He urged Congress to create the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, hoping to see good effects from trickle-down economics.

Hoover was not interested in fighting the effects of the depression; he was more interested in preventing another depression and stimulating economic opportunities in the future.

Hoover urged Congress to regulate foreign trade and impose higher taxes on the middle class.

He thought that too many people would know that he lied about his efforts.

He was worried that people would revolt against his administration.

He was worried about the potential for violence.

The Great Depression caused massive unemployment, which led to widespread poverty and homelessness in many American cities.

The Great Depression was not as impactful on the poor, but more of an impact on the middle and upper classes.

Cities began thriving as people moved out of the suburbs and back into the cities to save gas on their commute to work.

It gave them limited options of what crops to now grow.

After they had already lost their farms, the Dust Bowl forced many families to abandon their communities as well.

People became tired of living in the Great Plains region and moved south.

It did not affect particular demographics of people; the Great Depression took a toll on all Americans.

The depression caused many women, children, and minorities their lives because they would not be hired into the workforce at this time, only white males could be hired.

Women shared in the anxiety and stress of the Depression and often had to take work to supplement their family's income. Some children ran away from home, and others quit school. Minorities had to endure racism, which magnified their communities' economic happiness.

People spent too much money on entertainment during the 1920s and they had no savings.

The economy was once again shifting due to new technology that people could not afford.

Economic problems included agricultural overproduction, the uneven distribution of wealth, underconsumption, and the growing credit burden.

The official date had been set for Halloween and people revolted since they felt it wasn't a Christian holiday.

The U.S. stock market collapsed in the Great Crash, leading to billions of dollars in losses and signaling the beginning of the Great Depression.

It was established as the day that people would invest some of their money in stock.

It sparked a chain of events that quickened the collapse of the U.S. economy.

People panicked and removed all of their money from the banks and spent the money on food to survive the depression.

The stock market crash made some investors billionaires while the rest of the country struggled to eat.

The debt of the American people because of all the money they spent in the 1920s on things and entertainment that they really couldn't afford.

The terrible government administration at the time and their unorganized solutions to recover the economy.

Unsold agricultural surplus and increasing farm debt, hardships in Europe, uneven wealth distribution, and rampant stock market speculation.