GREAT
DEPRESSION
TEST
REVIEW
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
THE FOLLOWING….
CCC – Civilian Conservation Corps
• Relief/Reform program for young men
• Planted trees
• Built bridges
TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority
• Relief because it provided jobs
• Reform because the changes made life better
• Damns built on Tennessee River
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
THE FOLLOWING…
FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Reform because it changed the banking industry
• Insured bank deposits
PWA – Public Works Administration
• Recovery because it built ports and schools,
boosted industry and kept workers on the job.
SIX CAUSES OF THE
DEPRESSION
1. The Stock Market crash
2. Farmers in trouble
3. Overproduction/consumers buying less
4. Uneven distribution of wealth
5. Banks made unwise loans
6. Economy slowed leading to an
International Depression
WHAT WAS THE DATE OF
THE STOCK MARKET
CRASH?
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 29, 1929
3 GOALS OF THE NEW
DEAL
1. Relief
2. Recovery
3. Reform
Know ALL
Depression
Vocabulary!!!!
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What was the Bonus Army March?
WWI veterans demanded the money they
were promised at the end of the war.
The government didn’t have the money
The President called in troops to remove
Bonus Army, force the to leave Washington
DC
Several people were killed.
Veterans did not receive their bonus
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Where did the Dust Bowl occur?
• Great Plains
What were reasons for the Dust Bowl?
• Over plowing/planting
• Drought
• High winds
What effects did the Dust Bowl have on farmers?
• Many farmers moved to California and Florida and/or
became migrant workers
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FDR and the Supreme Court:
1. Some of the Supreme Court Justices thought
many of the New Deal Programs were unconstitutional
2. FDR wanted to increase the number of justices
from 9 to 15 to have more influence on the Court.
3. Was this fair? No
4. Did the new justices, that FDR wanted on the
Supreme Court, support or oppose the New Deal?
Support it.
5. Did Roosevelt get to appoint new justices?
No.
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Roosevelt held informal radio talks given
weekly from the White House called fireside
chats.
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Who were migrant workers?
They were farmers that moved to California and
Florida. They moved from place to place to
harvest fruits and vegetables.
Who was Dorothea Lange?
She was a photographer during the
Depression who took pictures of the
homeless and helpless.
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What was the Social Security Act?
The Social Security Act (SSA) set up a system of
pensions for the elderly, unemployed, and people with
disabilities.
What were the “Hundred Days”?
The “Hundred Days” was a special session of
Congress that Roosevelt called to launch his New
Deal Programs.
Who was Frances Perkins?
She was the first woman EVER to be appointed to a
presidential cabinet (appointed by FDR).
DID FDR’S NEW DEAL
END THE DEPRESSION?
NO!!!!
EXIT SLIP
Write me 1-2 sentences on the
most valuable thing you’ve
learned about the Great
Depression. Due at the end of
class!