This simply blew away on many farms, mostly in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas.
What is Fertile topsoil
100
He said "If we don't panic, we'll be okay. Confidence!"
Who is FDR
100
This is when the bottom dropped out of the stock market.
What is Black Tuesday
100
This was set up by the Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
200
This person became secretary of the treasury and managed the budget extremely well.
Who is Andrew Mellon
200
With the farms not unable to grow crops, many people headed west to California in search of farm-jobs. This inspired this persons classic novel The Grapes of Wrath about the "Okies" long,tough trip looking for work.
Who is John Steinbeck
200
FDR started the Three R's, which were
What are relief, recovery and reform
200
Over 5,000 of these filled for bankruptcy
What are the banks
200
This was likely the most popular New Deal program
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
300
This person became secretary of commerce.
Who is Herbert Hoover
300
This "back-to-the-blanket movement" implied Indians were to be like museum artifacts, frozen in the stone age, hunting buffalo and weaving baskets.
What is the Indian Reorganization Act (1934)
300
In the Three R's relief was for
What is right now
300
Because of Black Tuesday this shot up
What is unemployment
300
This sought relief in the form of the dole (government hand-outs)
What is the Federal Relief Administration (FERA)
400
This person was a schemer and anti-conservationist, yet was appointed secretary of the interior to manage natural resources.
Who is Albert B.Fall
400
In 1935 this tried to resettle farmers onto better soil
What is the Resettlement Administration
400
To cut the panic in the banks, FDR set up these which closed the banks for one week
What is "bank holiday"
400
These were the only things that grew during this time period
What are homeless shelters and/or soup kitchens
400
This offered low interest loans to farmers
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
500
This person was a small-town lawyer, was crooked, yet was appointed attorney general.
Who is Harry M. Daugherty
500
This plan had tried to end tribes and the old ways of the Indians—to force Indians to become "white."
What is Dawes Plan
500
In his inaugural address, FDR famously said this; which was referring to people's fears of spending until things got better and that their money was not safe in banks.
What is "...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
500
In 1929, this person was growing drunk on the prosperity and thought it would be never-ending
Who is Hoover
500
This refinanced people's home loans at lower interest rates