Great Depression 1
Which term was used for the region of the American mid-west that suffered a devastating drought full of huge dirt storms during the 1930's.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This event is often considered to be the starting point of the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash of 1929?
The protection of money in ________ is one of the lasting effects of the Great Depression.
What are banks?
What was the most famous film of the era?
Gone with the Wind
During the Great Depression, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
What are soup kitchens/breadlines?
What does it mean to pack the supreme court?
To try to add justices to pull the court's decisions to your side or point of view
What happened on December 21, 1620
The Pilgrim first landed in Massachusetts
The name of the economic system where money is invested in business ventures in order to make profit
What is the Capitalism
A core concept related to any idea is often called
What is Fundamental
The unemployed and poor often lived in "shanty towns." They were often referred to as.
What are Hoovervilles?
True or False: A depression is a time when industry is booming and almost all people are employed.
What is false?
October 29, 1929 is also known by this name.
What is Black Tuesday?
He was the United States president during the early years of the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
True or False...Hoover didn't set up government programs to help the homeless because he felt people would become dependent on the government.
True
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) did what?
•provided direct relief for the needy
What happened on April 12, 1865
The formal surrender of Confederate arms took place at Appomattox Court House with ended the Civil War
The name for the type of city where the seat of government is located
What is a Capital
To pay close attention to details is said to be .......
What is "Focused"
The ____ _____ is where brokers and traders can buy and sell stocks.
Stock Market
Companies were under the assumption that they were making a lot of money because they were selling a lot of products. However, this wasn't true because most people got their products using ______ ______ and did not make their payments.
installment plans / buying on credit
He was the only U.S. President to serve 4 terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This major event followed the Great Depression.
What is World War II?
She was Franklin Roosevelt's wife.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
Which Amendment was passed that repealed Prohibition?
the 21st amendment
What happened on November 22, 1963?
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas Texas.
War against communism from 1945 to 1991
What is the Cold War
To pay a monetary amount for an infraction of a rule is to be.......
What is "Fined"
This group demanded that Hoover authorize early payment of a promised military bonus.
What is the Bonus Army?
This act was passed under FDR that gives payment to the elderly and disabled.
The Social Security Act
As a result of the failure of their farms due to the Dust Bowl, many people moved to _____ to find farming work.
The West / California
This "Administration" created many new jobs and put as many people to work as possible
The Works Progress Administration (WPA)
This man proposed monthly payments for the elderly.
Who is Dr. Francis Townsend?
What Act was created to raise prices of farm products?
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
What happened on June 21 1788
The Constitution was ratified and went into effect
What is government control of the media called?
What is censorship
Named after a German city, it is the other name for a hot dog.
What is a Frankfurter
What famous novel was written about the lives of Oklahomans fleeing the Dust Bowl during the Depression
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
This woman was appointed head of the Office of Minority Affairs under FDR.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
List 3 Causes of the Dust Bowl
1. What is a drought
2. What is high winds
3. What is over farming
4. What is loss of prairie grasses
She was the 1st female cabinet member.
Who is Frances Perkins?
This senator gave the Share our Wealth speech and gained popularity.
Who is Huey Long?
Which amendment moved inaugurations up to January, but did not apply to election of 1932)
the 20th amendment
What happened on August 6, 1945
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The term for a person who can see into the future
What is a clairvoyant
The last name of one of the founding fathers who was an inventor, a diplomat and the first postmaster
Who was Franklin