Unit 2 Trashketball Review Game

During the 1920s, consumers relied on ____________________________ to purchase goods they couldn’t afford.

Along with bad banking practices and the stock market crash, ____________________ also contributed to the start of the Great Depression.

President ______________ came before Franklin Roosevelt President ______________ came before Franklin Roosevelt. Many people blamed him for the Great Depression.

When a broker or loaner asks for their loan money back that investors had tied up into the stock market, this is called a ___________________.

October 24, 1929 is also called _______________ October 24, 1929 is also called _______________. This was a beginning sign that the stock market was going to crash.

October 29, 1929 is also known as ________________________.

True/False: In the early to mid 1920s, even average Americans invested in stock because of high stock prices, promised gains, and credit opportunities.

True/False: President Hoover believed in direct government aid to help people during the Great Depresison.

What is a tariff?

In the global market, when a nation responds to a tariff another nation has established with a tariff of their own, this is called a _________________.

Hoover is known for establishing the ________________________ tariff that was a complete disaster.

This was a term coined in the 1920s to describe a jobless, homeless wanderer.

Homeless people during the Great Depression often lived in shantytowns called ___________________.

This cooperative project on the Colorado River was named after President Hoover.

Give an adjective describing how many Americans felt when forced to rely on government relief/aid.

Give one example of how FDR fixed the banking system.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or ___________________, helped people become more confident in banks. It was established with the passing of the _____________________ Act.

True/False The Social Security Act established a minimum wage for workers.

Actually, the _________________________ established a minimum wage and maximum working hours for workers.

Name the 3 R’s of the New Deal

FDR gave speeches on the radio known as ____________________ to help boost American confidence and moral.

The ___________________ gave jobs to unemployed young men clearing forests, building camps, and cleaning rivers.

Define subsidy…

The purpose of farm subsidies and The Agricultural Adjustment Administration was to….

People began to criticize Roosevelt after his _________________ plan to add justices to the judicial branch.

The New Deal increased/decreased the federal government's power, size, and scope.

“There is no such thing as just hungry people.” Explain what this quote means (we talked about it on the day we did the 4 Depression documents)

BONUS: MAKE YOUR WAGER Describe the associative state OR “rugged individualism”