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The president who came up with the New Deal.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt.
100
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 poet who wrote about how dreams were being "deferred" during the Great Migration.

Who is Langston Hughes.

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

Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge pushed for this type of economics, where the government allowed businesses to largely do whatever they wanted

What is laissez faire or supply-side economics.

400

This is the term used to describe the process through which goods are produced in high quantities in a factory, often using an assembly line.

What is mass production

400
The person who said "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."
Who is FDR.
400

The act of buying stock with mostly borrowed money that played a huge role in the start of the Great Depression.

What is margin buying.

400
This agency paid farmers NOT to farm some of their land.
What is the AAA. (Agricultural Adjustment Administration)
400

A time of great literary, artistic, and intellectual change in African American communities.

What is the Harlem Renaissance.

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 used this instead of buying new products and inventions with cash. It helped kick off the Great Depression

What is credit.

500
This helped establish a minimum wage, set working hour limits, and allowed for unions to bargain collectively. Later, it was declared unconstitutional.
What is the NRA. (National Recovery Act)
500

Mr. Weissman drives this car.

What is a Subaru BRZ.