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2 Causes of Great Depression

3 Alphabet Agencies

4 Hoover

5 New Deal Critics

6 Important People

7 Hodge Podge

8 Causes of Great Depression Alphabet Agencies Hoover New Deal Critics Important People Hodge Podge $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

9 1% of the population controlled 40% of the nation’s wealth

10 Uneven distribution of wealth

11 quickly; high risk/high reward
Investing in a stock solely based on idea it will raise in value quickly; high risk/high reward

12 Stock Speculation

13 Created by Installment buying; “enjoy now, pay later”

14 Overextension of credit

15 Investors would purchase a stock for only a fraction of
its price and borrow the rest

16 Buying on Margin

17 The combination of unpaid loans and many bank runs led to these

18 Bank Failures

19 Regulates the stock market

20 Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

21 Protected bank accounts of citizens for up to $5,000

22 Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)

23 construction to the arts
Employed 9 million workers from construction to the arts

24 Works Progress Administration (WPA)

25 Dams & flood controls built across 7 states to provide cheap hydro powered electricity

26 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

27 prevention of soil erosion
Protected the price of crops; provided farm subsidies and the prevention of soil erosion

28 Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

29 His campaign strategy in 1932

30 “Prosperity is right around the corner “FDR will make things worse”
“stay the course” “Prosperity is right around the corner “FDR will make things worse”

31 Name for collection of man made shacks or shantytowns during the Depression

32 Hooverville

33 This created the highest import tax in history

34 Hawley-Smoot Tariff

35 and gave aid to railroad companies and insurance companies;
This was set up in 1932 and gave aid to railroad companies and insurance companies; Provided “indirect aid” to people

36 Reconstruction Finance Corp.

37 His “theme” song

38 “Brother, can you spare a dime”

39 leaders who manipulate people with half-truths,
Another name for leaders who manipulate people with half-truths, deceptive promises, and scare tactics

40 Demagogues

41 nations entire economic system needed reform;
Critic who believed nations entire economic system needed reform; ran for Gov. of California in 1934 under platform of “End Poverty in California”

42 Upton Sinclair

43 Name 2 criticisms of the New Deal

44 Gave government too much power Borrowed too much money
Didn’t do enough for women, minorities and the elderly

45 Louisiana who developed the “Share Our Wealth” program
Senator from Louisiana who developed the “Share Our Wealth” program

46 Huey Long

47 believed in nationalization of banks, praised Adolf Hitler,
This “radio priest” believed in nationalization of banks, praised Adolf Hitler, and was eventually ordered to stop broadcasting by Roman Catholic officials

48 Charles Coughlin

49 One of FDR’s most important colleagues; reported to FDR
on conditions in the country and effects of his programs

50 Eleanor Roosevet

51 First female to ever hold a Cabinet position

52 Frances Perkins

53 position of any African-American
Held the highest position of any African-American woman in the New Deal

54 Mary McLeod Bethune

55 Indian Affairs; used New Deal fund and Native workers
FDR’s commissioner of Indian Affairs; used New Deal fund and Native workers to build schools, hospitals and irrigation systems

56 John Collier

57 Daily Double!!

58 Congress of Industrial Organizations; aimed to
First president of Congress of Industrial Organizations; aimed to challenge conditions in industry

59 John L. Lewis

60 A strike in which laborers stop working but refuse
to leave the building

61 Sit-down Strike

62 Paying out more money from the annual federal budget than
the government receives in revenue

63 Deficit-spending

64 Army from Washington D.C.
General sent in to remove Bonus Army from Washington D.C.

65 General MacArthur

66 Name of Dorothea Lang’s most famous photo

67 Migrant Mother

68 Act that gave workers the right to join unions and collectively bargain

69 National Labor Relations Act Or Wagner Act

70 Double Jeopardy!!

71

72 Dust Bowl

73 Presidential Elections

74 FDR

75 Effects of New Deal

76 Effects of Great Depression

77 Hodge Podge

78 Dust Bowl Presidential Elections FDR Effects Of New Deal Effects of Great Depression Hodge Podge $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

79 Farmers believed that the storms that led to The Dust Bowl were caused by

80 Severe drought

81 The most severe storms of the dry years.

82 Black Blizzards

83 Kansas migrated to this state.
Families from Oklahoma, Texas Kansas migrated to this state.

84 California

85 farmers who were forced to move from Oklahoma and Kansas
Slang term used to described migrant farmers who were forced to move from Oklahoma and Kansas

86 “Okies”

87 written about a migrant family during the Dust Bowl Era
John Steinbeck novel written about a migrant family during the Dust Bowl Era

88 The Grapes Of Wrath

89 Republican candidate Election of 1928

90 Herbert Hoover

91 Democratic Candidate 1932; eventual winner.

92 FDR

93 Theme song FDR

94 “Happy Days Are Here Again”

95 Republican candidate 1936

96 Alf Landon

97 3 items on FDR political platform in 1932

98 Sweeping social/economic
End prohibition Balanced budget Sweeping social/economic reform

99 From inauguration speech
Most famous line From inauguration speech

100 “The only thing we have to fear is fear Itself”

101 Dates for his “Hundred Days”

102 March 9th- June 16th

103 The number of additional justices FDR wanted to add
to Supreme Court as part of “court-packing”

104 6

105 He used these radio addresses to communicate with American citizens

106 Fireside Chats

107 pass this act authorizing the government to inspect the financial
He pushed Congress to pass this act authorizing the government to inspect the financial health of all the banks

108 Emergency Banking Act

109 old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid for dependent, blind
This act created old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid for dependent, blind or handicapped children.

110 Social Security

111 sit-down strike involved this union in Flint, Michigan
The most famous sit-down strike involved this union in Flint, Michigan

112 United Auto Workers

113 achievement of the New Deal
Perhaps the greatest achievement of the New Deal

114 Restoring a sense of hope

115 continues to monitor the workings of the Stock Markets
This New Deal agency continues to monitor the workings of the Stock Markets

116 Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

117 Number of major new laws passed during first 100 days of the New Deal

118 15

119 of unemployment during
The highest rate of unemployment during Great Depression

120 25%

121 two women while riding the rails; their story influenced
These 9 individuals were accused of raping two women while riding the rails; their story influenced “To Kill a Mockingbird”

122 Scottsboro Boys

123 During the Depression working women were accused of this.

124 Taking jobs away from men

125 The two long-term effects that children suffered the most
from as a result of The Great Depression.

126 Inadequate medical care
Poor Diet; Inadequate medical care

127 Daily Double!!

128 The GNP fell from $103 billion (1929) to this amount in 1933

129 $56 Billion

130 Movies provided this for people of the Great Depression

131 An escape from their problems

132 The 3 R’s

133 Relief Recovery Reform

134 The date of “Black Tuesday”

135 October 29th 1929

136 of the Empire State Building
Developer of the Empire State Building

137 John Raskob

138 money in circulation is
The amount of money in circulation is regulated by this

139 Federal Reserve System

140 Write the Final Topic Here
Spanish American War Write the Final Topic Here

141 List & briefly explain Three causes for American involvement


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