The Great Depression and the New Deal

Question 1

…, the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

Answer 1

Great Depression

Question 2

31st President of the United States (1928-1932). In 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and he was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt

Answer 2

Herbert Hoover

Question 3

Thirty-second president of the United States; he was elected president four times. He led the United States during the major crises of the Great Depression and World War II.

Answer 3

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 4

American novelist who wrote “The Grapes of Wrath”. (1939) A story of Dustbowl victims who travel to California to look for a better life.

Answer 4

John Steinbeck

Question 5

American photographer who recorded the Great Depression by taking pictures of the unemployed and rural poor.

Answer 5

Dorothea Lange

Question 6

…, Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages.

Answer 6

Dust Bowl

Question 7

1933-1939. It was President Roosevelt’s program for getting the United States out of the depression. The plan is known for his three R’s: Relief, Recovery, and Reform.

Answer 7

New Deal

Question 8

Shanty towns that the unemployed built in the cities during the early years of the Depression; the name given to them shows that thte people blamed Hoover directly for the Depression.

Answer 8

“Hoovervilles”

Question 9

informal talks given by FDR over the radio; sat by White House fireplace; gained the confidence of the people

Answer 9

Fireside Chats

Question 10

…the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights.

Answer 10

Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 11

3 R’s of the New Deal (FDR)

Answer 11

Relief, Recovery, Reform

Question 12

Government agency that was part of the New Deal and dealt with the industrial sector of the economy. It allowed industries to create fair competition which were intended to reduce destructive competition and to help workers by setting minimum wages and maximum weekly hours.

Answer 12

National Recovery Administration

Question 13

refers to a situation in which a loss of confidence in the banking system leads to a run on the banks, as individuals and companies withdraw their deposits

Answer 13

Banking Crisis

Question 14

Gave farmers money to reduce crop size to reduce production and bring up the value of crops

Answer 14

Agricultural Adjustment Acts

Question 15

a public work relief program for unemployed men so they have jobs. the men worked on jobs related to conservation and development of natural resources

Answer 15

Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 16

A national banking system, established in 1913, that controls the U.S. money supply and the availability of credit in the country.

Answer 16

Federal Reserve

Question 17

A monetary system in which paper money and coins are equal to the value of a certain amount of gold

Answer 17

Gold Standard

Question 18

Money that has value because the government has ordered that it is an acceptable means to pay debts

Answer 18

Fiat Money

Question 19

Prevents a president from serving more than two terms, or more than ten years if he came to office via the death or impeachment of his predecessor.

Answer 19

Twenty-second Amendment

Question 20

President FDR’s failed 1937 attempt to increase the number of US Supreme Court Justices from 9 to 15 in order to save his 2nd New Deal programs from constitutional challenges

Answer 20

Court-packing Plan

Question 21

Great Depression

Answer 21

…, the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

Question 22

Herbert Hoover

Answer 22

31st President of the United States (1928-1932). In 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and he was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt

Question 23

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer 23

Thirty-second president of the United States; he was elected president four times. He led the United States during the major crises of the Great Depression and World War II.

Question 24

John Steinbeck

Answer 24

American novelist who wrote “The Grapes of Wrath”. (1939) A story of Dustbowl victims who travel to California to look for a better life.

Question 25

Dorothea Lange

Answer 25

American photographer who recorded the Great Depression by taking pictures of the unemployed and rural poor.

Question 26

Dust Bowl

Answer 26

…, Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages.

Question 27

New Deal

Answer 27

1933-1939. It was President Roosevelt’s program for getting the United States out of the depression. The plan is known for his three R’s: Relief, Recovery, and Reform.

Question 28

“Hoovervilles”

Answer 28

Shanty towns that the unemployed built in the cities during the early years of the Depression; the name given to them shows that thte people blamed Hoover directly for the Depression.

Question 29

Fireside Chats

Answer 29

informal talks given by FDR over the radio; sat by White House fireplace; gained the confidence of the people

Question 30

Eleanor Roosevelt

Answer 30

…the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights.

Question 31

Relief, Recovery, Reform

Answer 31

3 R’s of the New Deal (FDR)

Question 32

National Recovery Administration

Answer 32

Government agency that was part of the New Deal and dealt with the industrial sector of the economy. It allowed industries to create fair competition which were intended to reduce destructive competition and to help workers by setting minimum wages and maximum weekly hours.

Question 33

Banking Crisis

Answer 33

refers to a situation in which a loss of confidence in the banking system leads to a run on the banks, as individuals and companies withdraw their deposits

Question 34

Agricultural Adjustment Acts

Answer 34

Gave farmers money to reduce crop size to reduce production and bring up the value of crops

Question 35

Civilian Conservation Corps

Answer 35

a public work relief program for unemployed men so they have jobs. the men worked on jobs related to conservation and development of natural resources

Question 36

Federal Reserve

Answer 36

A national banking system, established in 1913, that controls the U.S. money supply and the availability of credit in the country.

Question 37

Gold Standard

Answer 37

A monetary system in which paper money and coins are equal to the value of a certain amount of gold

Question 38

Fiat Money

Answer 38

Money that has value because the government has ordered that it is an acceptable means to pay debts

Question 39

Twenty-second Amendment

Answer 39

Prevents a president from serving more than two terms, or more than ten years if he came to office via the death or impeachment of his predecessor.

Question 40

Court-packing Plan

Answer 40

President FDR’s failed 1937 attempt to increase the number of US Supreme Court Justices from 9 to 15 in order to save his 2nd New Deal programs from constitutional challenges