What agency help construct dames and power plants?
Tennessee Valley Authority
200
Why did the banks fail?
They put the money they had in the vaults in the stock market and then couldn't give people back their money
200
What is it called when it doesn't rain for a long time?
A drought
200
What were some of the sacrifices people had to make?
No extra stuff, like sweets, or toys, or clothes they didn't need.
200
Why is this time period called the Great Depression?
It was the largest Economic crisis the US had ever seen
300
What agency was created by congress to help farmers?
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
300
Why did people borrow money that they didn't have?
To play in the stock market and then couldn't pay it back
300
Why did some of the people not get help from the government?
They were very proud and didn't want charity.
300
Why was it so hard for people to find jobs?
They had to wait in lines for food and unemployment and some were uneducated
300
Why was it hard to find jobs?
People couldn't move around to get new jobs because they had no money
400
What agency employed millions to help work on roads and buildings?
Works Progress Administration
400
Why was it hard to live off of so little amount of money?
People didn't have jobs, so had to budget their money, and couldn't afford to pay the high prices of everything.
400
What was a cause for the Dust Bowl, beside having no rain?
Deep plowing of the top soil
400
What were some of the jobs people resorted to, to put food on the table?
selling alcohol
400
What did people (try) to turn to for jobs during this time period?
Farming and mining
500
What agency was created to help the retire and unemployed?
Social Security Act
500
What "occupation" to took advantage of this time period and the hard times people were gong through?
Gangsters and Mobsters
500
Why was the Dust Bowl such a big deal?
It killed a lot of people and it was devastating to the land
500
If you had to move your family and ended up on the side of the road, where wouldyou live?
Hoovervilles, shantytowns
500
Why couldn't people get out from under the depression?
It was a continuous cycle. People couldn't go out and spend money, so people at businesses lost jobs because bosses couldn't pay them, so the cycle continues.