stats - great depression (3)

how much did farming income fall

22-13bn

how much did wheat prices fall from over production

50%

how much did bankruptcies increase

500%

how much did national income go to richest 5%

32%

how many americans still lived below pov. line despite the boom

42%

how many banks collapsed every year during the boom

500

when did construction industry income fall (indicating decreased investments)

1926

which recession begun before the stock market crash

1928

how high did dow jones average reach in 1929

381

how much did share ownership grow 1920-29

4-20m

economic bubble

price of an item increase to a value vastly higher than what its worth

how much was loaned on speculation - on margin in 1929

9bn

economist who predicted a major crash

roger babson

days of intense panic selling

black thursday and black tuesday

how many shares were traded on black tuesday

16m

how many americans faced financial ruin - wsc

1.5m

share prices fell below the year;

1935

how much did wages decrease; how many workers did ford sack - post wsc

50%, half

how much did price of farmers products decrease post wsc

40%

state of weather 1930-31

droughts

how many black blizzards were there in apri 1933 only

38

weather in ny

red snow

how many farmers lost land

1/3

how many banks were a part of the federal reserve system

1/3

how many banks collapsed in 1933 - post wsc

4,000

how much did trade fall - annually

36-12b

how many ‘hobos’ travelled around in search for work

1m

how many female black workers lost their jobs

50%

how many joined black shirts in atlanta

40,000

what were ww1 veterans granted

625 bonus

how many attended a march on washington

20,000

how many injured from bonus marches

100

who was killed from bonus marches

11 year old boy

rugged individualism

people to be self-reliant and independent from gov. aid

what bill did hoover block which would’ve provided 2.1bn jobs

1932 garner wagner relief bill

what act triggered a tariff war - hoover

1930 hawley-smoot tariff act

what corporation raised 500m to help refinance banks

national credit corporation

what corporation provided 2bn to rescue banks

reconstruction finance corporation

what farm act provided 125m aid to federal land banks but failed to help farmers to pay their mortgages

federal farm load act

which board was set up but failed to stop prices from falling

federal farm board