The trading of an asset that has significant risk of loss in expectation of substantial gain
Speculation
President at the
onset (beginning)
of the Great
Depression
Herbert
Hoover
Describe a
Hooverville
Shanty town made up of shacks put together using items that could be found for free/laying around.
The practice of buying stock with little money which helped lead to the collapse of the stock market.
Buying on
margin
Name causes
of the Great
Depression.
Farm overproduction, easy credit, buying on margin, little gov regulation of the stock market and banks
Describe
the Bonus
Army
WWI veterans who marched on Washington DC demanding their war bonus promised by the government.
Nickname
for October
29th, 1929
Black
Tuesday
New York
governor who
ran for president
in 1932.
FDR
The 3 Rs of
FDR’s New
Deal Plan
Relief,
Recovery,
and Reform
Series of speeches given by FDR from the Oval Office in hopes of calming Americans
Fireside
Chats
Who said…“The
only thing we
have to fear, is
fear itself.”
FDR
Name for
Hoover’s plan for
recovery during
the Depression
Rugged
Individualism
Name the
social effects of
the Depression
on Americans
Metal illness,
suicide, people
abandoning
their family
New Deal programs aimed at pump priming temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand
Recovery
New Deal programs that were short term immediate fixes to people suffering from the Depression
Relief
New Deal programs that were permanent in hopes of avoiding another depression
Reform
Causes of
the Dust
Bowl
Soil erosion,
drought, loose
top soil, and
high winds
Territories gained
during the
Spanish-American
War
Guam,
Philippines,
and Puerto
Rico
Wanted immediate rights for Af. Americans and helped to start the NAACP
WEB
DuBoise
President who
signed the
Indian Removal
Act?
Andrew
Jackson
The Open Door
Policy increased
trading with
China
Long drives and open range were terms associated with the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ industry.
Ranching
The Red Scare
was the US
reaction to…
Communism
The Dust Bowl
led many
people to
___________
Move to
the cities to
take jobs
President Hoover pushed \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to help those affected by the Depression
State and
Local
Governments
The Louisanna
Purchase
______ the
size of the US
Doubled
Name for the
Union’s plan
during the Civil
War
Anaconda
Plan
Name of the ship who was sunk by Germany that helped push the US into WWI?
Lusitania
Program that
created insurance
on private money
in banks
FDIC
Program that helped to end overproduction and regulate farm prices
AAA
Largest New Deal
Program that put
millions to work
on public works
WPA
Program that created camps to help the unemployed make a living
CCC
New Deal agency deemed unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court.
NRA
Group of advisers formed to help with African Americans issues during FDR's administration
Black
Cabinet
Rural
Electrification
program during
the Depression
TVA
Popular
film of the
1930s
Gone With
the Wind
Popular
Depression era
novel discussing
the Dust Bowl
Grapes
of Wrath
Group of advisers
who helped FDR
during his first
100 days in office
Brain Trust
