HOMEWORK
1. Study Notes #25-28 for Exam
2. Due tomorrow:
• Outlines for notes #25-28
• Unit Guide
• Bellringers A-J
RIGHT NOW, PLEASE
1. PLEASE STAND AND THEN Form a giant line
with the TALLEST person near my desk and the
SHORTEST person farthest away. Be careful of
my wires!!!
2. When I give the signal, take a seat in the row that I
tell you and make sure that you sign today’s
ATTENDANCE sheet.
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Then pass TO YOUR LEFT the New Deal Matrix,
which is due today.
Then take out Notes #25-28
PROCEDURES FOR THE GAME
1. When music is playing, the 4 balls should be
constantly passed along.
2. When music stops, Mr. Lua will call upon
someone holding a ball.
3. If correct, he/she may answer another
question—up to three times. If wrong, a
person from the other team may attempt to
answer.
4. Help is NOT ALLOWED in any way.
About Loosing Points….
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Throwing ball or skipping people.
Unnecessary conversations
Cheating (helping out person with the ball)
Arguing with Mr. Lua’s decisions
Chastising (making fun of) people
CAN ONLY LOSE POINTS BY:
--Chastising others
--sharing answers
--unnecessary conversations
--excessive complaining
1) True or False: Herbert Hoover
was President when the New Deal
was FIRST started
ANSWER:
FALSE—Franklin D. Roosevelt
started the New Deal when he took
office.
2) What was the one ULTIMATE
goal of the New Deal?
ANSWER:
To End the Great Depression
3) What + What = The End of the
Great Depression in the U.S.?
ANSWER:
New Deal + WW2 = End of Great
Depression in the U.S.
4) Why was Franklin D. Roosevelt
most concerned about people
between the ages of 18-25?
ANSWER:
They are most likely to start a revolution
or turn violent during bad economic
times.
4b) Using this, the federal
government supports old people,
unemployed people, and
“dependent” people
ANSWER:
Social Security
.
5) Explain the term “Buying On
Margin”
ANSWER:
1. A popular & risky way of purchasing stocks.
2. It allowed people to purchase stocks with only
10% down.
3. Borrowers had to promise that they would pay the
loan back after they gained $$$ in the stock
market.
6) Explain the term “Disposable
Income”
ANSWER:
Extra $$$ that a person has after
paying for necessities in life.
7) October 29th, 1929 is given this
nickname…
ANSWER:
Black Tuesday
8) Dingy, unsanitary, and poor
communities were often given
this nickname during the Great
Depression….
ANSWER:
Hoovervilles
9) Describe the story behind the
Bonus Army Incident.
ANSWER:
1. 15,000 poor WWI veterans marched to Washington &
demanded an early $$$ payment .
2. Congress & President Hoover Refused.
3. Veterans camped out.
4. Hoover eventually ordered the forceful removal of the
veterans.
5. Americans sympathized with the veterans and made
Hoover look uncaring.
10) Who created a “share our
wealth” club?
ANSWER:
Huey Long
11) What method did striking
General Motors workers use to force
the company to give into their
demands for better working
conditions?
ANSWER:
“Sit-Down Strike”
12) Name at least 1 thing that the
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (F.D.I.C.) was
designed to do?
ANSWER:
1. It put the federal govt in charge of insuring
all bank deposits.
2. Also designed to monitor all banks that are
a member of it.
13) Name 3 of the 5 major causes
of the Great Depression.
ANSWER:
1. Overproduction
2. Uneven Wealth Distribution During 1920’s
3. Millions abused credit to buy stocks
4. Stock Market Crashed
5. Tariffs on Foreign goods brought negative
results.
14) What is the term given to the
way President Roosevelt used
radio broadcasting?
ANSWER:
“Fireside Chats”
15) Give at least 2 of 4 reasons for
why a “Banking Crisis” occurred in
the early years of the Gr. Depression.
ANSWER:
1. Banks ran out of $$$
2. Banks had lost customer $$$ when they had purchased
risky stocks.
3. Banks had lent $$$ for people to “buy on margin.” These
people couldn’t pay back $$ when stock market crashed
4. Massive #’s of customers rushed to withdraw $$$, leaving
banks with nothing
16) This was a federal
government project that provided
7 states with electricity, fresh
water, and flood control.
