The Great Depression Movies Flashcards
Who was a living symbol of power and prosperity?
Ford
How much did a person earn a day at Fords?
$5
Were there a lot of immigrants in the Ford factory?
yes
What city was the heart of industrial America?
Detroit
What was the most widely used vehicle in human history?
Model T
What religious group did Ford’s newspaper, Dearborn Independent, attack?
Jewish
What person in Munich had a picture of Ford?
Hitler
Could you talk or whistle while working the assembly line?
no
What new card did Ford introduce?
Model A
In the 1920s, were people living beyond their means?
yes
In what year did the stock exchange experience its worst loss?
1929
What was there a flood of in the 1930s?
layoffs
Did the govt have programs for the unemployed?
no
Was there social security for the aged?
no
Who was president at the start of the Great Depression?
Hoover
What political party marched for food, relief, shelter, and jobs?
Communist
What did Hoover say was just around the corner? In every pot?
prosperitychicken
How much did Ford make in 1930?
$30 million
What was the unemployment rate in Toledo?
80%
How many employees lost their job when the factory closed?
60000
What did people call the shantytowns that sprung up?
Hoovervilles
In Detroit, how many evictions were there a day?
150
What did a doctor say killed one person in Detroit every 7 hours?
starvation
Where did Hoover put money to stimulate jobs?
People at the top and Reconstruction Finance Corp
Did Hoover give any direct money to the unemployed?
no
Where did people march to on March 7, 1932?
Rouge Ford Factory
How many people were shot? Where were most of them shot? How many died?
26In the back4
What was Ford’s home fortified with?
machine guns
From what war were the Veterans that would shake the nation?
WWI
What did Veterans want now?
Bonus money
What army was going to Washington DC?
Bonus army
Did the veterans plan on staying until they got what they wanted?
yes
Who ordered tanks closer to the camps?
MacArthur
What did Hoover give to camps?
blankets and medicinal supplies
Who was in charge of the camps?
Walter Waters
How many were in the camps?
3000
What did Hoover want the budget to be?
balanced
Did the House pass the Bonus Bill? Did it pass the Senate?
yesno
If there were a revolution in America, what would the sides be?
Rich vs Poor
How large did the Hooverville on the Anacostia River grow to?
20000 people
How did members of Congress leave after the legislation session was over?
through underground tunnels
Did the veterans resist when the police began evicting them?
yes
What was called once the police could not evict everyone?
US military
Who commanded the US Army? Who assisted?
MacArthurEisenhower and Patton
What did the soldiers do to the shacks?
set them on fire
Did General MacArthur ignore the Presidential order to not cross the bridge?
yes
Did Hoover take responsibility for the army’s actions?
yes
What is Hoover synonymous with?
depression
What number president was Hoover? Political Party? From when?
31Republican1929-1933
Hoover was the first president born west of the
Mississippi
What game did the govt workers play in the morning for not only exercise but to talk to one another
Hooverball
What did Hoover say was wrong with capitalism?
capitalists
Was Hoover a workaholic?
yes
Was Hoover charismatic?
no
Did Hoover believe in direct govt relief?
no
What did Hoover believe would fix the depression?
voluntarism
What was a Hoover hotel?
cardboard shack
What was a Hooverville?
collection of cardboard shacks
What was a Hoover flag?
empty pocket turned inside out
What was everywhere Hoover campaigned?
specter of hunger
What was the name of the marchers who came to Washington DC?
bonus marchers
What did Roosevelt offer?
sense of hope
What did Hoover have on his desk?
telephone
