Great Depression & New Deal

The stock market took its steepest dive on October 29, 1929 the day known as

This new deal program had the biggest long-term impact on the American economy.

This group advised FDR on the needs of black Americans

Buying stocks on t he chance of a quick profit without considering risks is known as

The organization that protects the money in depositors accounts is the

After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?

The TVA was a program that built dams along this river

During the depression, charities set up ____ to give poor people meals.

Blaming the president, newly homeless people established shantytowns they called

During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about

At the time of the stock market crash, the government did not insure bank deposits, so

To stabilize the banking system, FDR declared a

Which candidates ran for president in 1932?

Buying on margin was a method of buying stocks

In 1932 Congress set up the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to ___

To regulate the stock market, Congress created the

What was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

FDR's desire to change the political balance of the Supreme Court led to _______

The government encouraged dust bowl farmers to use these farming methods to stop erosion.

What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in her husband's administration?

One long-term effect of the Great Depression was that many people

The group of WW1 veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 asking for help was the

Which was Not a cause of the Dust Bowl?

This act created the 40 hour work week & minimum wage

Which program was most directly responsible for creating new jobs?

Which of the following increased in the 1920s?

Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?

This program put 3 million young men to work planting trees, developing parks, & flood control

Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Who was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet?