Economic Breakdown
This 1929 event helped trigger the crisis.
the stock market crash
This disaster caused massive dust storms.
The Dust Bowl
This group marched on Washington in 1932.
The Bonus Army
This president led the U.S. during much of the Great Depression.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
These communities housed homeless people.
Hoovervilles
This occurred when people rushed to withdraw money from banks.
Bank Failure/Bank Runs
This region was most affected during the Dust Bowl.
The Great Plains
The Bonus Army were veterans of what war?
World War I
This was the name of FDR's plan to solve the problems brought on by the Great Depression?
The New Deal
This program gave jobs to young men working outdoors.
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
This happened when businesses produced more goods than could be sold.
overproduction
This natural condition contributed to the Dust Bowl.
Drought
Payments for their service that they were promised would be given in 1945, they wanted them earlier to help them through the Depression.
These speeches FDR gave over the radio helped reassure the public.
Fireside Chats
This program built roads, schools, and other public works.
The WPA (Works Progress Administration)
This rose dramatically as businesses failed.
unemployment
Many families who fled the Dust Bowl moved to this state seeking work.
California
The U.S. government responded to the Bonus Army's protests by doing what?
Using the Army to remove them by force.
FDR believed government should take this role in the economy.
An active role
Which program gave direct financial support to Americans in need during the Great Depression.
FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration)
How did bank failures worsen the economic crisis?
loss of savings, less spending, more collapse
How did human actions contribute to the dust bowl?
poor farming/over-plowing
How did Americans respond to what happened to the Bonus Army?
They were very upset.
What disease caused FDR to be paralyzed, taking away the use of his legs?
Polio
Did the Supreme Court Believe a lot of the New Deal was constitutional?
NO!