Which is NOT an impact on the Great Depression on Americans?

Americans were spending more money

unemployment at an all time high

Hoover's philosophy on the start of the Great Depression was that

the economy will eventually repair itself

government intervention was absolutely necessary

the Stock Market will make people enough money to get by

the problems of the Depression would destroy the economy

Which of the following was NOT a major problem of the early years of the Great Depression?

mismanagement of industrial resources

October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression

Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.

Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.

A loan given to help you buy items you normally cannot buy on your own.

Settlements consisting of shacks and makeshift shelters that formed on the outskirts of cities. Named after President Hoover.

Hobos rode on the trains to look for work.

Explain the New Deal.

Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.

Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.

Which of the following was true about Herbert Hoover?

Believed aid programs would make people dependent on the government.

Created government programs to provide the 3 R's

Because of all that he did for America he was re-elected

What else was true about FDR?

He connected with people using his Fireside Chats

He increased crime and diseases within the cities.

He believed that people should be able to help themselves.

In which ways did New Deal programs get Americans back to work?

Unemployed were hired to build community buildings, repair roads, flood control, and other conservation (environment) projects.

Mortgages had very high interest.

How did the Great Depression effect people that bought on margin?

They lost their own money, and still owed the difference of what they were loaned

How did President Hoover finally try to help during the Great Depression?

He established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

He offered laissez-faire economics

He invested his own money in the market

What was an effect of the Great Depression on the American Economy?

high unemployment and overproduction

large business investments and low taxes

too much money in circulation and high stock prices

it continued the success of the roaring 20's

How did the federal government help farmers in the New Deal?

they had them produce more crops

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a government program designed to help people during the depression

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

a government program that helped women get the vote

Why did FDR propose the Supreme Court Packing Plan?

to influence the Supreme Court to keep the New Deal going

to make the Supreme Court more efficient

to make the Supreme Court more diverse

Social Security provides the following 3 benefits:

unemployment insurance, retirement, disability

unemployment insurance, interest-free mortgages, starter loans

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What happened on October 29, 1929?

stock market crashed

WWI ended

Franklin Roosevelt was elected

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Who did most Americans blame for the Great Depression?

Woodrow Wilson

Teddy Roosevelt

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Which New Deal program hired young men to help plant trees and work outside?

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What was FDR's plan called to help America pull out of the Great Depression?

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Which New Deal program was started to protect the banks?

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Places where people might live that were homeless during the Great Depression.

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How did President Franklin Roosevelt communicate with America during the 1930s?

radio

television

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The Great Depression

What happened on October 29, 1929?

Who did most Americans blame for the Great Depression?

Which New Deal program hired young men to help plant trees and work outside?

What was FDR's plan called to help America pull out of the Great Depression?

Which New Deal program was started to protect the banks?

Places where people might live that were homeless during the Great Depression.

How did President Franklin Roosevelt communicate with America during the 1930s?

A program started under the New Deal helped create a retirement fund so when people retired they still had an income.

Which is NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl.

Which is NOT an impact on the Great Depression on Americans?

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