Great Depression

Three million men went to work building roads and planting trees as part of the ________.

The _____________ provides insurance on everyone’s bank accounts.

_____________________ won the Presidential election of 1928.

The psychological stress of the Great Depression caused an increase in the _______________ rate.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

The _______________________________ required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings.

Which of the following increased in the 1920s.

During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about _________.

During the 1930s the great plains became known as the _________ because of the severe drought and erosion problems.

_____ refers to paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing the rest.

________ refers to making extremely risky business transactions on the chance of making quick or considerable profits.

The shantytowns that popped up throughout the country during the Great Depression were called _____________________.

Which of the following was not a benefit provided by Social Security?

Roosevelt’s first action as President was the _______. This shut down all banks until they could be inspected.

The right to unionize, the 40 hour work week, minimum wage, and minimum working age were all aspects of the ____________

Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor?

_________________ is an arrangement in which consumers agree to buy now and pay later for purchases.

The ______ increased as the federal government spent more money than it made in order to provide programs for Americans.

_________________ and ____________________ ran against each other in the 1932 Presidential election.

Created in 1934, ___________ continues to monitor the stock market and enforce laws regarding the sale of stocks.

When some New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional, Roosevelt attempted to ______________ the courts

The _________________________________ provided around 8 million jobs building schools, public buildings and roads.

Hoover's response to the depression resembles what economic theory?

October 29, 1929 is more commonly referred to as ________________________.

The ____________ paid farmers to lower production and, in some cases, to destroy crops to raise crop prices.

The ________ helped to create prosperity in a poverty-stricken region by providing funds to build dams.

The ___________________________ is the most widely used measure of the stock market’s health.