ANSWER:
Tennessee Valley Authority
17) After the First New Deal,
which person played a major role
in pressuring FDR to do more for
old people?
ANSWER:
Dr. Francis Townsend.
18) This was a relief program in
which young, unemployed men
were hired by the federal govt. to
work on environmental projects.
ANSWER:
Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC)
19) Why did the Hawley-Smoot
Tariff Act ultimately fail?
ANSWER:
1. Other countries retaliated by creating their own
tariffs against U.S. goods.
2. It prevented other countries from raising $$$ by
selling their products to Americans. Without
$$$, they couldn’t buy U.S. products.
20) This was a political
organization that criticized FDR
for making the federal
government too active. They
were especially concerned that he
was spending too much $$$ and
threatening businesses, private
property, etc.
ANSWER:
American Liberty League
21) Explain 2 of the 4 causes of
the Dust Bowl
ANSWER:
1. Farmers overused soil during 1920’s
2. Record breaking lack of rain (drought)
3. Throughout 1920’s, natural tall grasses were
removed to grow wheat crops
4. Strong winds carried off soil.
22) With this agency, the federal
government spent 11 billion $$ on
the construction of projects that
created close to 8.5 million jobs.
ANSWER:
Works Progress Administration, or
W.P.A.
(of the Second New Deal)
23) Which New Deal agency was
created to stop overproduction of
farm crops AND raise the prices
of crops?
ANSWER:
1. Agricultural Adjustment
Administration
24) What happened on Black
Tuesday?
ANSWER:
The Stock Market Crashed
Stock Values hit all time lows
Record 16.4 million stocks were sold.
25) Explain 1 out of 3 parts to
President Hoover’s Volunteerism
Solution for ending the Great
Depression
ANSWER:
1. Direct $$$ aid should not be given to suffering
Americans.
2. Instead, led private charities assist the needy.
3. Business owners should also offer to assist.
26) This reform agency put the
federal government in charge of
being a watchdog over the stock
market.
ANSWER:
Securities & Exchange Commission
27) Huey P. Long was in favor of
doing WHAT as a solution to the
Great Depression?
ANSWER:
1. Overtax the rich & give this $$$
to the poor.
2. Establish a certain degree of
socialism.
28) What was the most important
EFFECT of the Bonus Army
Incident?
ANSWER:
1. President Hoover got negative press coverage
for how he handled the incident.
2. It led many Americans to want a different
president.
29) What did the Emergency
Banking Act do after the “Bank
Holiday” was declared?
ANSWER:
1. Created a system for immediately
inspecting all banks
2. It gave out bank licenses to strong
banks.
3. Only banks that received such licenses
could reopen.
30) Name at least one thing that
the Glass-Steagall Act did?
ANSWER:
1. Made it illegal for banks to invest
customer $$$ in the stock market.
2. created the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
31) President Hoover did not
favor giving DIRECT aid to
suffering Americans. Instead, he
created this solution for helping
struggling Americans
ANSWER:
Volunteerism
32) What was the Wagner Act’s
effect on unions?
ANSWER:
1. gave workers the right to bargain
collectively with employers.
2. Created the NLRB to oversee such
relations
33) What 3 categories of people
did the Social Security Act try to
assist?
ANSWER:
1. those over 65,
2. the unemployed,
3. the “dependent”
34) During the worst year of the
Great Depression, unemployment
reached WHAT percentage?
ANSWER:
25%, or 1 out of every 4 people
35) Define Gross National
Product (G.N.P.)
ANSWER:
The value of all goods and services
made in a country during a year.
36) What did the Federal
Emergency Relief Agency
(F.E.R.A.) do?
ANSWER:
1. Federal Govt. gave $$$ to each state.
2. Why: to help them provide relief to
their own suffering people.
37) What was the Hawley-Smoot
Tariff designed to do?
ANSWER:
1. To encourage Americans to buy U.S. made products
2. Was designed to protect U.S. farmers & factories from
foreign competition.
3. Designed to improve the economy.
38) True or False: The New Deal
led more Americans to expect
more from the federal
government.
