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| He was the president in 1929 when the Great Depression began | Herbert Hoover |
| This is the name given to the day the stock market crashed | Black Tuesday |
| What were Americans using to buy products during the 1920's that led to the depression | credit |
| This is a long period of rising stocks | bull market |
| What major event forced the U.S. to loan other countries money that they could not pay back? | WWI |
| In the stock market what were people's basis for what they bought? | speculation |
| What raised the taxes on imports to levels that hurt our exports? | Hawley-Smoot Tariff |
| What did President Hoover think would fix the country? | Rugged Individualism |
| What did President Hoover think the government should do about the depression? | Nothing |
| What is another name for a group of shacks and tents located on a vacant lot? | Shantytown or Hooverville |
| What natural disaster became the worst event of the 20th century putting thousands of farmers out of business? | Dust Bowl |
| What caused the dust bowl? | Drought and poor farming |
| During the depression what would people use to try and escape their worries? | entertainment |
| What was the name given to infrastructure jobs that were aimed at replacing the lost private sector jobs? | public works |
| What was the name given to the out of work WWI veterans who marched on Washington wanting the money they had been promised early? | Bonus Army |
| Who gets elected president in 1933 as a democrat beating Herbert Hoover? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| What was the purpose of the first New Deal? | Relief, reform, recovery, and save capitalism |
| What was the purpose of the banking acts of 1933 and 1935? | bring back confidence in the banks |
| Under the Glass-Steagall Act, what was created to protect bank deposits up to a certain amount? | FDIC |
| What was the purpose of the National Recovery Act or NRA? | Reform Industry |
| What agency put young men back to work completing public works projects, giving them pay, and three meals a day? | CCC or Civilian Conservation Corp. |
| What agency paid farmers to not grow certain crops and livestock? | AAA or Agricultural Adjustment Act |
| What was the purpose of the Hoover Dam? | Provide Hydroelectric Power |
| What agency hired workers directly and hired more than 300,000 women during its existence? | CWA or Civil Works Administration |
| What was the purpose of the TVA, which still exists today? | Hydroelectric power, modernization, flood control |
| What was an example of a non profit organization that provided food for the homeless during the depression | soup kitchen |
| What ACT provided security and insurance for the poor and elderly? | Social Security |
| Without more revenue coming in FDR began borrowing money to pay for his programs which is known as this type of spending? | deficit |
| Under the Securities Act what commisssion was created to regulate the stock market and prevent fraud? | Securities Exchange commission |
| As part of the New Deal's legacy what did FDR's leadership instill in the American people again? | hope, faith, and inspiration |
| What did the government create for Americans through the new deal? | safety nets |
| How did the government pay for the programs of the new deal? | Taxes |
| What would finally bring the U.S. out of the Great Depression during the 1940's? | WWII |
