Who was the presidents during the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover and Franklin D Roosevelt
What ended the Great Depression?
1. World War II help the economy of the United States of America.
2. Rationing
3. Recruited six million defense workers
What happened on Black Tuesday?
The market lost 14 billion dollars.
What happened on October 1929 on Wall Street?
Investors started selling their stocks and in a panic but nobody was buying them
How long did the Great Depression last?
1929 to 1939
The average family income dropped by how much?
40%
How many new government offices in ancient sheets did the New Deal create?
100 new government offices and 40 new agencies.
Who were the first to get lay off from their jobs doing this time?
African American
What led to the Great Depression?
Crash of the stock market, bank failures, Drought Conditions, overproduction of goods, and consumer debt.
What was the Indian New Deal?
An act that encouraged Native American tribes to establish self-government and preserve their native heritage traditions but was refused by many Native American
What was the main food that was rationed during the Great Depression?
Sugar, coffee, meat, fish, butter, eggs, and cheese
What are Hoovervilles?
Shanty towns built during the Great Depression.
What is the new deal?
Series of laws, programs, and government departments enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration in hopes of ending the Great Depression.
How did the Dust Bowl affect people?
The Midwest suffer from a drought during the Great Depression where the soil did not allowed Farmers to grow their crops due to the soil drying out and becomi
Why did Americans blame Herbert Hoover for the problems of the Great Depression?
His policy did not help people and the people did not believe he was willing to provide Americans with the relief necessary.
What were some consequences that Mexican Americans faced during the Great Depression?
They were deported to Mexico.
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