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Great Depression -US
US History 1877 to Present - The Great Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the causes of the Great Depression? | People over-speculated 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 strangled international trade |
| How were the lives of Americans affected by the Great Depression? | A large numbers of banks and businesses failed;one-fourth of workers were without jobs; large numbers of people were hungry and homeless; farmers’ incomes fell to low levels |
| What were the major features of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal? | Social Security; federal work programs; environmental improvement programs; farm assistance programs; increased rights for labor |