The Great Depression The Great Depression Review QuestionsReview Questions

1. The Great Depression existed from the 1. The Great Depression existed from the year 1929 to what year?year 1929 to what year?

2. During the 1920’s, most Americans 2. During the 1920’s, most Americans believed the economy believed the economy

3. When the Dow Jones Index began to 3. When the Dow Jones Index began to decline in 1929, many investors begandecline in 1929, many investors began

4. Because of drought, an environmental 4. Because of drought, an environmental crisis developed in the Midwest during the crisis developed in the Midwest during the 30’s known as30’s known as

5. Many people who left a life of dust in 5. Many people who left a life of dust in Oklahoma and headed west to California Oklahoma and headed west to California were calledwere called

6. The first Three fundamental causes of 6. The first Three fundamental causes of the Great Depression we studied were the Great Depression we studied were

1.1.

2.2.

3.3.

7. Two other causes 7. Two other causes included:included:

4.4.

5. 5.

8. 8. The depression was the worst The depression was the worst economic depression ineconomic depression in

9. The crash led to high unemployment 9. The crash led to high unemployment for millions of Americans reaching an for millions of Americans reaching an overall unemployment rate of overall unemployment rate of

10. In urban areas, unemployment 10. In urban areas, unemployment reached approximatelyreached approximately

Among African Americans, unemployment Among African Americans, unemployment reached almost reached almost

11. The crash also led to widespread11. The crash also led to widespread

12. International trade slowed and almost 12. International trade slowed and almost came to a standstill as a result of the came to a standstill as a result of the passage of passage of

13. When WW I veterans marched on 13. When WW I veterans marched on Washington, DC demanding a bonus in Washington, DC demanding a bonus in pay they had been promised, they were pay they had been promised, they were calledcalled

14. General MacArthur removed the 14. General MacArthur removed the Bonus Army marchers by usingBonus Army marchers by using

15. Shantytowns and tent cities built by 15. Shantytowns and tent cities built by the homeless were called Hoovervilles the homeless were called Hoovervilles becausebecause

16. Who was elected President in 1932 16. Who was elected President in 1932 and served as President until 1945?and served as President until 1945?

17. What was the campaign slogan of 17. What was the campaign slogan of FDR in the election of 1932?FDR in the election of 1932?

18. Roosevelt promised the American 18. Roosevelt promised the American people the three R’s: Relief, Recoverypeople the three R’s: Relief, Recovery

andand

19. Roosevelt also stated that “ we have 19. Roosevelt also stated that “ we have nothing to fear, nothing to fear,

20. What New Deal program was 20. What New Deal program was established to provide income and established to provide income and assistance to the elderly?assistance to the elderly?

21. What event sealed the fate of 21. What event sealed the fate of President Herbert Hoover, ensuring he President Herbert Hoover, ensuring he would not be reelected?would not be reelected?

22. What program provided young men 22. What program provided young men with work on environmental conservation with work on environmental conservation projects?projects?

23. What program gave the unemployed 23. What program gave the unemployed jobs building schools, libraries, roads as jobs building schools, libraries, roads as well as jobs to artists and musicians?well as jobs to artists and musicians?

24. Which program worked with industries 24. Which program worked with industries and businesses to ensure good business and businesses to ensure good business and labor practices?and labor practices?

25. Which program provided jobs and 25. Which program provided jobs and electric power through the Tennessee electric power through the Tennessee valley area?valley area?

26. Which program under the NIRA 26. Which program under the NIRA protected the rights of workers?protected the rights of workers?

27. How did President Roosevelt keep in 27. How did President Roosevelt keep in touch with the American people during the touch with the American people during the depression era and also during World War depression era and also during World War II?II?

28. What was one of the most serious 28. What was one of the most serious attacks against the policies of Roosevelt?attacks against the policies of Roosevelt?

29. What two major New Deal programs 29. What two major New Deal programs are still with us today?are still with us today?

30. Who emerged as the NAZI leader of 30. Who emerged as the NAZI leader of Germany during the 1930’s and stressed Germany during the 1930’s and stressed nationalism, racial superiority, and nationalism, racial superiority, and expansion through military conquest?expansion through military conquest?

31. Who emerged as the leader of Italy 31. Who emerged as the leader of Italy during the late 1920’s and 1930’s and during the late 1920’s and 1930’s and believed in the loss of individual freedoms, believed in the loss of individual freedoms, that citizens have only duties, and gang that citizens have only duties, and gang warfare?warfare?

32 . Who was the leader of the Soviet 32 . Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953 and believed in Union from 1924 to 1953 and believed in collectivization, and political purges?collectivization, and political purges?

33. What is the type of government that 33. What is the type of government that controls almost every aspect of a person’s controls almost every aspect of a person’s live that emerged in Italy, Germany, the live that emerged in Italy, Germany, the Soviet Union and Japan during the Soviet Union and Japan during the 1930’s?1930’s?

34. What is the specific type of 34. What is the specific type of government that adopts nationalism, government that adopts nationalism, militarism, and gives supreme authority to militarism, and gives supreme authority to a leader?a leader?

35. Who was the emperor of Japan during 35. Who was the emperor of Japan during the 1930’s that stressed the development the 1930’s that stressed the development of Asia for Asians?of Asia for Asians?

36. Which recovery program was 36. Which recovery program was designed to bring the nation and farmers designed to bring the nation and farmers out of the depression over time?out of the depression over time?

37. Which New Deal reform measure 37. Which New Deal reform measure corrected unsound banking and investment corrected unsound banking and investment practices and insured depositors money?practices and insured depositors money?

38. How did the New Deal change the role 38. How did the New Deal change the role of government in America?of government in America?

39. When was Black Tuesday?39. When was Black Tuesday?

40. During the Depression, people’s 40. During the Depression, people’s mental and physical health declined due tomental and physical health declined due to

41. How many businesses closed during 41. How many businesses closed during the Depression?the Depression?

42. How many banks closed?42. How many banks closed?

43. What was the lowest average level of 43. What was the lowest average level of the Dow Jones Index?the Dow Jones Index?

44. What were the unemployment 44. What were the unemployment percentages during the depression?percentages during the depression?

Overall- Overall-

Urban- Urban-

African American- African American-

45. The Three R’s of FDR and the New 45. The Three R’s of FDR and the New Deal were ?Deal were ?

46. When Roosevelt at first temporarily 46. When Roosevelt at first temporarily closed the nation’s banks, this event has closed the nation’s banks, this event has been called a been called a

47. What national bill was passed in 2010, 47. What national bill was passed in 2010, which will eventually continue an which will eventually continue an interwoven relationship between the interwoven relationship between the government and government and

medical care in America?medical care in America?