the 1920’s – what were the 1920’s known as? – what was life like for americans?

• The 1920’s– What were the 1920’s known as?– What was life like for Americans?

• How did Smoot Hawley affect world trade?

• Explain 4 causes of the Great Depression:

• The fact that the majority of Americans had little money to spend because most of the money was concentrated in the hands of a select few wealthy Americans is an example of:

• When a bank takes over a house because the tenants can’t pay the mortgage.

• If stock prices are going up.

• Purchasing a stock with borrowed money.

• When stock prices are going down.

• Buying a stock for a short period of time and reselling it to make a quick profit.

• Why is stock speculation a problem?• What is the problem with margin buying?

• The practice of sending someone back to the country they came from.

• A time of reduced economic activity along with massive unemployment.

• What day and year did the stock market crash?

• How high did the unemployment rate in the U.S. get during the Depression?

• What is the problem with stock speculation?

• What is the problem with margin buying?

• Why did the stock market crash cause banks to fail?

• How did farmers try to stabilize the price of their goods when prices started falling?

• What happened to Mexican farm workers living in the U.S. during the Depression?

• Give me an example of escapism

• How did the depression effect marriage, birth, and suicide rates?

• In your own words: Penny Auction

• What did the Reconstruction Finance Corporation do?

• 3 reasons Hoover opposed direct federal aid:

• Hoover’s idea that success comes from hard individual work and private businesses was know as:

• Bonus Army– Who– Why were they there– What did they want– What happened– How did this affect Hoovers bid for re-election

• Who beat Hoover in the presidential election of 1932? What disease did he suffer from?

• Many unemployed people received food from _______________________ during the depression.

• Who usually ran the things mentioned in the previous question?

• Who were the 1st people to be laid off when businesses began closing?

• 5 ways: How does Hoover attempt to fix the economic problems of the depression?

• How did the Federal Farm Board help farmers?