the four day period that allowed the government to inspect banks to see if they were healthy enough to reopen.
What is the banking holiday.
100
Oct. 29, 1929
What is the day the stock market crashed.
100
This agency gave young adults employment to work on various conservation projects.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps.
100
The Dust Bowl affected this group of people the most.
Who are farmers.
200
The President at the start of the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover.
200
This group of people thought the New Deal went too far.
Who are the conservatives.
200
High winds and drought hit the country's farm belt.
What is the Dust Bowl.
200
This insures money that is deposited into banks.
What is the FDIC. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
200
This was as high as 33% in American during the Great Depression.
What is unemployment.
300
The person who came up with the "Share The Wealth" plan.
Who is Huey Long.
300
This group was created by business leaders in protest of the New Deal.
What is the American Liberty League.
300
The person who was blamed for the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover.
300
This agency brought electricity to the Tennessee Valley.
What is the TVA. (Tennessee Valley Authority)
300
this person documented the Great Depression through photography. (hint: Migrant Mother)
Who is Dorothea Lange.
400
The person who came up with a plan to give all citizens over 60 $200 a month.
Who is Francis Townsend
400
The person who said "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."
Who is FDR.
400
WWI army veterans that went to Washington to get a promised bonus.
What is the Bonus Army.
400
This agency paid farmers NOT to farm some of their land.
What is the AAA. (Agricultural Adjustment Administration)
400
FDR said this person was one of the most dangerous men in America.
Who is Huey Long.
500
A Catholic priest from Detroit, MI who had his own radio show where he blasted bankers, capitalism, and Jews.
Who is Charles Coughlin.
500
All of FDR's programs to deal with the Great Depression.
What is The New Deal!
500
Americans did not earn enough money to buy goods and services.
What is poor purchasing power.
500
This helped establish a minimum wage, set working hour limits, and allowed for unions to bargain collectively. Later, it was declared unconstitutional.