ANSWER:
TRUE
39) True or false: The Wagner Act
forced employers to recognize
unions and it also made “unfair
labor practices” illegal.
ANSWER:
TRUE
40) Name one way that Mexican
Americans were affected by the
New Deal.
ANSWER:
1. It only helped citizens.
2. Illegal immigrants were not allowed to
enjoy New Deal programs.
3. 40,000 were deported.
41) This person was a pioneer of
photography & took snapshots of
the Great Depression’s misery for
other Americans to see.
ANSWER:
Dorothea Lange
42) Who was the first women to
become a member of an executive
(presidential) cabinet?
ANSWER:
Frances Perkins
43) Many people during the Great
Depression blamed themselves for
their suffering, not the government.
Name one of the two popular values
that encouraged this way of thinking.
ANSWER:
1. Value of Individualism
2. Value of “Self-Reliance”
44) This was created during the
early years of the Great
Depression and is known as the
highest tariff in U.S. history.
ANSWER:
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
45) What was the goal of the
Agricultural Adjustment
Administration?
ANSWER:
To help farmers by using strategies
for raising the prices of what they
were selling
2 Questions left
46) Which president created the
Reconstruction Finance
Corporation as a way of
improving the economy AND
help struggling banks?
ANSWER:
President Herbert Hoover
47) What was the name of the
Great Depression movie shown
by Mr. Lua to demonstrate the
migration of the “Oakies?”
ANSWER:
The Grapes of Wrath
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PERIOD 3
Sit in the INSIDE row if your
last name is A- K
Sit in the OUTSIDE row if your
last name is L-Z
PERIOD 4
Sit in the INSIDE row if your
last name is A-J
Sit in the OUTSIDE row if your
last name is K-Z
PERIOD 5
Sit in the INSIDE row if your
last name is A-M
Sit in the OUTSIDE row if your
last name is N-Z
PERIOD 6
Sit in the INSIDE row if your
last name is A-Mendoza
Sit in the OUTSIDE row if your
last name is Meza - Z
9) What was the name of Franklin
Roosevelt’s wife?
ANSWER: Eleanor Roosevelt
14) This agency was in charge of
spending public money for
construction projects designed to
provide jobs & pump $$ into
economy.
HINT: It was NOT the W.P.A.
ANSWER: Public Works
Administration
17) This was formed to organize
unskilled factory workers into
labor unions.
ANSWER:
Congress of Industrial Organizations
20) What New Deal Agency was
created to get businesses to
temporarily cooperate until the
Great Depression was over?
ANSWER:
National Recovery Administration
23) This person used the radio to
blame wealthy businesspeople
and Jewish bankers as the cause
of the Great Depression?
ANSWER: Charles E. Coughlin
31) What value or values were
did the American Liberty League
accuse the New Deal as
violating?
ANSWER: They felt that PRIVATE
PROPERTY RIGHTS and PRIVATE
ENTERPRISE were being threatened.
32) Who was the founder of the
CIO?
ANSWER: John L. Lewis
34) In what ways did Women and
African Americans benefit from
the New Deal?
ANSWER:
Hundreds of people from each group
were appointed to important jobs
in the government.
35) What positive things
happened because of the
Tennessee Valley Authority
project that was started under the
New
Deal?
ANSWER:
It provided 7 states with:
1. Electricity
2. Fresh water
3. Flood control
18) This British economist who
believed that government deficit
spending during bad economic
times would
help the economy recover was…
ANSWER:John Maynard Keynes
19) What was the purpose of
Roosevelt’s “Court Packing
Plan?”
ANSWER: To protect his New Deal
programs from the Supreme
Court’s power of judicial review
28) How did the Supreme Court
create problems for Roosevelt’s
New Deal?
ANSWER: It struck down several of
his New Deal laws
4) Between what years did the
New Deal take place?
ANSWER: 1933-1940 (FDR was
elected in 1933; new New Deal
laws stopped around 1940)
5)What did the Fair Labor
Standards Act establish?
ANSWER: national minimum wage
AND a limit on the # of hours
people could work
29) What is “price pumping,” as
discussed in your book?
ANSWER: using public spending to
stimulate private industry & the
economy.
16) This labor union only
accepted & represented skilled
workers.
ANSWER: American Federation of
labor