Great Depression Study Guide The years of the Great Depression: August 1929 – March 1933

The Great Depression was brought on by unemployment and the crash of the ___. The Stock Market

Who lived in shanty towns? Homeless folks

Shanty towns were also known as . hoovervilles

List 3 ways Americans saved money during this time.
Grew Garden
Patched up their clothes
Cheaper entertainment

President Hoover lost the election to . Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President Roosevelt was famous for saying, “The only thing we have to fear is…”
Fear it self

President Roosevelt was confined to a wheelchair due to . Polio
Roosevelt had 3 main goals when he became president known as…
The New Deal

America’s road and bridges as known as: Infrustructures
Improvement for roads & bridges happened under the program The Civilian Conservation ___. Corps
The Act passed to help unemployed, disabled, and elderly receive money:
Social Security Act
People stood in long lines to receive food from: A Soup Kitchen
Hoovervilles and mortgage processes are both associated with ___. Housing