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Great Depression Quiz Show. Semester 2 Unit 2 Modern US History March 14, 2011. Vocabulary. What are hoboes?. Men or teens who left their family seeking work. They travelled the country by train. The highest average level of unemployment during the Great Depression was:. 5%. 35%. 15%. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Great Depression Quiz Show
Semester 2 Unit 2Modern US History
March 14, 2011
Vocabulary
What are hoboes?
Men or teens who left their family seeking work. They travelled the country by
train
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The highest average level of unemployment during the Great Depression was:
5%
35%
15%
45%
25%
What is buying on margin?
Buying on margin is when people would buy a stock by paying only a little bit.
They would pay off the rest when they sold the
stock for a profit (hopefully!)
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
Fireside chats were when President Roosevelt got on the radio to tell the American people about how he was going to fix the Depression
Foreclosure was when you couldn’t pay your mortgage and the _______ took your house or farm.
Bank
Dustbowl
Deficit Spending
Shantytowns
Overproduction
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
VERY high tax on imports – reduced world trade
Groups of shacks that homeless people lived in
When the Midwest experienced a terrible drought
The government spends more money than it has
When factories and farms made more products than
people could buy
Match the term with its definition
Workers that picked crops on farms and traveled from farm to farm based on the season are called:
Migrant Workers
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Trickle Down Theory
Is also known as deficit spending
Was Roosevelt’s plan to give a lot of money to the needy in the hopes that this would stimulate spending
Was Hoover’s plan to give a lot of money to the needy in the hopes that this would stimulate spending
Was Roosevelt’s plan to give a little money to the rich (business owners) in the hopes that it would work its way through the economy
Was Hoover’s plan to give a little money to the rich (business owners) in the hopes that it would work its way through the economy
What was the “Bonus Army”?
A group of WWI veterans who wanted the bonus they were
supposed to get in 1946 given to them early since it was the Great Depression. This got voted down
and then Hoover gassed their shantytowns to get them out of
Washington.
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
If the Supreme Court says a law is unconstitutional, the law gets to continue being a law
Alphabet Agencies
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Fair Labor Standards Act Provided all of the following EXCEPT:
Laws against hazardous work for those under 18
Rules for the employment of those under the age of 16
Maximum Hours
Minimum Wage
The right to unionize
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Wagner Act was important for workers because it provided:
Laws about cleanliness in factories
Minimum Wage
Social Security
Unemployment insurance
The right to unionize
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Social Security Act provided ALL of the following EXCEPT:
Aid to those who can’t work because of a disability
Unemployment Compensation
Retirement pensions for the widowed spouses of workers over the age of 65
Retirement pensions for workers over the age of 65
A requirement for those receiving retirement pensions to spend the entire amount each month
AAA
FSA
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
REA
TVA
Built dams in the Tenn. River Valley
Paid farmers to grow crops that were good for the
soil
Paid farmers to not grow as many crops
Helped tenant farmers buy farms and created homes for migrant
workers
Brought Electricity to America’s Farms
Match these programs for those in Rural Areas
The _____ closed banks to inspect them and the ______ insured people’s bank accounts once the banks reopened.
Emergency Banking Relief Act AND The Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
This Alphabet Agency Program regulated activity in the Stock Market to stop buying on margin and other problematic practices:
The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Civilian Conservation Corps did ALL of the following EXCEPT:
Sent $25 home to each man’s family each month while the man kept $5
Helped to plant trees to create windbreaks and stop the erosion of the Dust Bowl
Created buildings or structures of lasting benefit to America like Timberline Lodge
Provided jobs for 18-23 year old men
Found jobs for the men once they left the program
The CWA, PWA, and WPA are all examples of
Alphabet Agency work programs that gave jobs to millions
• The PWA was the first and gave money directly to the states to create jobs.
• The CWA came in November 1933 and built schools, roads, and paid schoolteachers.
• The WPA was created in 1935 and gave jobs to 8 million workers who built airports, roads, and public
buildings. The WPA also employed artists, actors, and historians.
To help young adults who could not otherwise go to college, which program was created and what did it do?
The NYA created work-study programs so students could work to pay their tuition. It
also created training programs for technical jobs
(like mechanics)
TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was the only Alphabet Agency to provide a direct handout to those in need.
Problems and Solutions
Why was the overproduction of farm goods a problem? How did the New Deal help?
It forced the prices of farm goods to drop and farmer’s couldn’t
make moneyAND
The AAA paid farmers to grow less, which raised prices.
Why was buying on margin and speculation in the stock market a problem? How did the New Deal solve this?
Buying on margin and speculation created a false bubble (high level) for prices in the stock
market which eventually burst.AND
The New Deal created the SEC to regulate stock market activity
How did banks fail and who did this affect? How did the New Deal help?
Banks were heavily invested in the stock market and lost everything in the stock market crash. Thousands
of bank accounts were lost.AND
The Emergency Banking Relief Act closed all of the banks and only
reopened those that passed inspection. The FDIC insured
individual accounts so people could trust banks again.
How bad was unemployment? How did the New Deal help?
Unemployment reached at least 25% on average.
ANDThe New Deal created work programs like the CWA, PWA,
WPA, and CCC to provide jobs. The SSA also created unemployment insurance.
How did farmers lose their farms and how did the New Deal help?
Farmers lost their farms when the overproduction of farm goods caused them to lose
money.AND
The New Deal helped with the FSA, which loaned money to
tenant farmers to buy their own farms.
Why were young people (teens and young adults) especially affected by the Great Depression? How did the New Deal help?
Many schools closed and parents couldn’t pay for their older
children. Also many couldn’t afford to go to college
ANDThe Deal created the CCC to
employ young men and the NYA was created to help students
go to college
Describe how workers were treated poorly and how the New Deal helped.
Workers were often not allowed to unionize or punished if they did.
They also had long hours, low pay, and hazardous conditions.
ANDThe Wagner Act allowed unions to
unionize while the Fair Labor Standards Act set a 40 hour work
week, minimum wage, and protected minors from hazardous conditions.
Why were elderly people badly affected by the Great Depression? How did the New Deal help?
Many of the elderly lost their savings in the bank failures or the stock market crash.
ANDThe SSA was created to
provide a monthly pension to retired workers and their
spouses.