Great Depression
What year did the great depression end?
1933
Who gave the fireside chats?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is another name that Babe Ruth was called?
Sultan of Swat or Great Bambino
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What team did Babe Ruth play on?
New York Yankees
What do we call the stock market crash that happened in October of 1929?
Black Tuesday
What was Walt Disney's first full film?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
What trophy was introduced in 1935 for college football that is still around today?
Heisman Trophy
What started WWII?
Hitler's Invasion of Poland
What year was monopoly created?
1935
Roughly, how many years did it take the stock market to recover?
25
What movie was popular in the 30's that is now a video game/ video game character?
King Kong
What year was the first voting for the Hall of Fame Inductees?
1936
Who did the United States first declare war on and why?
Japan; Pearl Harbor
What year did the Cardinals win the world series with Dizzy and Daffy Dean?
1934
An economic depression is usually caused by a drop in consumer spending and investments which causes a steep decline in industrial output which causes businesses to fail which leads to ___________
mass unemployment
During WWII what were the majority of movies about?
War-Related
How many major league baseball players served in the war?
To the exact, how long did WWII last?
6 years, 1 day
What was the most popular genre of music in the 1930's and 1940's? Who is known as the most popular artist of this genre?
Jazz; Bing Crosby
What percent did the gross domestic product (GDP) fall between the years of 1929 and 1932?
15%
Before you saw a movie in theatre's, what was shown before and after?
10 minute news reel and an animated cartoon
Who is pictured on the "Boxing" slide?
Max Baer
Who were the top 3 allied powers and axis powers?
Allied: France, Great Britain, United States
Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
Why did Lou Gehrig leave baseball?
He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis