The Great Depression
True, however it hit the United States the worst.
What does the WPA stand for?
Works Progress Administration
What president created the New Deal?
What does FDR stand for?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What is the Dust Bowl?
A drought that occurred in 4 states in the West that lasted for 10 years and had devastating economic impacts.
What does the NRA stand for?
National Recovery Administration.
What Communist theory was the US Communist Theory based on?
Marxism
What were the 3 R's of the New Deal
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
How long did the Great Depression last?
7 years. Up until World War II
What is the acronym for the most important union of the New Deal?
CIO
Who did Roosevelt run against in 1936?
Alf Landon.
Was was the impact of the Dust Bowl?
Food shortages and farmers became homeless and unemployed.
What was the unemployment rate during the height of the Great Depression?
25% of the US population was unemployed.
What was the Banking Crisis?
A stock market crash where a majority of US banks closed down.
What were the goals of the US Communist Party?
To bring forth equal rights among all social classes.
How did the CIO help workers?
It organized laborers into unions, so they could better advocate for their rights.
What percent of banks in the US failed during the Great Depression?
30 percent.
What was the Second New Deal?
A shift in goals, now focused on labor and worker groups.
Why did people want Herbert Hoover out of office?
Name a negative impact of the New Deal.
(no one correct answer, answer will be judged by judges)