Americans went to these secret bars to get their liquor.
What were speakeasies?
100
Many Americans were _________________, investing in overpriced or over-valued stocks.
What is overspeculating or overspeculation?
100
At Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration, he said of the Great Depression, "We have nothing to fear, but __________ ___________".
What is "fear itself"?
100
FDR's plan for ending the Great Depression was called the
What is New Deal?
200
Women gained the right to vote with this amendment.
What is the 19th?
200
_______________ or alcohol was deemed appropriate by most Americans . . . until all the violence began.
What is smuggling or bootlegging?
200
__________________ on the farms and in the factories caused prices to drop and therefore, profits to drop.
What is overproduction?
200
Many Americans sat next to their __________ on Saturday mornings, listening to FDR's "___________ __________".
What were "Fireside chats"?
200
The _______________ Valley Authority created jobs and electricity for one of the poorest regions in America.
What is Tennessee?
300
Magazines became cheaper since they now had so much _______________ in their pages.
What is advertising?
300
Fearful of of communism, Americans became anti-______________. Even the KKK used this sentiment to increase its membership.
What is (anti) immigration?
300
The day the stock market lost $30 billion, sparking the great depression.
What is Black Tuesday?
300
At it's height, half of Americans mortgages were in default and banks were ______________ on peoples' homes and farms, causing an enormous homelessness problem.
What is foreclosing or foreclosures?
300
It keeps your money in the bank safe?
What is FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp?
400
All of the advertising in the magazines caused an increase women's ________.
What is fashion, fads, styles or trends?
400
The worst example of Americans anti-immigration mood was the conviction and execution of _____________ _____ __________________.
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
400
The date of Black Tuesday?
What is Oct 29, 1929?
400
In 1933 the _________________ ______ was over 30%
What is the unemployment rate?
400
To help provide and income for the elderly or orphaned?
What is social security?
500
Women who bobbed their hair, wore short skirts and makeup.
What were flappers?
500
What event highlighted the differences between the younger and the older generation, as the younger looked to science for answers?
What was the (John) Scopes "Monkey" Trial?
500
Who was president when the Great Depression began and believed, like most Americans at the time, that the government should do very little to help the economy and that the American Economy would right itself. (HInt: Shantytowns were named after him)
Who was Herbert Hoover?
500
Thousands of _______ failed and people lost their life savings if they didn't withdraw their money in time.
What were banks?
500
Since the new Deal went into effect, most Americans now look to the _______________ to help deal with economic concerns.