Chapter 25 Study Questions

#2. What did the Bonus Army want the Government to do?

-They wanted their 1,000-dollar bonus right away, so they marched to D.C. to demand their money.

#3. What was the New Deal?

-       It is the laws that were passed during the Hundred Days. The laws were…

o   Civilian Conservation Corps

o   Tennessee Valley Authority

o   Federal Emergency Relief Administration

o   Agricultural Adjustment Administration

o   National recovery Administration

o   Public Works Administration

o   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

#4. How did the CCC benefit the unemployed as well as the nation?

-They hired about 3 million men to work on projects that benefitted the public, planted trees to reforest areas, built levees for flood control, and improved national parks.

#5. In what region was the Dust Bowl centered?

- Western Kansas, Oklahoma, northern Texas, New Mexico, and eastern Colorado.

#6. Summarize the advances made by African Americans and women during the Great Depression.

-Women had to be the main support in some of the families because although they could get a job, it paid less then men. On top of trying to get a job, women had to mend their own clothes, bake their own bread, and can their own vegetables. Some women also start their own businesses.

-African Americans had a very hard time finding jobs. They often found that white men who lost theirs were taking their jobs. They did make some political gains during the depression. Roosevelt hired blacks to federal posts. He has a group of advisors known as the Black Cabinet.

  

#7. What was the purpose of the social Security Act?

-It put a tax on workers and employers so that money could provide monthly pensions for retired people. There was also a tax on employers alone that paid people who lost their jobs. This act also helped the disabled, poor elderly, and children whose parents couldn’t support them.

#8 Describe two laws passed during the Second New Deal that helped workers and unions.

-The Fail Labor Standers Act banned child labor and set a minimum wage at 40 cents an hour.

-Congress of Industrial organization helped create industrial unions.

#9. How did the trend of buying on credit in the 1920’s affect banks during the Depression?

-Small banks failed when farmers failed to pay back their loans and some large banks even had to close because of the stack market crash.

#10. How did new technology help cause the Dust Bowl disaster?

-When farmers were using machinery, like tractor, they cleared millions of acres of sod for wheat farming. They didn’t realize that the root held the soil together. So the soil dried out, making it impossible to grow new crops.

#11. List two ways the federal government changed during Roosevelt’s administration.

- Roosevelt tried to fins new jobs so people could work and support their families. He also rebuilt the banking system to prevent an event like this happening again.