the great depression

Question 1

what was roosevelt’s reaction to troubles with the supreme court?

Answer 1

the supreme court declared his laws unconstitutional. roosevelt tried to hire new judges, but it made people disagree with him. however 7 judges ended up retiring.

Question 2

what happened to banks?

Answer 2

they loaned money to stock brokers who couldn’t pay it back. also after the stock market crashed everyone tried to take out their savings at once. the bank didn’t have enough money to they had to close

Question 3

why did people oppose the new deal?

Answer 3

it didn’t create jobs, it just changed the employer. people also thought it was a step toward communism and socialism

Question 4

how did the great depression affect african americans?

Answer 4

they often lost their jobs before white people. had a 50% unemployment rate

Question 5

how did the great depression affect mexican americans?

Answer 5

americans thought they created more job competition and wanted to send them back to mexico

Question 6

how did the great depression affect asian immigrants?

Answer 6

the us didn’t let immigrants in anymore. immigration rate sygnifigantly lowered

Question 7

cycle of unemployment / economic slowdown

Answer 7

businesses didn’t have enough money so they fired people. unemployed people had less money to support other businesses. those businesses had to fire more people.

Question 8

indian new deal

Answer 8

expanded native american reservations, which gave them more authority

Question 9

why did people fear the new deal was a step toward communism and socialism?

Answer 9

the government made programs that did things actual businesses already did. this created competition against the government

Question 10

what happened to some of the new deal laws?

Answer 10

declared unconstitutional

Question 11

what happened in the first 100 days of roosevelt’s presidency?

Answer 11

15 laws passed

Question 12

what was the impact of the great depression on women?

Answer 12

they had to find ways to make money at home like boarders and laundry. jobs were often given to men first

Question 13

What was Huey Long’s criticism of the new deal?

Answer 13

he thought it wasn’t doing enough, he believed the same thing but more extreme - “Share the wealth club”. resembles socialism

Question 14

why didn’t the government notice the economic slowdown during the 1920s?

Answer 14

they didn’t have statistics and records to track the economy. they also believed stock values would keep going up

Question 15

the day the stock market crashed

Answer 15

october 29, 1989

Question 16

the right to make a union

Answer 16

wagner act

Question 17

former president and critic of the new deal

Answer 17

herbert hoover

Question 18

when the government spends more than it takes in

Answer 18

deficit spending

Question 19

severe drought in the south

Answer 19

dust bowl

Question 20

ccc

Answer 20

civilian conservation corps. had men planting trees, building bridges, and working on flood control (civilians helping with conservation)

Question 21

pwa

Answer 21

public works administration. hired people for government works projects

Question 22

tva

Answer 22

tennessee valley authority. more jobs building damns and planting forests to help with soil conservation

Question 23

wpa

Answer 23

works progress administration. hired jobless people to make clothes, build things, and create art

Question 24

fera

Answer 24

federal emergency relief act. gave money to state and local agencies for food and clothes

Question 25

nira

Answer 25

national industrial recovery act. required industries to follow certain codes and wages

Question 26

aaa

Answer 26

agricultural adjustment act. paid farmers to plant less crops in order to bring the prices down

Question 27

fdic

Answer 27

federal deposit insurance act