Poverty Spreading
Who was the president at the time of the Great Crash?
Hoover
What year did things start going downhill?
1928
What was the Dust Bowl?
Poor farming practices combined with a drought created this environmental disaster.
What were the names of two different events starting with Black ____ & Black____
Tuesday and Thursday
11 years
What were small hut like home structures, often gathered at public spaces called?
Hoovervilles
Who was feeling the affects in 1920 before the crash officially hit?
Farmers
What was it called when people lived in a house that normally consisted of 2 or more families in a space that could not hold them?
Multifamily Homes
By 1930 who felt the affects of the Great Crash?
Everyone
What is Mr. Ruddy's first name?
Ron
How did president Hoover feel about the crash?
America was fine!
What was the stock market boom based on?
Borrowed money and optimistic thinking
What direction did most of the migration occur due to the Dust Bowl?
West
No, it only temporally stable out before dropping again
What college does Mr. Brennan attend right now?
Rowan University
Who's economy declined because they were relying on the United State's resources?
Europe
What stock market index hit a high point of 381 on September 29, 1929
Dow Jones Industrial
What were some families forced to do with their children?
Send them away to live else where
Ford companies shut down all of their factories in Detroit, how many people lost there jobs?
(If you get within 5 thousand of the number)
75,000
What is Mr. Brennan's first name?
William
What was the name of the cycle that got ruined due to the Great Crash and who did it affect _____, _____, _____
Banks, Farmers, and Businesses
who in the 1920's purchased stocks on Margin and used that for collateral?
Speculators
Name three things that parents would feel in the family dynamic during this time
Contraction is what?
When there is a decline marked by a falling output of goods and services
What month does Mr. Brennan start teaching every day of the week?
January