Unit 7 Great Depression Test Review

These, along with breadlines, fed millions of starving Americans 

The Great Depression was a period of ____ _____ in the US & worldwide following the Roaring 20s

Thesingle event that led the United States out of the Great Depression was 

To gain support for New Deal policies & boost morale Franklin Delano Roosevelt(FDR) used

More products were made available to Americansthan there were people to buy them, known as

Provided jobs to build roads,parks, bridges, as well as artists as part of FederalArts Project

Republicans advocated a system that provided a tax break for the wealthy, otherwise known as

TheDust Bowl is 

Many investors in 20s made risky investments in hopes of getting rich quick, otherwise called:

Millions of Americans raced to the bank to take outtheir money after the stock crash, known as:

Promised Americans to do whatevernecessary to fix the economy of Depression with a “new deal”

Built hydroelectric plants and dams aimed atimproving Southern states & attracting industry

Because of frustration with Herbert Hooverduring the Depression, Hooverville became the name of

Nickname given to shantytowns during the GreatDepression where poor Americans lived in shacks.

The stock market in the 1920s experienced a period of rising stock prices, known as

Nickname given to farmers from Dust Bowl region who moved elsewhere in hopes of finding work.

For some banks, the losses from the stock market were so great they were forced to:

Main components of FDR’s New Deal were Relieffor the unemployed, Economic  Repair, &:

In 1929, the top 1% of the population owned 59%of the nation’s wealth, which is known as

Covered people’s savings in banks against loss.

What term best describes what you see in theimage below

What term best describes what you see in theimage below

Millions of Americans bought stock on ______, or with a loan from brokers

Roosevelt’splan to pull the United States out of the Great Depression was called

What were Hoover & other conservatives’views on how the government should run the economy?

Helped repair, rebuild, and insure older homes.

Provided financial aid & security to theunemployed, elderly, dependent, & physically challenged

The period of FDR’s presidency where a record number of bills were passed.

October29^th, 1929 is known as what?