He was elected President of the United States in a landslide victory in 1932.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
100
A long period of time when there is little or no rain
What is a drought
100
Name given to shantytowns that sprang up across the United States during the Great Depression.
What are Hoovervilles
100
He was the 31st President of the United States who was largely blamed for the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover
100
A coin valued at one-tenth (1/10th) of a dollar.
What is a dime
200
Nickname for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
What is FDR
200
Greatest man-made environmental disaster in the history of the United States.
What is the Dust Bowl
200
This is the area where the Dust Bowl took place.
What are the Great Plains
200
The worst economic collapse in the history of the modern industrial world.
What is the Great Depression
200
This song is considered the anthem of the Great Depression.
What is "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?"
300
He told the American people, that they had “nothing to fear but fear itself.”
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
300
Cause of death of many animals and people living in the Dust Bowl.
What is dust pneumonia (lungs filling with dust)
300
This happened in Spain during The Great Depression.
What is a recession
300
Program of economic recovery instituted by President Roosevelt.
What is the New Deal
300
A song that speaks for someone, such as a generation, a country, or a popular movement.
What is an anthem
400
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the _______ president of the United States.
What is the 32nd President
400
Something that causes great destruction or violence
What is a cataclysm
400
October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed.
What is Black Tuesday
400
A theory that financial benefits given to big business will in turn pass down to smaller businesses and consumers.
What is trickle-down economics?
400
This is what an empty pocket turned inside out was called.
What is a Hoover flag
500
President Roosevelt made these radio addresses in order to comfort and encourage the American people.
What are the Fireside Chats
500
A set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity, success and upward social mobility.
What is the American Dream
500
A sudden or very bad event of disaster
What is an apocalypse
500
A theory that refers to the idea that each individual should be able to help themselves out, and that the government does not need to involve itself in people's economic lives nor in national economics in general.