Characteristics #1
This era began with what event?
stock market crash
The President at the beginning of the 1930s who thought the Great Depression would end quickly
Herbert Hoover
Whose plan was this to end the Great Depression
FDR
the first Disney film
Snow White
True/False
During the 1920s, the banks were using the money the people deposited to buy stocks.
True
What was the name of the extreme drought and famine that occurred during this decade?
dust bowl
True/False
Europe was also affected by the Great Depression.
True
Roosevelt's plan to take care of elderly people after they retired
social security
the famous New York Yankee
Babe Ruth
people who traveled from place to place to find work
migrants
What does it mean to buy stocks on margin?
borrow money from the bank (credit) to buy stock
He was elected because President Hoover was not trusted to solve the problems anymore:
FDR
What were Roosevelt's Fireside Chats?
Using the radio to explain the New Deal and his plans for recovery
Why was the Jazz Singer an important movie?
first "talkie"
What does a president's "100 Days" mean?
time he is able to get the most accomplished
What was the name of the piece of art from the Great Depression that you duplicated?
American Gothic
Black Tuesday
the program that was created to provide electricity to rural areas of the southeastern United States (affects us!)
TVA
Shirley Temple
Which war brought the Great Depression to an end?
World War II
What did the US government call their secret project to build the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
What was FDR's plan to add liberal judges to the Supreme Court called?
court packing
What agency was set up to secure bank deposits?
FDIC
was famous for his rope tricks
Will Rogers
Second New Deal