TOPIC 1 - economic downturn + recovery

Question 1

By the end of 1929, unemployment had reached …..

Answer 1

2.5 million

Question 2

By 1932, unemployment had increased to ……

Answer 2

13 million

Question 3

US economy had …… and there was a fall in ……

Answer 3

collapsed
world trade

Question 4

Less demand for American consumer goods led to …….. which meant unemployment …..

Answer 4

businesses closing
rising

Question 5

…… were usually the first to lose their jobs

Answer 5

Black workers

Question 6

Black unemployment in 1933 was …..%
White unemployment in 1933 was …..%

Answer 6

50
20

Question 7

As more people lost their jobs, they also lost …..

Answer 7

Their homes

Question 8

Unemployed set up alternative homes nicknamed …. to …..

Answer 8

Hoovervilles
mock the president

Question 9

Some unemployed called Hobos ……

Answer 9

drifted across the country on freight trains looking for work

Question 10

By 1932 there were …. Hobos

Answer 10

2 million

Question 11

In …. there was a drought which hurt ….. the worst

Answer 11

1931
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Kansas

Question 12

Poor …. exhausted the soil and the drought …..

Answer 12

farming methods
turned it into dust

Question 13

more than ….. farmers packed up their things and left to ……

Answer 13

1 million
find work in the fruit growing areas of the west coast

Question 14

Those who left Oklahoma = …..
Those who left Arkansas = …..

Answer 14

Okies
Arkies

Question 15

Farmers in west were …. to employ them as they worked for ……
Locals resented them for …..

Answer 15

Happy
Low wages
Taking jobs

Question 16

Marriages fell by almost …. in 1932
….. rate also fell

Answer 16

250,000
Birth

Question 17

Suicide rate increased to ….. suicides per ….. people at its peak by …..

Answer 17

17.4
1000
1932

Question 18

In Arkansas, some schools closed for ….. of the year as they couldn’t …..

Answer 18

10 months
Afford to pay teachers

Question 19

By 1932, …..% of the population received no income

Answer 19

25

Question 20

In 1932, …… veterans marched to Washington DC to ask for an …..

Answer 20

12000
early payment for their bonus

Question 21

Veterans bonus would have cost the government …..
Hoover …..

Answer 21

$2.3million
Refused

Question 22

…… veteran marchers remained, they were labelled ….. and the …. was called in
a …. was killed and …… injured due to use of tear gas

Answer 22

5000
Communists
Army
Baby
100 others

Question 23

People believed that Hoover …..

Answer 23

Didn’t care about them

Question 24

Popular slogan referencing Hoover:

Answer 24

‘In hoover we trusted….. now we are busted’

Question 25

Hoovers policies were criticised. Such as:

Answer 25

He refused to borrow money Stuck to republican policies of Rugged Individualism and Laissez-Faire

Question 26

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act of ….. increased ….. but other countries …….

Answer 26

1930 Import duties Refused to trade with the USA

Question 27

Hoover spent more on ….. than the previous 30 years e.g. …..

Answer 27

Public works Boulder Dam

Question 28

….. won the 1932 election by a landslide

Question 29

Only …. of the 48 states voted for Hoover in 1932 election

Answer 29

6

Question 30

Roosevelt = …. Hoover = …..

Answer 30

Appealing Unpopular

Question 31

Roosevelt offered new solutions via the …..

Answer 31

New Deal

Question 32

The New Deal was based on the 3 Rs…… in order to ……

Answer 32

Relief, Recovery, Reform Restore the economy

Question 33

First Hundred Days = …..-…..

Answer 33

9 March - 16 June 1933

Question 34

Before Roosevelt, ….. banks had closed

Answer 34

2000

Question 35

What were the Fireside chats? What did they do?

Answer 35

Personal explanations of Roosevelt’s policies on the radio Restored confidence

Question 36

First fireside chat was about ….. He assured the US people that the …..

Answer 36

Banking crisis Banks would only open when they were secure

Question 37

FERA = …

Answer 37

Emergency relief $500 million for unemployed

Question 38

CCC =

Answer 38

Creation of jobs for men aged 18-25 e.g planting trees

Question 39

NRA =

Answer 39

Set fair prices, wages + working conditions - symbol of blue eagle

Question 40

Second New Deal in ….. when …. unemployed

Answer 40

1935 10 million

Question 41

Opposition to New Deal from …..

Answer 41

Huey Long, politicians on both sides and the Supreme Court

Question 42

Between 1861-1933 there were only … years of democrat presidents Republicans dominated …..

Answer 42

16 Supreme Court

Question 43

The Sick Chickens Case in ….. found the …… illegal

Answer 43

1935 NIRA

Question 44

The US vs Butler Case in …. Found …. Illegal

Answer 44

1936 AAA

Question 45

In ….. FDR attempted to retire Supreme Court judges over …. and replace with …… This was ….. which ……

Answer 45

1937 70 years old Supporters Unconstitutional Damaged his reputation

Question 46

In …. The Sick Chickens ruling reversed

Answer 46

1937