Great Depression

Few people during the Great Depression went to the movies to escape the Great Depression

What did the Fair Labor Standards Act do?

Who promised to tax the rich and give it to the poor? He was assassinated.

Which statement concerning US immigration during the Great Depression is true?

What did the FDC / FDA do?

Who was President of the USA at the start of the Great Depression?

What state were Okies trying to get to during the Dust Bowl?

Did people in the beginning of the Great Depression understand what the federal government did?

What did the US Housing Authority do?

How did people express their disgust for Herbert Hoover?

Both FDR, and ________ were elected to lead their countries out of the Great Depressionin 1933?

What did the National Recovery Administration do?

During the 1930's up to 50% of African-Americans were unemployed

Okies typically rode in what kind of vehicles?

Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington, DC?

Hitler had already pushed Germany out of the Great Depression by 1937

Which statement most accurately reflects the distribution of wealthin the US during the 20s?

What did the Federal Emergency Relief Admin do?

Who was the President of the US who promised a New Deal to get them out of the Depression?

What were the results of the 1932 Presidential Election?

What did the WPA do?

FDR promised America a "Square Deal" as he was running for President in 1932

What did the FDIC do?

What did the CCC provide?

Which New Deal program is still in use today and has a major impact on our nation's elderly?

What did the Agriculture Adjustment Act do?

Why was farm life so difficult in the 1920's?

In the film The Grapes of Wrath what or who were "Okies"?

During the 1930's up to 25% of the entire workforce was unemployed

What were places where people could get free food called?

What did Social Security do?

The Great Depression was a primary reason why Adolf Hitler was able to come to power

Who did the CCC employ?

Most Americans knew FDR was in a wheel chair due to Polio

Most of the world was not impacted by the financial crisis of the Great Depression

FDR was the only President in the history of the USA to be elected 4 times

What caused the Dust Bowl in the Midwest in the 1930's?