AP US History — Unit 8

Great Depression: Cabinet Decisions

It's 1929. The stock market has crashed. Banks are failing. Unemployment is rising. As President Hoover's cabinet, you have limited tools and enormous pressure. What will you do?

Market in Freefall!

Investors panic. The nation waits for the Cabinet to act.

National Economic Stability 50%
50%

💰 Economic Policy

Tax Rate 25%
Interest Rates 6%
Gov't Spending $10B
Trade Tariffs 20%

📋 New Deal Legislation