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1. What caused the Great Depression? Describe the Crash of 1929; is this only factor? Explain and defend your answer.

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1. What caused the Great Depression? Describe the Crash of 1929; is this only factor? Explain and defend your answer.

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The Great Depression was caused by three major factors. Cumalative consequences following World War I and the economic problems of European powers. The second was the governments pursuit of reckless monetary policies. The Federal Reserve System began to expand credit and pump more money into the economy. The third factor was after the stock market crash and before Hoovers term ended. The Smoot-hawley of 1932 contributed to the three causes. More than 16 million shares were dumped on the market, the stock market crash was only a temporary readjustment caused by speculation, prices dropped quickly, banks began to pressure brokers, and brokers pressured bankers to pay up. On October 29, the market crashed.

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12. What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)? Did it have a positive impact on solving the Great Depression?

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12. What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)? Did it have a positive impact on solving the Great Depression?

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The Works Progress Administration was made to destroy relief doles. They employed all applicants, constructed buildings, repaired roads, and helped to open up many more jobs. It seemed like a good thing at the time, but it still did not eliminate unemployment like it was supposed to.

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2. What were “Hoovervilles” and “Hooverflags?”  What does this demonstrate about Hoover’s Presidency during the Great Depression?

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2. What were “Hoovervilles” and “Hooverflags?”  What does this demonstrate about Hoover’s Presidency during the Great Depression?

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"Hoovervilles" were homeless people who lived in cardboard shacks and vacant lots in American cities. "Hooverflags" were empty pockets that were turned inside out. This demonstrates that Hoover was placed under a lot of pressure as president.

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8. Describe the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl in the American Midwest.  

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8. Describe the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl in the American Midwest.  

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Some causes of the Dust Bowl were created by farmers converting farmland to powdery soil after using it to raise their crops. All the powdery dust was picked up by wind and turned the Great plains into what is called "The Dust Bowl". No one could go outside, farm, and live inside without having dust be apart of their lives. This made farmers practice new things and others adapted to the dusty part of life.

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3. What was the Bonus Army? Describe their March on Washington and how Hoover had it handled. 

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3. What was the Bonus Army? Describe their March on Washington and how Hoover had it handled. 

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The bonus Army was made up of Word War I veterans who were promised a bonus through the Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924. These men marched to Washington D.C. to ask the president for this bonus. Congress and Hoover did not agree with the army. After the veterans did not get what they wanted, they moved into old abandoned buildings near the Capitol where the president was embarrassed by them. Hoover ordered General MacArthur to destroy the town. This made him seem insensitive towards the Americans who were poor and struggling.

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4. Why did so many banks close down in the early 1930s? What did FDR do to save the Banking system?

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4. Why did so many banks close down in the early 1930s? What did FDR do to save the Banking system?

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Many banks closed down because of a banking crisis that sweep the country in the early 1930s. FDR declared a "bank holiday" which is a four day closing of every bank. He issued a order prohibiting the sport of gold and the Emergency bank act.

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5. What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?  What was the intended purpose? What impact did this have?

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5. What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?  What was the intended purpose? What impact did this have?

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The Civilian Conservation Corps provided work relief for millions of unemployed Americans. The purpose was to put young unmarried men to work in soil conservation and reforestation projects under the supervision of the army. The CCC ended up lasting after American entry into WWII.

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11.Discuss the contributions of individual people (besides FDR) to Great Depression history.  Include names such as Bonnie and Clyde, Dorothea Lange and Francis Perkins.   

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11.Discuss the contributions of individual people (besides FDR) to Great Depression history.  Include names such as Bonnie and Clyde, Dorothea Lange and Francis Perkins.   

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Bonnie and Clyde were on the most wanted list for all the crime that they committed. People thought of them as modern-day Robin Hoods even though they were extremely violent. Dorthea Lange was a photographer who was famous for the pictures she took during the Depression. Frances Perkins was the first female secretary of labor.

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6. What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?  What was the intended purpose? Did it work?

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6. What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?  What was the intended purpose? Did it work?

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act was created to establish a new method of supporting farm products and helping farmers that were in debt and in danger of losing their farms to foreclosure. The AAA offered payments to farmers that grew cotton and killed pigs. This act did not work.

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10. Discuss the opposition to FDR from the Supreme Court. What was FDR’s “Court Packing Plan?”  How did it turn out?

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10. Discuss the opposition to FDR from the Supreme Court. What was FDR’s “Court Packing Plan?”  How did it turn out?

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The Court Packing Plan was created to make the court bigger. Under this plan another justice would be appointed for ever justice over seventy who didn't retire. Many people did not like this plan because it was against the American tradition of an independent judiciary. Conservatives did not like this plan because they did not think that efficiency was a problem. FDR eventually passed the plan, divided his own party, and made more people dislike the New Deal.

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9.Who were Huey Long and Charles Coughlin? What were their views on FDR?

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9.Who were Huey Long and Charles Coughlin? What were their views on FDR?

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Huey Long was a outgoing, former governor of Louisiana. The poor people liked him because they he said they could get rich quick. Charles Coughlin was a Catholic priest form Michigan. He promoted his own brand of social justice. Coughlin disagreed with FDRs new deal and wanted to inflate the money supply.

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7. What was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)? Why was it so controversial?

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7. What was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)? Why was it so controversial?

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The Tennessee Valley Authority built dams along the Tennessee River that provided navigation, flood control, and cheap electricity for Americans. This Authority was controversial because of the displacement of families and towns.