DATES
PEOPLE
CAUSES/ EFFECTS
PROJECTS
FACTS
100
WHAT WAS THE PERIOD OF YEARS WHEN THE USA WAS PROSPEROUS? WHAT WAS IT CALLED?
What is ROARING 20'S
100
WHO WON THE 1932 ELECTION FOR THE PRESIDENCY?
What is FDR
100
This was an arrangement to buy goods/ products with the agreement to pay later.
What is credit
100
This is the acronym for the group ( like many other groups across the country) that worked on and built the Lake of 3 Fires.
What is C C C
100
Name the 5 states which were hardest hit by the dust bowl.
What is NM / KS / CO / TX / OK
200
BLACK TUES WAS WHAT DATE? ( DAY, MONTH AND YEAR)
What is OCT. 29, 1929
200
ALFRED SMITH WAS DEFEATED FOR THE PRESIDENCY BY WHO IN 1928?
Who is Herbert Hoover
200
What natural disaster was a leading contributor to the troubles in farming?
What was a 3-5 year drought.
200
This was the general term when the Fed govt put money in the pockets of those suffering from the depression.
What is direct relief.
200
Why did many farmers move to the west coast? ( 2 reasons)
What are jobs were there / dust was blowing east.
300
OFFICIAL YEARS OF THE DEPRESSION.
What is 1929 - 1940
300
These 2 minority groups were hit the hardest by the depression. ( wages, unemployment, racism )
What is African Americans / latinos ( mexican americans)
300
Demand for products made by farmers increased or decreased after WW 1 ?
What is decreased. This led to lower prices / and less profit.
300
These were low cost or free food places in the cities for the poor.
What are soup kitchens.
300
The rate of suicide during the depression increased by _____%
What is 30
400
BETWEEN 1929 - 1932 HOW MANY FARMS WERE FORECLOSED UPON?
What is 400,000
400
Young boys or men often left home and went out looking for jobs etc. They were often called what?
What are hobos
400
What is it called when people buy stocks and bonds with the hope of a quick profit.
What is speculation
400
What does the T V A stand for ?
What is Tenn. Valley Authority.
400
What last terrible event that Pres . Hoover ordered probably did more to lead to him losing the 1932 election?
What is the disbanding of the Bonus Army. Ordered Gen. MaCarther and 1000 army troops to break them up.
500
WHAT "EVENT" OR PART OF THE DEPRESSION FELL DURING THE YEARS OF 1933 - 1936?
What is DUST BOWL
500
The name given to people who left the great plains looking for jobs and better lives.
What are OKIES
500
Where and what is the center of buying and selling of stocks?
What is the NEW YOUR STOCK EXCHANGE.
500
Why did President Hoover sign a lot of gov't programs for the individual people to get through the depression?
What is HE DID NOT DO THIS AND DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS THE RIGHT THING FOR THE GOV"T TO DO.
500
This measures app. 30 stocks and their prices and shows how the stocks are doing.
What is DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVE.
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