Daily Life
When people lost their jobs or could not find jobs during the Great Depression, they couldn't afford food. Where would these people go?
Soup Kitchens
What was the time period from 1929-1939 called?
The Great Depression
Who was elected president in 1932 on the promise that he would help strengthen the U.S. economy?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What was the name of the program created by FDR to create jobs for the American people during the Great Depression.
The New Deal
What is the purpose of taxes?
Taxes pay for government programs like schools and the military.
During the Great Depression, how did consumers act?
They consumed less because they wanted to save as much money as possible.
When did the Stock Market Crash? (Month Date Year)
October 29, 1929
Who was Margaret Mitchell?
The Georgia author who became famous for writing "Gone with the Wind".
Which program built dams to provide electricity and prevent flooding?
Tennessee Valley Authority
True or False: The Dust Bowl only affected individuals living in the Great Plains area?
If false, explain why.
False because the great plains were responsible for growing crops, and this led to a food shortage.
Where did the name "hoovervilles" come from?
What was the nickname for October 29, 1929?
Black Tuesday
Who is Jesse Owens?
The famous African American athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
This program created jobs to protect the environment by having workers plant trees, build parks, and create hiking trails.
Civilian Conservation Corps
What technology in the 1920's led to over farming?
TRACTORS
What was the name of shanty homes that people lived in?
hoovervilles
True or False: (If False Fix It)
Stock Market Boom was the cause of the Great Depression.
There was high unemployment in businesses.
There was large employment in businesses.
1- False: Stock Market Crash of 1929
2: Ture
3- False: High unemployment-many people lost their jobs
Who is Duke Ellington?
The famous big band Jazz musician of the 1930's.
Works Progress Administration
Name 3 causes of the Dust Bowl
excessive farming
drought
wind
Which of the following are roles that individuals play in the economy?
Buying food
Buying Clothes
Working
Paying taxes
Taxing their fellow citizens
Starting a Business
Firing their workers
buying food, buying clothes, working, paying taxes, starting a business
NOT: taxing their fellow citizens, firing their workers
Name 3 problems American's faced from 1929-1939.
Banks closed because they ran out of money
The stock market crashed causing people to lose millions and businesses to struggle
There was a severe drought in the U.S. that caused crops to fail
The economy struggled because there wasn't a lot of trade due to high tariffs (taxes)
Who was elected president in 1928 shortly before the Stock Market Crash?
Herbert Hoover
What was the goal of the New Deal and who created it?
To strengthen the economy by creating jobs for Americans. It was created by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920's and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl". What was an immediate result of this?
Many farmers lost their farms and had to move West to California.