Dust Bowl Days
Legislation
Hooverisms
Hooverisms II
Misc.
100
Describes the era of the 1930's, when severe dust storms moved across the plains, carrying precious top soil away.
What is the Dust Bowl or Dirty Thirties?
100
This was designed to provide bonus payments to World War I Veterans.
What is Adjustment Compensation Act?
100
Shantytown
What are Hoovervilles?
100
Hoover defeated this candidate in 1928 presidential election.
Who is Alfred E. Smith?
100
By 1933, the unemployment rate had risen to this percentage.
What is 25%?
200
Some dust storms were severe enough to carry dirt as far as this ocean.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
200
The aim of this act was to prevent farmers and homeowners from losing their property.
What is Federal Home Loan Bank Act?
200
Empty pockets
What are Hoover Flags?
200
Public Works Project on the Grand Canyon to provide jobs.
What is Hoover Dam?
200
One positive, long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people became this.
What is thrifty or savings minded?
300
Lack of rain is known as this
What is a drought?
300
This legislation would authorize full payment of compensation to veterans before 1945.
What is the Patman Bill?
300
Newspapers used by homeless people for warmth
What are Hoover Blankets?
300
Belief that the government should not take an active role in the economy. Hands off.
What is Laissez-Faire?
300
The Great Depression lasted through these years.
What is 1929 to 1941?
400
These 5 states were hit hardest by the Dust Bowl.
What is Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico?
400
Within a few years, the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act led to this negative outcome.
What is reduced world trade or higher domestic prices?
400
Hoboes
What are Hoover tourists?
400
Hoover believed that breadlines and soup kitchens should be run by these organizations.
What are private charities and/or churches?
400
Describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor
What is direct relief?
500
The Dust Bowl created a migration of thousands of people moving in this general direction.
What is west?
500
The MAIN purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was to provide emergency help for this group.
What are large businesses?
500
The idea that if you work hard, any man can accomplish or make a living.
What is 'rugged individualism'?
500
Working together to solve a problem.
What is voluntary cooperation?
500
Toward the end of the 1920's, there was a slowdown in these key industries. Name 3.
What are farming, automobile, and construction?
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