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Great Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why were farmers loosing money during the 1920's and 1930's? | -Nobody had money to buy food, so the farmers couldn't sell their crops. -Dust storms and jack rabbits prevented them from growing crops. |
| How did FDR restore confidence in banks? | 1. Temporarily shut down all banks. 2. Only opened the ones that were in good shape. 3. Told people to put money in the banks. |
| Why were farmers loosing money during the 1920's and 1930's? | -Nobody had money to buy food, so the farmers couldn't sell their crops. -Dust storms and jack rabbits prevented them from growing crops. |
| How did FDR restore confidence in banks? | 1. Temporarily shut down all banks. 2. Only opened the ones that were in good shape. 3. Told people to put money in the banks. |
| Who benefitted from the passages of the Social Security Act? | Needy families, the unemployed, the disabled, and the elderly. |
| Who benefitted from the passages of the Social Security Act? | Needy families, the unemployed, the disabled, and the elderly. |
| Who benefitted from the passages of the Social Security Act? | Needy families, the unemployed, the disabled, and the elderly. |
| Who benefitted from the passages of the Social Security Act? | Needy families, the unemployed, the disabled, and the elderly. |
| Why did many conservatives oppose to the new deal? | 1. They opposed to the growth of the federal government and questioned deficit spending. 2. They thought it moved the fovernment closer to socialism |
| Why did Roosevelt want to add six justices to the Supreme Court? | He wanted to add six justices that shared his ideas so that he could have the majority. |
| Why did Roosevelt want to add six justices to the Supreme Court? | He wanted to add six justices that shared his ideas so that he could have the majority. |
| How did the voters support the new deal? | They sent more democrats to congress |
| Why did some people criticize FDR for wanting to add justices to the Supreme Court? | They said it interfered with their system for checks and balances that was already set up. |
| Why did some people criticize FDR for wanting to add justices to the Supreme Court? | They said it interfered with their system for checks and balances that was already set up. |
| Who benefitted from the passages of the Social Security Act? | Needy families, the unemployed, the disabled, and the elderly. |
| Why did some people criticize FDR for wanting to add justices to the Supreme Court? | They said it interfered with their system for checks and balances that was already set up. |
| What happened to the government in 1937? | They said it interfered with their system for checks and balances that was already set up. |
| How did the Supreme Court respond to the new deal? | They didn't support it and they stuck down laws. |
| What happened to the government in 1937? | |
| What happened to the government in 1937? | |
| Why did Roosevelt want to add six justices to the Supreme Court? | He wanted to add six justices that shared his ideas so that he could have the majority. |
| Why did some people criticize FDR for wanting to add justices to the Supreme Court? | They said it interfered with their system for checks and balances that was already set up. |
| What happened to the government in 1937? |