The Stock Market Crash
When was the stock market crash?
Oct 29, 1929
What caused The Great Depression?
The stock market crashing.
Why were the soup kitchens important?
because people couldn't afford food so the soup kitchens provided that food
Why was it called the "Dust Bowl?"
Because a lot of dust swept through the Great Plains.
Did the Stock Market cause the Great Depression?
Yes
What caused the Stock Market to crash?
Nobody was buying the stock, everybody got back their money, but there was nothing to fund to companies.
What was the great Depression?
The 1929 stock market crash.
Why were the "shantytowns" called "Hoovervilles?"
because they thought their president ,Herbert Hoover was the cause of the Great depression
What region did most of the Dust Bowl hit?
The most of the Great Plains region.
Was Herbert Hoover a president at the time of The Great Depression?
only for some of it
What is one thing people lost during The Great Depression?
Billions of U.S dollars were lost.
Why did some banks go completely out of business?
Because people were withdrawing too much money which caused banks to run out of money.
What were shantytowns also called?
Hoovervilles.
Where did the severe storms carry all the dirt to?
It carried the dirt all the way to Washington D.C. and New York.
Was Mid-western dirt blown away during the Dust bowl?
yess