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What event started the Great Depression?

The Stock market Crash

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What did people do with their Cars and Homes during the Great Depression?

Sell them

100

What state did people migrate to because of the Dust Bowl?

California
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What was FDR's plan to combat the Great Depression Called?

The New Deal

100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson


200

What caused the Dust Bowl?

Bad farming practices, Drought, wind 
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What would happen to your money if your bank closed in 1929?

You lost it.

200

What year did Hoover start his presidency?

1929

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What were the 3 R's of the New Deal?

Relief, Recovery and Reform

200

What does MAIN stand for?

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

300

What Year did the Great Depression start?

1929

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What was the nickname given to Great Depression slum villages?

Hoovervilles

300

What was Hoover's economic approach called?

Laissez-Faire

300

What was FDR's Wife's name?

Elanor Roosevelt

300

Who was the 44th president of the US?

Barrack Obama

400

What tricky purchase technique were people using throughout the 1920's that led to the economic crisis of the Great Depression?

Buying on Margin

400

What was it called when FDR got on the radio during the Great Depression to address the union?

Fireside Chats

400

Name the group of WW1 Veterans that marched on DC demanding their payment for serving

Bonus Army

400

What was FDR's group of intellectuals and lawyers that helped create the 3 R's called?

The Brain Trust

400

Who was Anakin Skywalkers master?

Obi Wan Kenobi

500
What was the DATE of Black Tuesday?

October 29th, 1929

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What iconic board game was created during the Great Depression to provide entertainment?

Monopoly

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What tax did Hoover impliment on imported goods with the goal of protecting farmers?

Hawley Smoot Tariff


500

What New Deal program established a federal safety net to address the poverty of the Great Depression through old-age financial benefits and unemployment insurance?

Social Security Act

500

Where does Mr. Biehl go to college? 

Stony Brook

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