Unit 9 Flashcards by Brandi Jones

The trading of an
asset that has
significant risk of
loss in expectation
of substantial gain

Speculation

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President at the
onset (beginning)
of the Great
Depression

Herbert

Hoover

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Describe a

Hooverville

Shanty town made up
of shacks put together
using items that could
be found for
free/laying around.

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The practice of buying
stock with little money
which helped lead to
the collapse of the
stock market.

Buying on

margin

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Name causes
of the Great
Depression.

Farm overproduction,
easy credit, buying on
margin, little gov
regulation of the stock
market and banks

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Describe
the Bonus
Army

WWI veterans who
marched on Washington
DC demanding their war
bonus promised by the
government.

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Nickname
for October
29th, 1929

Black

Tuesday

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New York
governor who
ran for president
in 1932.

FDR

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The 3 Rs of
FDR’s New
Deal Plan

Relief,
Recovery,
and Reform

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Series of speeches
given by FDR from
the Oval Office in
hopes of calming
Americans

Fireside

Chats

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Who said…“The
only thing we
have to fear, is
fear itself.”

FDR

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Name for
Hoover’s plan for
recovery during
the Depression

Rugged

Individualism

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Name the
social effects of
the Depression
on Americans

Metal illness,
suicide, people
abandoning
their family

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New Deal programs
aimed at pump priming
temporary programs to
restart the flow of
consumer demand

Recovery

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New Deal programs
that were short term
immediate fixes to
people suffering
from the Depression

Relief

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New Deal
programs that
were permanent in
hopes of avoiding
another depression

Reform

Causes of
the Dust
Bowl

Soil erosion,
drought, loose
top soil, and
high winds

Territories gained
during the
Spanish-American
War

Guam,
Philippines,
and Puerto
Rico

Wanted immediate
rights for Af.
Americans and
helped to start the
NAACP

WEB

DuBoise

President who
signed the
Indian Removal
Act?

Andrew

Jackson

The Open Door
Policy increased
trading with

China

Long drives and open
range were terms
associated with the
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
industry.

Ranching

The Red Scare
was the US
reaction to…

Communism

The Dust Bowl
led many
people to
___________

Move to
the cities to
take jobs

``` President Hoover pushed __________ to help those affected by the Depression ```

State and Local Governments

The Louisanna Purchase ______ the size of the US

Doubled

Name for the Union's plan during the Civil War

Anaconda | Plan

``` Name of the ship who was sunk by Germany that helped push the US into WWI? ```

Lusitania

Program that created insurance on private money in banks

FDIC

``` Program that helped to end overproduction and regulate farm prices ```

AAA

Largest New Deal Program that put millions to work on public works

WPA

``` Program that created camps to help the unemployed make a living ```

CCC

``` New Deal agency deemed unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court. ```

NRA

``` Group of advisers formed to help with African Americans issues during FDR's administration ```

Black | Cabinet

Rural Electrification program during the Depression

TVA

Popular film of the 1930s

Gone With | the Wind

Popular Depression era novel discussing the Dust Bowl

Grapes | of Wrath

Group of advisers who helped FDR during his first 100 days in office

Brain Trust