U. S. History Study Guide Great Depression 1. How did the diminished demand affect farmers and business in the 1920's? 2. What happened on October 29, 1929? 3. How did the Stock Market Crash help cause the Great Depression? 4. What happened to banks and businesses in the economic collapse? 5. What were the factors that caused the Great Depression? 6. How did competition for jobs impact race relations during the Great Depression? 7. Why did farm families leave their land during the Great Depression? 8. What were the effects of the Dust Bowl? 9. What were the causes of the Dust Bowl? 10. Why was Hoover reluctant to help people during the Depression? 11. What types of action did Hoover take to remedy the effects of the Depression? 12. What happened to the Bonus Army? 13. How did the treatment of the Bonus Army affect President Hoover? New Deal 1. What was the first thing Roosevelt did as president? 2. Who was Francis Perkins? 3. What was the goal of the New Deal? 4. What was the AAA and what was its goal? 5. What was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court regarding the New Deal? 6 What happened to Roosevelt's plan of reorganizing the Supreme Court? 7. Why did Roosevelt want to decrease farm surplus? 8. What did Mary McLeod Bethune do? 9.18. What was the Social Security Act? 10. What Roosevelt policy showed his concern for the environment? 11. What was the TVA? Why was it so controversial? 12. Describe the intent of the FDIC. 13. Name 2 programs that started during the New Deal and are still functioning today? 14. What is the SEC? Why was it created? Impacts 1. How did the New Deal impact Mexican Americans? 2. How did the New Deal impact African Americans? 3. How did the New Deal impact women 4. Define Court Packing as it related to FDR America?