Vocabulary
A long period of rising stock prices
Bull Market
What amendment banned alcohol?
18th amendment
Who was elected in 1932 and passed his New Deal policies during his first 100 days?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the nickname given to shanty towns?
Hoovervilles
Which Organization paid Farmers to limit their stock in order to level out the prices?
AAA - Agricultural Adjustment Act
a serial drama on television or radio using melodramatic situations?
Soap Operas
What is the capital of Jazz?
Harlem
Which President believed in rugged individualism?
Herbert Hoover
What Natural Disaster occurred at the same time as the Great Depression making life for Farmers in the Great Plains impossible?
Dust Bowl
What is the name of the policies put forth by FDR during his 1st term in office to help the country out of the Depression?
The New Deal
Closing banks during the Great Depression to avoid bank runs
Bank Holidays
What is the name of secret clubs and bars?
Speakeasies
Which President was in office during Teapot Dome Scandal?
Warren G. Harding
What year did the Great Depression begin?
1929
Which organization hired young men to build railroads, state parks, and public roads?
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps
a homeless penniless wonderer
Hobo
Who is famous for the first solo flight across the atlantic?
Charles Lindbergh
Which President was in office during the Bonus Army?
Herbert Hoover
What is the name of the veteran protesters who marched on Washington, demanding they get their Bonus check from the Federal Government?
Bonus Army
During the Depression what did NRA stand for?
National Recovery Administration
Government practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes, in an attempt to boost the economy
Deficit Spending
Which teacher broke the law in Tennessee by teaching the theories of evolution?
John T. Scopes
Which Vice President took over the office when Harding died?
Calvin Coolidge
What is the name given to people from the Great Plains who migrated west in search of jobs?
Okies
Which organization hired Artists to paint murals on the sides of buildings?
WPA - Works Progress Administration