Great Depression
When did the Great Depression occur?
1930s (after WWI and before WWII)
What major event in 1929 caused stock prices to drop suddenly?
Stock Market Crash
What was a positive of the Great Depression?
Helping others (food, clothing, shelter); Developing habits of saving and thrifting
What is the name of the play we went on a field trip to see?
A Christmas Carol
What is the word for the system where people, businesses, and the government make and share money through buying and selling goods/services?
Economy
Why did many banks not have money for people when they tried to withdraw?
Banks lost money in the Stock Market Crash
What did men do after losing their jobs?
Searched for jobs; some gave up; some abandoned their families
This is the poster for what Christmas movie?
Home Alone
What happened to almost half of the banks in America during the Great Depression?
They failed / ran out of money / closed
Explain how tariffs helped cause the Great Depression.
Tariffs make products more expensive and people less likely to buy things. This caused businesses to shut down and slowed down the economy.
What is something women did from HOME to help their families?
They canned food, sewed clothes, and carefully managed household budgets
What is the name of Will Ferrell's character in Elf?
Buddy the Elf
After the stock market crash, many Americans panicked and went to their banks. What did they want to do?
Withdraw their money
In the 1920s, what common financial mistake did people make when buying items like cars and radios?
Borrowing more money than they could repay (especially once the Great Depression started)
What did some cities ban married women from doing?
Being teachers
People are constantly debating whether this action movie starring Bruce Willis is a Christmas movie or not.
Die Hard
Before the Great Depression, America loaned a lot of money to other countries. The countries needed money because of what WORLD event?
World War I
What TWO things made life for farmers tough during this time period?
1. New equipment --> overproduction --> no profit
2. Dust Bowl / drought
Less tax money meant many schools had to close during the Great Depression. What did children often do once they couldn't go to school?
Worked in dangerous sweatshops to help their families
R-rated 2015 Christmas movie called "The Night Before" stars these three actors. Name one of them.
Anthony Mackie, Seth Rogen, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt