A | B |
Who was president during the Great Depression? | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
What was Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression? | New Deal |
Name the causes of the depression. | Overspeculation on stocks, borrowed money that couldn't be repaid, Federal Reserve did not prevent collapse of banking, high tariffs |
What happened to banks and businesses? | They failed |
Many people were _____ and ________. | Hungry and homeless |
One-fourth of workers... | were without jobs. |
Farmers incomes---- | fell to new levels. |
What was the old age pension of the New Deal? | Social Security |
Name three New Deal programs. | Federal work programs, environmental improvement programs, farm assistance programs |
What did the New Deal do for labor? | Increased the rights of labor. |