The Great Depression

Which of these was a cause for the Great Depression?

These New Deal Policies were created to help farmers recover.

The series of natural disasters stemming from droughts and dust storms in the Great Plains:

This is the total value of all goods and services produced by a nation in a single year.

Which photographer became well known for her pictures depicting the Depression?

a stock market in which prices are steadily rising:

The stock market crashed on October 29th, 1929, also known as:

This poet wrote about the hardships endured by African Americans during the Depression

This program hired writers, painters and other artists to do public projects like murals, etc.

What were negative consequences of the New Deal policies?

How did Roosevelt respond to the Supreme Court ruling against New Deal legislation?

How did Florida government attempt to help the state economy during the Depression?

Zora Neale Hurston, Ernest Hemingway and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings were all famous Florida _____

Which of these was a cause for the Great Depression?

This public ownership experiment created 21 Dams along the Tennessee River, creating jobs.

The small shanty towns that sprang up on the outskirts of cities were known as:

This New Deal law created the National Labor Relations Board to help with labor disputes

This was the most important law passed in the New Deal, creating a "safety net" for citizens.

Droughts and loosened topsoil with no crops mixed with high winds led to this natural disaster.

In this program, businesses in the same industry were asked to cooperate to employ more people.

When a buyer puts down 10% for a stock and borrows the other 90%, this is called:

This Federal agency regulates and oversees the stock market.

What were some positive consequences of New Deal Legislation?

How did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff affect U.S. trade?

These Federal agencies offered work-relief employment.

This man wrote The Grapes of Wrath about the plight of the "Okies" who left the Dust Bowl.

This is buying something (land, real estate, stocks) in hopes of selling it for profit later.

How did New Deal legislation change the relationship between government and citizens?

FDR closed all of these nation-wide shortly after his inauguration.

This was the largest U.S. Tariff and reduced US trade by more than half.

This is the term for a nation-wide economic slow down.

This Federal Agency insures citizens' money in the bank in case of a closure.

How did foreign countries respond to the US putting tariffs on their goods?

How many "New Deals" were there under FDR?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt used radio addresses to speak directly to the public, known as:

This President promised America a "New Deal".

The 3 Rs of the New Deal were: