New Deal
Life
Cause and Effect
Dust Bowl
Other
100
What president created the New Deal?
FDR
100
Where would homeless people live?
Hoovervilles
100
What happened when banks closed?
People could not get their money
100
Where would dust and dirt go during the Dust Bowl?
Everywhere
100
Did the Great Depression only affect the United States?
No, economies suffered around the world
200
What is a public works project?
A government funded project that creates jobs and builds something for the public.
200
Why was the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created?
Companies were lying about how well they were doing to make the price of their stock to go up.
200
What happens when businesses close?
People lose their jobs
200
What Was the Dust Bowl?
Severe dust storms
One of the largest environmental disasters in American History
200
What were FDR's radio speeches known as?
Fireside chats
300
What were the 3 R's?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
300
Where would people go for food?
Bread lines
300
Why were the homeless towns named after President Hoover?
People blamed him for the problems of the Depression
300
Where did the Dust Bowl happen?
The Midwest
300
What was the bonus army?
A group of WWI veterans who were forced out of Washington DC by Hoover.
400
What are 4 things that were built through public works projects?
Schools
Hospitals
Parks
Libraries
Post Offices
400
What did children have to do during the Depression?
Leave school to work
400
Americans wanted a change in leadership. Who did they vote for in 1932?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
400
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Over-farming
Removal of native grasses
Drought
High winds
400
Who did President Hoover think should help Americans who were struggling?
Charities
500
What are 5 New Deal programs that we learned about?
CCC
WPA
FDIC
TVA
Social Security
500
Why was social security created?
Some older Americans did not have enough money to live on during retirement.
500
What happened when many people took their money out of the stock market (sold their stocks) in 1929?
The stock market crashed
500
How did the Dust Bowl affect farmers?
Crops destroyed
Families in debt
Farms lost
500
How much money does the FDIC insure today?
$250,000