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The Great Depression

Author: Brant Moisant
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The U.S. industries were getting so efficient at production that they were making too many items and then could not sell them. This results in huge layoffs as companies cut costs.
Former governor of New York, FDR was first elected in 1932 to replace Hoover. FDR was very aggressive in addressing the Great Depression, dramatically increasing the size, power, and spending of the federal government in order to help the U.S. His policies as a group were called the New Deal.
FDR's plan to solve the Great Depression. The federal government took on new responsibilities for the citizens, increased its size, power, and spending. It helped somewhat, but did not end the Great Depression
A general, sustained upward movement of prices for goods and services in an economy.
When a bank run begins at one bank and spreads to others, causing people to lose confidence in banks.
A general downward movement of prices for goods and services in an economy.
The market value of all final goods and services produced within an economy during a year. (3 words)
Brilliant First Lady who listened to people's issues by talking with the public and reading and responding to their letters.
Down
Central bank actions involving the use of interest rate or money supply tools to achieve such goals as maximum employment, stable prices and moderate long-term interest rates. (2 words)
A publicly owned company; a company that you can buy stock in.
The central bank of the United States. (3 words)
A very severe recession; a period of severely declining economic activity spread across the economy normally visible in a decline in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, wholesale-retail credit and the loss of overall confidence in the economy.
Abbreviation for a measure of the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.
The percentage of the labor force that is willing and able to work, does not currently have a job and is actively looking for employment. (2 words)
Businesses that accept deposits and make loans.
Shacks and temporary housing built by homeless people looking to provide shelter for their families. They are named "Hoovervilles" in order to place the blame for the Depression on President Hoover.
The spending and taxing policies used by the federal government to influence the economy. (2 words)
October 29, 1929 - the day of the largest stock market crash in U.S. history. Panic selling occurred and people lost their investments all in one day. This is the immediate (short term) cause of the Great Depression.
homeless or unemployed who wanders
a paralyzing disease Roosevelt had