Terms
What is a bank run?
fraction of America that was unemployed throughout the Great Depression
people who moved West to California to leave the dusty plains
What are okies?
main character of Cinderella Man
Who is Jim Braddock?
two magazines that became popular in the 30's
What are LIFE and TIME?
What is a depression?
Jim Braddock said to the reporters that he was fighting for this
What is milk?
region where the Dust Bowl occured
What is the Great Plains?
President who many blamed the Depression on
Who is Herbert Hoover?
What is.... probably anything you say is correct?
a line of people waiting to get food from local shelters
What is a bread line?
this occurred when a family was not paying their bills, the bank took their property
What is foreclosure?
day when dust storms moved all the way to major East-Coast cities
What is "Black Sunday"?
man who founded a movie company in the 30's, that you have probably heard of
Who is Walt Disney?
date of Black Tuesday
What is October 29, 1929?
a system of buying and selling part of a company to make money
What is the stock market?
number of banks closed during the Depression
What is 9,000?
two reasons the Dust Bowl occured
What is ..... overplowing, drought, wind, etc???
man who lost the heavyweight title to Jim Braddock
What are soap operas?
a homeless encampment, marked by small cardboard shelters
two causes of the Great Depression
What is... judgement call!!!!!!
one effect that human beings felt during the Dust Bowl
What is.... stress, mental illness, anxiety??
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
nickname of the decade (not Great Depression)
What are the "Dirty 30's"?