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President Franklin Roosevelt
President Herbert Hoover
The New Deal
The Economy
Life During The Great Depression
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He believed that the government should take total control and fix the problems, and believed the individual was the victim.
How is his approach different than Hoover's?
100
"A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage"
What did Hoover promise every household during The Great Depression?
100
FDIC, SEC, & Social Security
Which of Hoover's New Deals are still in effect today?
100
The day the stock market crashed October 29, 1929
What is Black Tuesday?
100
Farmers over harvesting led to soil depletion, then a drought came and brought huge dust storms
What caused the Dust Bowl?
200
A New Deal, a series of programs to provide relief, recovery and reform for the people.
What did he promise to give Americans?
200
Home Loan & Bank Act lowered mortgage rates and allowed many to refinance to avoid bankruptcy
What are the Acts Hoover put in place to fix the economy?
200
No but it did slightly decrease unemployment.
Did the New Deal end The Great Depression?
200
10% of the people controlled 95% of the nation's money, this caused the working class to have no real money
What is Uneven Prosperity?
200
Children left school, many were without food, many became homeless
What are some the hardships caused by The Great Depression?
300
She was a supporter of minority and their rights.
What did Roosevelt's wife do while he was in office?
300
He believed Americans could do it themselves and that the government taking over would damage them more than the crisis would
Why did Hoover take a hands off approach to help solve the problems?
300
People believed that the government was taking over with too much control and it wasn't doing enough.
Why were some people not happy with Roosevelt's New Deals?
300
It was the appeal of prohibition which made the government able to collect money by taxing alcohol.
How did the 21st Amendment help the economy?
300
Route 66 which links Chicago to California.
What route did devastated families travel to seek new lives in the West?
400
A great deal of legislation was passed.
Why were Roosevelt's first 100 days in office so important?
400
Hoover sounded better on the radio which helped him win.
How did the radio help Hoover in his campaign?
400
SSA (Social Security Act), AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act), REA (Rural Electrification Administration)
What other New Deal agencies were designed to help farmers or the elderly and retired?
400
The bank made lots of loans to Farmers and as the Farmers overproduced, the prices fell and they couldn't pay back their loans because of lost revenue.
Why did the banks have to foreclose on the Farmers?
400
21st amendment
Which amendment brought prohibition to an end?
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Yes, once he was in office, he began to put his New Deal together; a series of programs to provide relief, recovery, and reform for the American people.
Was Roosevelt elected President on his promise to give Americans a "New Deal"?
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That "poverty be banished from this nation."
What was another promise Hoover made during his campaign?
500
Father Charles Coughlin, Huey P. Long, Dr. Francis Townsend
Who were some of the critics of the New Deal?
500
Weak banks began to fail when depositors feared they would lose their money. When depositors couldn't get their money out they panicked and a bank would fail because no bank keeps enough cash on hand to satisfy everyone.
Why did banks fail during The Great Depression?
500
Because thousands of schools closed or were operating on reduced hours.
Why did nearly 3 million children abandon school by the end of 1930?