Causes of the Great

Depression

Effects of the Great

Depression

Presidents New Deal

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Causes for $200

The practice of buying cheap stocks and hoping they improve

Speculation

Causes for $400

The practice of buying stocks for a fraction of their price and borrowing

the rest from a broker

Buying on margin

Causes for $600

Henry Ford utilized this technique to mass produce Model T Cars; it eventually led to overproduction

Assembly Line

Causes for $800

The term to describe the fee credit card owners must pay for borrowing

money

Interest

Causes for $1000

The name to describe October 29, 1929 – the day the stock market

crashed

Black Tuesday

Effects for $200

Once the Stock Market crashed, the total value of goods and services produced in

the US was cut by this percentage

50%

Effects for $400

Shantytowns which resulted because of unemployment and

homelessness

Hooverville

Effects for $600

An environmental crisis that was an effect of overproduction in the

Plains States

Dust Bowl

Effects for $800

Several customers withdrew their money from the banks in this

manner

Bank Runs

Effects for $1000

A group of war veterans marched on Washington and demanded this

Pensions

Presidents for $200

He was the President when the stock market crashed on

October 29, 1929

Herbert Hoover

Presidents for $400

The President became unpopular after the tear gassing of this

group of protesters

Bonus Army

Presidents for $600

This President became famous for the saying “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

Presidents for $800

The 4 time elected President became popular for these

inspirational radio appearances

Fireside chats

Presidents for $1000

The 4 time elected President became unpopular for this

attempt to reduce the power of the Supreme Court

Court Packing Scandal

New Deal for $200

This organization built dams on the Tennessee River to generate

hydroelectricity, control flooding, and limit soil erosion

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

New Deal for $400

This organization established a retirement fund for elderly or disabled workers and their

dependents

Social Security

New Deal for $600

The nickname to describe the list of programs to provide relief, create

jobs, and stimulate economic recovery

Alphabet Soup Agencies

New Deal for $800

The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

encouraged people to put their money back into these

Banks

New Deal for $1000

This law legalized labor unions in attempt to give the people a

voice in their workplace

Wagner Act