Vocabulary
Subscription of shares to support a business
What is stock?
The person who created the New Deal and brought America back from the Great Depression
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
When taxes were raised on imported and exported goods.
What is the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act?
What happened first, Black Thursday or Tuesday?
What is Black Thursday?
Lots of men lost their job and were treated poorly, unable to support their family.
What is the Bonus army?
A political theory in which the government is involved and tries to make everything equal.
What is socialism?
Hoovervilles are named after. He was named after this because.
Who was Herbert Hoover? Why was he blamed for all of the economic problems?
Name two examples of a program created in the New Deal
What is the CCC, FDIC, AAA, ect?
A series of dust storms and lots of dryness/drought
What was the Dust Bowl?
Franklin D. Roosevelt's party
What is democratic?
A period of time when there is a huge economic downturn
What is a depression?
Introduced a plan called share our wealth.
Who was Huey Long?
What was the main effect of the Great Depression on many people?
What is unemployment?
When everyone ran to the bank to try and get their money out, leading to bank failures
What are bank runs?
Name of the programs and welfare that President Franklin D.Roosevelt made.
What is alphabet soup?
When there is a sudden increase in the stock market
What is Bull Market?
A very successful broadcaster.
Who was Father Charles Coughlin?
Name two charities during the Great Depression
What are the Salvation Army, YMCA, Red Cross, ect?
The decrease in the economy during Black Thursday and Black Tuesday is an example of what?
What is bear market?
Who was left out of the New Deal
Who are the African Americans?
A social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control.
What is individualism?
Published a lot of books/articles.
Who was Sinclair Lewis?
What did the Social Security Act do
What is Unemployment insurance, old age and survivors insurance, and public assistance programs?
Describe the events of Black Thursday
What is people trying to frantically sell all of their stock and get their money out of the bank, leading to many bank failures and unemployment?
Herbert Hoover's party
What is the republican party?