1930s Quiz Flashcards
(15 cards)
Federal deposit insurance corporation
Federal government guarantees $250,000 back if the bank doesn’t have your money
- raw deal
- nationalizing industry
- anti-Jew
Father coughlin
Father coughlin
- raw deal
- nationalizing industry
- anti-Jew
Huey long
- wanted to tax the rich to give money to the poor
* share the wealth
Movies in the 1930s
Were usually untrue because people wanted to escape what is actually going on in the real world
•wizard of oz
•King Kong
- wanted to tax the rich to give money to the poor
* share the wealth
Huey long
Radios in the 1930s
Radios were popular for families as entertainment
•bob hope and Jack Benny
•national broadcasting company
Entertainment
Books •war of worlds Music •swing Big bands
Federal art project
Provided work relief for artists in various media-painters, sculptors, muralists and graphic artists.
Why did the economy collapse?
People wanted money from banks at the same time, and banks didn’t have all the peoples money because it was invested in stock. Bank failure led to depression
Common problems during Great Depression
- no job
- not enough money to support family
- bad living conditions
- not enough food
Fair labors standards act
40 hour work week
National minimum wage
Prohibited most employment of minors
Civilian Conservation Corp
Public work relief program operating in the U.S. For unemployed and unmarried men from relieve families
Similarities between Huey long and father coughlin
- both thought there was an unbalance distribution of power and wealth
- both formed national organization to promote their causes
Who benefited from the new deal?
Unemployed-establish new jobs
elderly-social security act
Families-provided housing
