Hoover
Where does Herbert Hoover rank for historians among Presidents
What is second last (Only above James Buchanan)?
When the soil was sifted too much and not overturned it became a storm. This time period in the midwest was called what?
What is the Dust Bowl?
What was FDR's disability?
What is FDR contracted polio in his twenties and was paralyzed from it?
December 7th, 1941 is a day that will live in (Have to get the next word exactly correct)
What is Infamy?
What is Mr. Mac's weight (Within 10 pounds gets the points)?
What is 244?
What is 31?
The Stock Market Crash was on October 29, 1929. This day is known as?
What is Black Tuesday?
FDR was this number president
What is 32?
Combined, how many people were killed/wounded at Pearl Harbor (roughly)?
What is roughly 3,000?
Mrs. Reynolds has four sons. Name at least two of them for points.
Who are Jerrod, Austin, Lucas, and Heath?
Name of homeless "neighborhoods" with newspapers for blankets and cardboard for housing
What is a Hooverville?
Roughly the percentage of the population who lost their jobs and homes?
What is 33% or 1 out of every 3 people?
FDR started new programs to help people within our country during the Depression. Name or explain 1 of them.
What are programs like: Social Security, cheaper farming loans, Welfare/Food Stamps, etc?
These ships were not hit at Pearl Harbor as they were out at sea
What are the US aircraft carriers?
Mr. Mac's career aspiration when he started college.
What is become a pilot?
Location of the Hoover Dam (Where money went instead of going to help civilians)
What is Nevada?
Max Baer fought James J. Braddock in the Boxing Heavyweight Championship. What was Braddock's nickname?
What is the Cinderella Man?
Name of FDR's wife who traveled the country for him and wrote The Declaration of Human Rights.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
The US declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941 (the day after Pearl Harbor). When did Germany declare war on the US?
What is December 10, 1941?
Mrs. Reynold's initial career aspiration.
What is become a Nurse?
Job during World War I
When the banks all failed, very wealthy members of this organization tried to put their own money into the economy to save it. (It only staved off the Depression for three weeks).
What is the Federal Reserve?
What did FDR do when he wanted to declare war on Japan that shocked/impressed the Chiefs of Staff?
What is stood up even though he was paralyzed?
Jimmy Doolittle, leader of the Doolittle raid against Japan in 1942, did many things. He fought in WWI and WWII. He flew planes with the windshield blacked out. He also started a company. What was it?
What is NACA? This became NASA.
Each team gets a chance to earn 500 points. Explain who you're favorite historical figure is and be ready to detail why they are your favorite!
This is subjective and will be determined by Reynolds and Mac!