| A | B |
|---|
| ause of the Great Depression | overuse of credit and installment buying |
| Event that immediately caused the Great Depression | Stock market crash |
| Reason for stock market crash | buying stocks on margin (credit) |
| The Bonus Army was formed by | unemployed veterans |
| Famous quote | "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" |
| Many people felt that Hoover | failed to meet the needs of the American people |
| The New Deal | idea that the government should help those who need it |
| Social Security Act | system of unemployment insurance and pensions. Still in effect |
| Where did the Dust Bowl happen? | Great Plains |
| People opposed the New Deal because | It endangered the free enterprize system, too much power for government |
| The New Deal provided | relief, recovery and reform |
| Reason FDR lost support | attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court with justices that supported his programs |
| Problems faced by Americans during the Depression | unemployment, poverty |
| WPA | Works Progress Administration |
| NIRA | set up rules by which industry was to operate |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | supported programs to help minorities |
| Cause of Dust Bowl | drought, over use of land for farming |
