to reopen.
Bank Holiday
This president attacked The Bonus Army group because they were demanding to receive their bonus checks from WWI.
Hoover
What is it called when you borrow money in order to buy more stock?
Buying on Margin
Name of economic strategy Hoover used to try and get out of the Great Depression.
Trickledown Economics
How many terms will FDR be elected to before his death?
Four
This was as high as 25% in American during the Great Depression.
Unemployment