The Depression Flashcards
How much money would the Wagner-Garner Relief Act have provided?
$2.1 billion for jobs
How many people died of starvation during the depression?
45
What was the Lowa Farmers’ slogan?
‘In Hoover we trusted and now we are busted’
What percentage of people in Toledo were unemployed?
80%
What were beggars nicknamed?
Panhandlers
What percentage of people were unemployed in Cleveland?
50%
What were ‘Hoover blankets’?
Newspapers
What were shanty towns nicknamed?
Hoovervilles
How many votes did Roosevelt win by in the 1932 election?
7 million
How many apple sellers were there in New York City?
6,000
How many people committed suicide each year during the depression?
23,000
What was Hoover’s nickname?
The ‘do-nothing president’
What did Hoover block in 1932?
The Wagner-Garner Relief Act
How many people were unemployed by 1933?
14 million
What fraction of farmers were evicted from their land?
1/20
How many people were made unemployed each day?
12,000
How far did FDR travel by train during the election campaign?
20,800km
How many major speeches did FDR make during his campaign?
16
How much money did FDR give to relief programmes to help the poor when he was the governor of New York?
$20 million
When was the bonus March?
June 1932
Who did Hoover put in charge of handling the Bonus March?
General MacArthur
What tariff did Hoover set up in an attempt to boost the American economy?
Smooth-Hawley Tariff
