Study Guide Ten

Great Depression and American Society

Exam Two

NOTE: If you can answer these questions satisfactorily, you should do well on this section of the second exam. The material below consists of important material from the lecture. Questions on the test will be largely taken from this material.

Terms (definition and significance):

Andrew Mellon

Herbert Hoover

Voluntary Cooperation

Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1932

21^st Amendment

Hoovervilles

Bonus Army 1932

New Deal

Brain Trust

20^th Amendment

Banking Crisis of 1933

Questions to Think About:

How the Great Depression in the United States compare with the Great Depression in other countries?

Compare the depression of 1921 with the Great Depression of 1929?

What was normal government policy for combating a depression?

Why was normal government policy for combating a depression inadequate to combat the Great Depression?

How did volunteerism fit into Herbert Hoover’s approach toward the Great Depression?

In what ways did Herbert Hoover break away from the normal policies for combating a depression?

What were the seven aspects of Herbert Hoover’s program for combating the Great Depression?

Why did Herbert Hoover become so unpopular by 1932?

How bad was the Great Depression in terms of unemployment?

How did the Great Depression change the attitudes of many Americans?

What was the Bonus March and what was its significance?

How did Franklin Roosevelt’s campaign for president differ from Hoover’s?

What was the Banking Crisis of 1933? Why did it occur?