The Great Deppresion

Question 1

Harbor Hoover

Answer 1

President during the depression

Question 2

Golden anniversary of the festival of light

Answer 2

Huge celebration of inventing light

Question 3

Black Tuesday

Answer 3

October 29, 1929 stock market crashed. Begin of great Deppresion

Question 4

Paraday of plenty

Answer 4

Farmers grew more food than they could sell. Price collapse

Question 5

Associationalism

Answer 5

Hovers idea that the companies lead themselves without any intervention as well as the volunteers affairs

Question 6

Hawley-Smoot tariff

Answer 6

Raised import taxes to protect USA jobs, but it backfired.

Question 7

Hoovervilles

Answer 7

Shantytowns where the homeless lived due to economy

Question 8

Dust bowl

Answer 8

Poor farming turned land into dust. Forced thousands to flee their farms

Question 9

Bones army

Answer 9

Ww1 veterans who demanded early pay. Hoover crash them violently

Question 10

FDR

Answer 10

Elected in 1932 promises bold action. Expended government to fight poverty and unemployment.

Question 11

New deal

Answer 11

FDR’s program to provide, jobs, reform economy during depression

Question 12

Agriculture adjustment act (AAA)

Answer 12

Paid farmers to not grow.

Question 13

Work progress administrator (WPA)

Answer 13

Gave millions of people jobs and income to unemployed americans

Question 14

Wagner act

Answer 14

Guaranteed workers’ right to unionize. Big shifting labor power.

Question 15

Social security

Answer 15

Aimed to provide financial support to people who are retired, disabled, or unable to work due to certain condition