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Great Depression
USII.6d
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stock | A share in a corporation. |
| tarriff | A tax on incoming goods. |
| stock speculation | Buying and selling stocks in the stock market to make a profit instead of as an investment. |
| stock market crash | The event on Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in which stock prices fell to very low levels. |
| Federal Reserve | Also called the FED, a system of federal banks that enables the federal government to control the U. S. money supply. |
| Great Depression | Period of time between 1929 and 1941 that was the worst period of economic decline in the U. S. |
| Hooverville | A group of shacks in which homeless people lived during the Great Depression; named for Herbert Hoover. |
| Okies | Migrant workers from the Great Plains who lost their farms and livelihoods during the bad times of the Great Depression. |
| F.D.R. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States during the Great Depression. |
| New Deal | Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to make programs that would end the Great Depression. |
| Social Security | A system of pensions for older Americans that was originally part of the New Deal. |
| Federal Work Programs | New Deal programs like the Works Progress Administration that put jobless people to work in jobs paid for by the Federal Government. |
| Environmental Improvement Programs | New Deal programs like the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Civilian Conservation Corps that created jobs for Americans in environmental improvement projects |
| Farm Assistance Programs | New Deal programs like the Agricultural Adjustment Act that provided government money to help farmers. |
| Increased Labor Rights | The Wagner Act or National Labor Relations Act created programs to protect American workers from unfair practices, unfairly low wages, and the right to belong to a union. It was part of the New Deal. |
| New Deal, Depression | Franklin Roosevelt’s _____ used government programs to help the nation recover from the _____ |
| stock | A share in a corporation. |
| tarriff | A tax on incoming goods. |
| stock speculation | Buying and selling stocks in the stock market to make a profit instead of as an investment. |
| stock market crash | The event on Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in which stock prices fell to very low levels. |
| Federal Reserve | Also called the FED, a system of federal banks that enables the federal government to control the U. S. money supply. |
| Great Depression | Period of time between 1929 and 1941 that was the worst period of economic decline in the U. S. |
| Hooverville | A group of shacks in which homeless people lived during the Great Depression; named for Herbert Hoover. |
| Okies | Migrant workers from the Great Plains who lost their farms and livelihoods during the bad times of the Great Depression. |
| F.D.R. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President of the United States during the Great Depression. |
| New Deal | Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to make programs that would end the Great Depression. |
| Social Security | A system of pensions for older Americans that was originally part of the New Deal. |
| Federal Work Programs | New Deal programs like the Works Progress Administration that put jobless people to work in jobs paid for by the Federal Government. |
| Environmental Improvement Programs | New Deal programs like the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Civilian Conservation Corps that created jobs for Americans in environmental improvement projects |
| Farm Assistance Programs | New Deal programs like the Agricultural Adjustment Act that provided government money to help farmers. |
| Increased Labor Rights | The Wagner Act or National Labor Relations Act created programs to protect American workers from unfair practices, unfairly low wages, and the right to belong to a union. It was part of the New Deal. |
| New Deal, Depression | Franklin Roosevelt’s _____ used government programs to help the nation recover from the _____ |
| The _____ was widespread and severe impact on American life. | Great Depression |
| The _____ concealed problems in the American _____ system and attitudes about the role of _____ in controlling the economy. | Optimism, economic, government |
| * People overspeculated on stocks, using borrowed money that they could not repay when stock prices crashed. •The Federal Reserve failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system. • High tariffs discouraged international trade. | Causes of the Great Depression |
| What failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system? | Federal Reserve |
| What discouraged international trade? | tariffs |
| * A large number of banks and other businesses failed. • One-fourth of workers were without jobs. • Large numbers of people were hungry and homeless. • Farmers’ incomes fell to low levels. | Impact on Americans |
| What percentage of Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression? | 25% |
| • Social Security • Federal work programs • Environmental improvement programs • Farm assistance programs • Increased rights for labor | Major features of the New Deal |
| Who was president at the beginning of the Great Depression, 1929-1933? | Herbert Hoover |
| Who was elected president in 1933 and created programs to help bring American out of the great depression? | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
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