The Great Depression

Many people thought the President Hoover was doing enough to help the people of America during the Great Depression.

The Congress of Industrial Organizations led a ____ strike against General Motors where workers stayed in the factories

African Americans appointed to President Roosevelt's cabinet were known as the Black Cabinet.

People bought stock on ___________, or a loan from a bank.

Economic depression spread from one country to another.

After FDR became President, banks were allowed to open only if they had enough money to cover withdrawls for customers.

Over 20,000 veterans and their families camped in ____________ (city) to demand their military retirement bonus early.

Federal _____________ Insurance Corporation

Type of stock market in which stock prices are rising.

President _________________ Hoover

Hard times for farmers began in the 1920's because prices for farm goods remained high.

The chance of finding work during the Great Depression was very good.

Groups of tin and cardboard shacks built to house people were called ___________.

A severe drought hit the Great Plains in the early 1930's along with massive storms swept away the region known as the _

Mary _______________ Bethune

The ________________ gave states money to support the elderly, the disabled, children, and the unemployed.

The Social Security Act gave money to people with disabilities.

Franklin _______________ Roosevelt

FDR used ___________ chats to speak directly to the American people.

During the 1920's, American businesses were producing far more goods than people were consuming.

Type of stock market in which the stock market prices are declining.

The FDIC insures savings accounts in banks approved by the government.

In the Great Depression, children often had to drop out of school and take low paying jobs or leave home on their own.

Emergency Banking _____________ Act

Tuesday, October 29, 1929 was known as ______________ when stock prices plummeted because there were no buyers for stock