The Roaring 20's
The nickname given to the 1920s, a decade of economic growth, new inventions, and social change.
The Roaring 20's
The date the stock market collapsed, wiping out billions of dollars in a single day. (Bonus if you know the EXACT day and year)
October 29, 1929 - Black Tuesday
What number president is Herbert Hoover? (Bonus if you know the years he served)
31st President from 1929 to 1933
What are the three R's of FDR's New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
This New Deal program put young unemployed men to work planting trees, building national parks, and constructing trails and bridges.
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
Borrowing money now and promising to pay it back later — many Americans used this to buy goods in the 1920s.
Credit
The severe worldwide economic crisis that lasted from 1929 to the late 1930s, marked by massive unemployment and bank failures.
The Great Depression
Hoover's core belief that Americans should solve their own problems through hard work and self-reliance.
Rugged Individualism
In his first 100 days in office, FDR signed this many major pieces of legislation.
15
Created in 1933, this program insures your bank deposits so that if your bank fails, the government guarantees your money is safe.
FDIC (Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation)
A time of economic success when many people have jobs, money, and a good standard of living.
Prosperity
This risky practice involved investors purchasing stocks by only paying a small portion upfront and borrowing the rest.
Buying on Margin
These shantytowns made of cardboard and scrap metal were built by homeless Americans during the Depression and named after the president they blamed.
Hoovervilles
What Mountain in the Adirondack's has a beautiful road built by Franklin D. Roosevelt allowing visitors to drive all the way to the top of it? (Bonus points if you know where it stands as tallest peaks in NYS)
Whiteface Mountain. Peak #5
This was the largest New Deal program, employing millions to build roads, schools, bridges, and public buildings — and also hiring artists, writers, and musicians.
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
What are some things defined American culture in the 1920s — they included a new style of music, a new entertainment industry, and bold new styles of dress.
Jazz Music, Hollywood Movies, and New Fashions
During the Great Depression, approximately 1 in 4 American workers experienced this.
Unemployment
About 20,000 World War I veterans who marched to Washington D.C. in 1932 demanding early payment of money the government owed them.
The Bonus Army
At age 39, FDR contracted this disease, which paralyzed him from the waist down and led most people to believe his political career was finished.
Polio
This reform program was created to regulate the stock market, require honest financial reporting from companies, and prevent the reckless speculation that caused the crash.
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
This new technology, along with refrigerators, washing machines, and automobiles, became widely available to Americans for the first time in the 1920's
The Radio
Factories producing more goods than Americans could afford to buy — this pre-crash problem helped cause the stock market to collapse.
Overproduction
When Hoover ordered the military to remove the Bonus Army, these devices captured everything, permanently damaging his public image.
Newsreel Cameras
This is what actually ended the Great Depression — NOT the New Deal.
World War II
Arguably the most lasting legacy of the New Deal, this 1935 program created federal payments for retired, unemployed, and disabled Americans — and still pays benefits to tens of millions today.
SSA (Social Security Act)