Great Depression 1
He was the United States president that gave "relief" to the people during the Great Depression
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
After the stock market crash, people rushed to their banks and took the money that was left out. What did that cause?
Banks closing down/Bank runs
FDR's promise to create more programs to help the country out of the Great Depression.
The New Deal
These were women who challenged society's ideas about womanhood and were known for their unique dances and pushing gender norms on female fashion and clothing
Who are flappers?
Illegal nightclubs that served alcohol during the 1920s were called
What are Speakeasies?
Which term was used to the region of the American mid-west(Great Western Plains) that suffered a devastating drought full of huge dirt storms during the 1930's.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This event is often considered to be the starting point of the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash of 1929?
Which New Deal Program provided young men with jobs on environmental conservation projects?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
This was passed in 1933, ending prohibition.
What is the 21st Amendment?
This Amendment made Alcohol illegal
18 Amendment
What is a period of time of high unemployment and low economic demand?
economic depression
What is the practice of buying stocks with up to 90% of the money being borrowed from the bank and the rest from a person's own money called?
buying on margin
President FDR's policies during the Great Depression shows his belief that?
A) The government should never become involved in the economy.
B) The government should step in and help in the economy.
C) The Great Depression was caused by labor union strikes.
D) None of the Above
B) The government should step in and help in the economy.
The flourishing of African-American art, jazz, literature, and poetry in the 1920s is known as the
Harlem Renaissance
This era of US history led to increased government corruption because police and politician took bribes from gangsters to ignore the movement and sale of alcohol. (The Act of forbidding something... "Giggle Juice")
What is prohibition?
The unemployed and poor often lived in "shanty towns." They were often referred to as.
What are Hoovervilles?
October 29, 1929 is also known as this.
What is Black Tuesday?
What was the nickname for the series of government programs (remedies) that FDR put in place to help end the Great Depression called?
Alphabet Soup
Music played during the Harlem Renaissance?
Jazz & Blues
What is one thing that came out of Fords Model T?
1. More freedom
2. Growth of suburbs
3. Affordable car prices
4. Assembly lines
5. More roads being paved
Name three causes of the Great Depression (4-5 examples)
--overproduction
--overuse of credit
--Stock Speculation/buying stocks on margin
--Uneven Distribution of Wealth
--High Tariffs
This law guaranteed payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65 who retired, with disability or unemployment?
Social Security Act
FDR created this holiday that closed every bank for four days and allowed them to then re-open only if they had enough funding and if they passed Federal Inspection.
bank holiday
Why were people ready to have fun in the 1920’s?
WWI had just ended
Name a gangster who profited greatly from Prohibition
1. Al Capone
2. "Lucky" Luciano
3. Johnny Torro
4. Ben Siegel "Bugsy"
5. "MGK" (George Kelley Barns)
6. John Dillinger
6. "Baby Face"