Great Depression

Pres. Hoover's campaign slogan was "I pledge myself a new deal for the American people!"

A span in which the economy grows then contracts

The practice of making high-risk investments in hopes of getting a huge return

Farmers secretly kept bidding low and returned land and other items to original owners

Veterans and their families who marched on Washington demanding their promised pensions early

The day on which the stock market crash

Allowed investors to purchase a stock for only a fraction of its price and borrow the rest

The Election of 1932 was between these 2 Presidential candidates....

This constitutional amendment repealed Prohibition

Hobos are people who rode the railroads illegally in search of jobs and food

All of the following were important reasons of the Great Depression EXCEPT

This term is known for the collapse of the stock market

The highest import tax in history is known as the

Pres. Hoover met with the Bonus Army veterans and came to an agreement about their pensions

All of the following are underlying causes of the Depression EXCEPT

The government gave credit to the banks, railroad industry and insurance companies in hopes of igniting the economy

FDR's presidency will forever change the way Americans view the responsibility of the government to its citizens.

When the Dow Jones dropped 21 points in an hour and caused investors to rapidly sell shares

A mixture of a natural disaster and bad farming practices resulted in devastating storms