What had happen was
A severe drought hit the Great Plains in 1930. A drought is a long period without ____.
Rain
another name for the Jazz Age in the 1920's
Roaring 20's
Which president was in office during the beginning of the Great Depression but did not do much to help the American people?
Herbert Hoover
What was Roosevelt’s plan to help the U.S. economy called?
What does unemployment mean?
Not having a job
Charities that provided food for unemployed and homeless people
Soup Kitchens
What important event happened on Tuesday, October 29, 1929?
Black Tuesday
How did the standard of living improve for many Americans during the Roaring Twenties?
New technologies, such as electricity and the automobile, became available to many Americans. (TECHNOLOGY)
A famous musician, composer and bandleader during the “Swing Era”
Who was Duke Ellington?
Built bridges, roads, school, parks and airports
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Severe drought in the Great Plains with prairie winds picking up dust and it covered everything.
What was the Dust Bowl?
What did Jesse Owens accomplish?
He was an African American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics
What did many farm families do to escape the Dust Bowl?
Moved to California
A district in Manhattan in New York City
Harlem
A famous athlete
Who was Jesse Owens?
Was known for stopping flooding issues
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Many people blamed Herbert Hoover for the continuing depression. Shantytowns became known as __________.
Hoovervilles
Herbert Hoover was defeated by ___________ in the 1932 presidential election.
Franklin D Roosevelt
Which president was elected in 1932 with promises to pull America out of the Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
During the 1920s, what economic trend helped cause the Great Depression?
Consumers bought too many things on credit. (CREDIT)
A famous writer
Who was Margaret Mitchell?
Was known for giving jobs to young men (18-25) to plant forests.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
What was the downturn in the U.S. economy called?
The Great Depression
What famous novel did Margaret Mitchell write?
Gone With the Wind
What was the main goal of poets, writers, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance?
to encourage pride in African American culture
The decade following World War I was nicknamed "The Roaring Twenties" because...
... it was a time of filled with hope, prosperity, and cultural change.
HOPE - PROSPERITY - CULTURAL CHANGE
A Famous potograph of a mom and her children in a Shantytown is named ________ ______?
Migrant Mother
Which was the three parts of President Roosevelt's New Deal Plan (the 3 R's)
recovery - relief - reform
True or False, if false make true?
Many countries around the world experienced the economic depression?
True
This was the first movie to release with color during the Great Depression
The Wizard of OZ