Causes
The name of the day where the Great Depression officially began.
Black Tuesday
What is the name for the cramped and poorly made housing that many poor/jobless had to live in at the time?
Hooverville's
How did conditions for children change during the depression?
Many children had to work jobs to help families, had far less toys and time for games.
How did Roosevelt differ from the "do-nothing" presidents?
He believed the government has a responsibility to intervene in the economy during hard times.
What famous monument was built by the Roosevelt administration to boost economic growth?
The first group in America to be hit by the Great Depression after WW1
American farmers
What percentage of Americans were jobless at the height of the Great Depression?
25%
What was the environmental hardship called that left many farms abandoned and fields unable to be sewn with crops?
The Dust Bowl
How was FDR seen as a continuation of Teddy Roosevelt's presidency from just 30 years earlier?
What new federal retirement system did Roosevelt create that still exists today?
Social Security
President who responded poorly to the Great Depression, and believed in Laisse-Faire economics.
Herbert Hoover
How did the Great Depression impact education?
Many children had no time or even the ability to reach school, and 20,000 schools closed.
Where did many midwestern farmers begin to migrate to in order to find better lives in the U.S. during the height of the Depression?
California
What did people fear could happen in the U.S. if the economic crisis was not fixed relatively quickly?
What was the New Deal harshly criticized by certain people?
The President was practicing "deficit spending" meaning spending more than they had, arguably creating a bigger problem.
Describe the spending habits of the common people during the roaring 20s. How did it contribute to the Great Depression.
They bought things on credit and invested in risky stocks. Most people didn't have savings to fall back on.
How were the Soviets, Germans, and British impacted by the Great Depression respectively? And why were they impacted that way?
Soviets - hardly effected at all, cut off from global market. Germans - severely effected, 50% unemployment. British - not as badly impacted, didn't enact tariffs like the U.S.
How was commonly-used technology impacted?
Far less usage during the depression, times almost seemed to regress to pre-industrial revolution times.
What was the purpose of Roosevelt's "Fireside Chats"?
To boost his popularity and teach the uneducated public the basics of finance/banking
How did the New Deal incentivize better farming techniques?
They paid money to farmers who practiced good conservation and cutting out harmful crops.
How did financial panics and people rushing to the banks to withdraw money make the Depression worse?
Banks didn't have the money to pay everyone back, leading to bank closers, leading to less money, leading to more panic.
How was U.S. politics impacted by the Great Depression?
Rise in radical ideologies: communists/socialists/fascists. Demagogues gained popularity.
How was the overall culture of the United States impacted by the Great Depression?
People became far more conservative with money and more involved with politics.
What was Roosevelt's first step to solve the Great Depression?
Which of the following is NOT a new Federal agency created by the New Deal:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Department of Education
Security and Exchange Commission
National Labor Relations Board
The Department of Education