US HY 2 Depression/New Deal

What final act of Herbert Hoover’s destroyed his legacy?

Paying small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing the rest:

Suicide, Alcoholism and mental institution admission rose during the Great Depression. T or F?

Famous Great Depression photographer. Paid by the Federal Art Project. (a WPA branch)

Paid by the Federal Writer’s project, ___________ wrote Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men.

Form of strike where employees stay on job site and at post:

One of the first greatest radio news broadcasts was about the crash of the Zeppelin…

Native American Reservations received more autonomy during the 1930s. T or F?

The U.S. government paid for the New Deal programs largely with deficit spending which is…

Soap Operas were named such because…

Established to create several dams in the Tennessee Valley area:

By the late 1930s, 65% of Americans were attending the movies at least once per week. T or F?

What was President Hoover’s best legacy?

To try and reestablish the banking system in the U. S., FDR set up the ____ as bank insurance.

By 1940, still only 45% of homes had radios. True or False?

FDR’s programs to get the country back to working was called the…

Put Young men to work building roads, parks and planting trees:

FDR would frequently talk to the nation via radio in his...

When the stock market collapsed millions fled to pull their money out of???

FDR’s wife: (First Lady to FDR)

Upon taking office FDR past several initiatives in what became known as “The ___ days.”

Set the minimum wage and maximum work hours for the U.S.:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (aka FDR) was of which political Party?

First well-known movie to feature color in theaters:

Which was not covered by the Social Security Act?

Socialist critic of FDR from Louisiana:

Buying stock quickly for short term wealth:

Day that the Stock market “crashed”:

FDR openly supported the African American Civil Rights movement strongly. T or F?

Before running for president, FDR served as governor of which state?

When elected, President Hoover stated America was closer than ever to defeating poverty.T or F?

Meter for the condition of the Stock Market. Average of 30 large publicly traded firms:

Which was not a Dust Bowl state?

How did FDR view organized labor/unions?

How to FDR overpower the Supreme Court to pass his New Deal programs?

FDR appointed who to head the division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration?

The Works Progress Administration hired artists, writers and photographers as well. T or F?

Despite the wealth from the 1920s, the financial gap between the rich and poor widened. T or F?

In the first broadcast of “War of the Worlds” many thought aliens actually invaded. T or F?

Which President succeeded Herbert Hoover?

Minimum wage rises with the cost of living. True or False?

Which group did not provide major support for FDR?

Raised crop prices by paying farmers off not to grow crops:

What organization from the New Deal gave jobs to 8 million workers from 1935-1943?

With the Depression still lingering, FDR did not win election again in 1936. True or False?

What was Hoover’s plan to get the U.S. out of the Depression?

Singer who traveled the country during the Depression singing about America:

Period from 1929-1940 mired in poverty due to economic collapse of 1929: