Great Depression / New Deal

What mob boss opened a soup kitchen in Chicago during the Depression?

What branch of government said the New Deal was unconstitutional?

Despite the prosperity of the 1920s, life remained hard for many

During the Depression, thousands of banks closed because they

Who won the 1928 election?

As President, Franklin Roosevelt greatly increased the role of ___ in society.

What program insures bank deposits?

What new program was created in the 1930s to help elderly and disabled Americans?

Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?

The New Deal put people to work building all of the following except

People lost their homes and farms during the Depression because

Which general forced the Bonus Army out of Washington, DC?

According to Say's law, overproduction of goods can be solved by

Roosevelt refused to support an anti-lynching law because he needed the votes of

During the 1930s, farms on the Great Plains were destroyed by

During the Depression, working women were

A severe economic decline is called a

He organized the first African-American labor union and planned a march on Washington.

Workers stop working during a(n)

During Roosevelt's first 100 days as President, he

President Hoover believed that the Great Depression

The Depression affected people's health because of

New Deal funds were given to

Those hardest hit by the Depression were

Roosevelt tried to change the Supreme Court by

Who was the first woman to serve in the President's cabinet?

Borrowing money to buy stocks was called buying on

In response to the Great Depression, President Hoover

In the 1936 election, Roosevelt

What agency regulates the stock market?

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Consumers' desire for new products led to

Who criticized Roosevelt for not doing enough to help the poor?

Who won several gold medals at the 1936 olympics?

What disability did Franklin Roosevelt hide from the public?

Shelters built by homeless people were called

What event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?

She was an African-American blues singer.

When Hoover became President most Americans expected

World War I veterans who wanted early pension payments were called the

Under the New Deal, labor unions

Roosevelt communicated with the American people with his fireside chats over

How did President Hoover respond to the Bonus Army?

The Great Depression

The rise in stock values mainly benefited

During the New Deal, government spending

The stock market crashed in October

Who traveled the country for President Roosevelt to check on the progress of the New Deal?

During the Depression, many minority workers

President Hoover believed that the best way to end the Depression was by

Roosevelt paid for his New Deal programs by

Franklin Roosevelt's personality can best be described as

Until 1929, the value of stocks

What was President Hoover's Good Neighbor policy?

Before becoming President, Herbert Hoover was a

What new construction was a symbol of hope during the Depression?

Eventually, the Depression affected

Which of the following was NOT a warning sign that the economy was in trouble in 1929?

Franklin Roosevelt's plan to pull America out of the Depression was called the ___ Deal.

What changed about the stock market after the crash?