1930s The Great Depression
What were the 7 major causes if the Great Depression? - ANSWERS1. Stock Market Crash
2. Bank Failures
3. Hawley Smoot Tariff
4. Buying on Credit in the 20s
5. Dust Bowl
6. Gap Between Rich and Poor
7. Reduction in Purchasing - over production and under consumption
What were 3 effects of the Great Depression? - ANSWERS1.Unemployment
2. Homelessness
3. Children had Poor Diets
4. People lost their life savings
5. Hobos
During the Great Depression, prior to the creation of the FDIC, when banks collapsed, what was the impact on
people? - ANSWERSThe people lost all their life savings that collapsed in the banks.
Shantytowns were named after which president, what were they called and why? - ANSWERSThey were called
Hoovervilles because the American people blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression.
What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president? - ANSWERSPresident Roosevelt called a Bank
Holiday
FDR's programs to help ease the effects of the Great Depression as a collection were called what? -
ANSWERSThe New Deal
What were the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl? - ANSWERS1. Drought
2. Overproduction of crops
What were the 7 major causes if the Great Depression? - ANSWERS1. Stock Market Crash
2. Bank Failures
3. Hawley Smoot Tariff
4. Buying on Credit in the 20s
5. Dust Bowl
6. Gap Between Rich and Poor
7. Reduction in Purchasing - over production and under consumption
What were 3 effects of the Great Depression? - ANSWERS1.Unemployment
2. Homelessness
3. Children had Poor Diets
4. People lost their life savings
5. Hobos
During the Great Depression, prior to the creation of the FDIC, when banks collapsed, what was the impact on
people? - ANSWERSThe people lost all their life savings that collapsed in the banks.
Shantytowns were named after which president, what were they called and why? - ANSWERSThey were called
Hoovervilles because the American people blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression.
What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president? - ANSWERSPresident Roosevelt called a Bank
Holiday
FDR's programs to help ease the effects of the Great Depression as a collection were called what? -
ANSWERSThe New Deal
What were the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl? - ANSWERS1. Drought
2. Overproduction of crops
