Chapter 11 Review
What percent of the workforce was unemployed by 1933
25%
In 1932 alone how many companies went out of business
30,000
By 1933 how many U.S. banks had failed
9,000
Due to mass production how many cars were produced per day in the U.S.
9,000
He was the first catholic to earn the Democratic nomination for president
Al Smith
A long period of falling stock prices is called a ______________market
Bear
The stock market took its steepest dive on Oct. 29, 1929, the day known as
Black Thursday
A long period of rising stocks is called a ___________________market
Bull
What body of water was the Hoover Dam located on
Colorado River
Before becoming president Herbert Hoover was Secretary of
Commerce
He was ordered to clear out the bonus marchers
Douglas McArthur
When a terrible drought struck the Great Plains it was called
Dust Bowl
What does FDIC stand for
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The real estate boom and land speculation took place in ___________________
Florida
Great Britain and France could not pay money owed to the U.S. until they received payments from
Germany
This country printed more and more money causing runaway inflation
Germany
He painted the American Gothic
Grant Wood
What was Hoover's response to the Bonus Army marchers, who became to Washington D.C.
He had the army remove them
Why did Henry Ford refuse to change the Model T
He thought it was perfect
He became the one many blamed for the great depression
Herbert Hoover
He believed in Rugged Individualism
Herbert Hoover
The president when the stock market crashed was ______________________
Herbert Hoover
Name three terms used to make fun of Hoover and tell what each meant:
Hoover flag-empty pockets turned inside out Hoover Blanket- newspaper Hoover hogs- jackrabbits Hoovervilles- shantytowns
Herbert Hoover was born in
Iowa
Who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath"
John Steinbeck
He got out of the stock market when he found out his shoe shine boy was playing the market
Joseph Kennedy
This movie, released in 1933, showcased new special effects
King Kong
Al Smith was from
New York
Herbert Hoover was a
Quaker
What does RFC stand for
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The first feature length animated film was
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Which popular radio style of the 1930's gained its description from its sponsors
Soap operas
What is Michael Walsh's favorite movie
The Blind Side
Who brought Mickey Mouse to life
Walt Disney
The Bonus Marchers marched in
Washington D.C.
The bonus marchers were made up of
World War I veterans
In the late 1920's, many investors engaged in speculation, or purchasing stock
and quickly selling for a profit
Hoover felt that "prosperity was just _________________________________"
around the corner
In regards to the Model T. "you could have any color you wanted as long as it was _____________________."
black
The Model T was
durable
Herbert Hoover wanted the radio used for
education
A ____________________traveled by hopping a railroad car
hobo
The people who lost their homes in the Great Depression sometimes lived
in shantytowns
Durable goods are those that
last a long time
When the banks closed in 1920's, people with money in those banks
lost everything
Buying stock on credit is called buying on ____________________
margin
Despite the poverty of the 1930's, more than 60 million people went to the movies weekly. Why were movies so popular
movies offered an escape from viewer's hard lives
One of the major problems with the stock market in the late 1920's was the number of people who bought stocks
on margin, with borrowed money
Herbert Hoover won the 1928 election in a landslide, in part because of
prosperity under Calvin Coolidge
Most people during the Depression were able to enjoy two popular forms of entertainment: the movies and
radio
Money given directly to impoverished families is called
relief
President Hoover opposed_________________________, or giving money directly to needy families
relief
Herbert Hoover was a
republican
Hoover was a
republican
Who did most Americans believe was to blame for the Depression
republican, big business and Hoover
When the drought struck Oklahoma and Arkansas many farmers moved
west