The Great Depression
What is a Soup Kitchen?
Soup Kitchens provided people, who were out of work food, for their families. Charities ran the Soup Kitchents.
Which two presidents ran against each other during the Great Depression?
Howard Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the W.P.A (Works Progress Administration)?
Employed more than 8 million people to build roads, schools, bridges, and parks.
Who was Duke Ellington?
A famous musician, composer and bandleader during the "Swing Era".
What was the Dust Bowl?
Severe drought in the Great Plains with prairie winds picking up dust and it covered everything.
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 did the T.V.A. (Tennessee Valley Authority) do?
Built about 50 dams along rivers in the South to prevent flooding. Workers also built 13 power plants to provide electricity to many homes in the region for the first time.
Who was Margret Mitchell?
A famous writer
Many people blamed Herbert Hoover for the continuing depression. Shantytowns became known as _____________.
Hoovervilles
Which president was elected in 1932 with promises to pull America out of the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
What did the C.C.C (Civilian Conservation Corps) do?
Set up work camps for more than 2 million unemployed young men between the ages of 18 and 25. The men received housing, food, and $30 per month. The CCC is best known for planting trees and maintaining national parks.
Who was Jesse Owens?
A famous Olympian
What was the downturn in the U.S. economy called?
The Great Depression
What was Roosevelt's plan to help the U.S. economy called?
The New Deal
What was the New Deal supposed to do for the American people?
The New Deal was supposed to help America get out of the Great Depression and get Americans working again.
What did Jesse Owens accomplish?
He was an African American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics
How did the Great Depression affect people?
People lost their jobs, homes, and money. It was hard to get a new job because many businesses shut down and the ones that stayed open were not hiring. Many people could not even afford food.
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt say in his speech?
"We have nothing to fear, but fear itself."
What three major goals did the New Deal have?
1) Relief
2) Recovery
3) Reform
How did people escape from the difficult times of the Great Depression?
Watching sports, reading books, listening to music, and going to see a movie