Consumerism and Society
This type of transportation become widespread as more people began to buy it.
What is automobile or car?
This man became what some see as the first celebrity as he flew across the Atlantic?
Who is Charles Lindburgh?
This is the first thing that many people think of when they hear about Great Depression.
What is the Stock Market Crash or Black Tuesday?
This President was elected based on his New Deal programs to help the American People.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The New deal expanded the involvement of this in the economy.
What is the federal government?
This was a new thing for many homes as they began to use this type of light instead of candles and lanterns.
What is electric or electricity?
What is baseball?
This president got blamed for the Great Depression.
Who was Herbert Hoover?
What are the three R's of the New Dea? programs?
Because of his popularity in helping the American people, Roosevelt was elected to this many terms.
What is four?
This movement highlighted the culture of African Americans at this time.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
What type of entertainment developed at this time and many people would go watch these in large theatres?
What is movies or motion pictures?
This is arguably the most important reason as to why the Great Depression happened.
This is the agency that sparked confidence back into the banking system.
What is the FDIC (Federal Depository Insurance Corporation)?
This is Mr. Wille's middle name.
What is Vernon?
This was a new way of buying things and would basically serve as an I owe You.
This type of entertainment would develop in major cities and serve as social locations for adults.
What are night clubs?
This was the type of standard that the US was on prior to the Great Depression.
What is the Gold Standard?
This program that is still in existence today, is basically forced retirement savings for the elderly and disabled workers of America. (You have this taken out of your paycheck if you have one)
What is Social Security?
What is the name of the agency created to protect investors.
What is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?
This amendment allowed for women to finally vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
This genre developed as a smooth style.
What is jazz?
This major agriculture event made the Great Depression worse.
What is the Dust Bowl?
Most of the New Deal programs were designed to provide Americans new opportunities for this.
What are jobs?
This is what officially brought us out of the Great Depression.
What is WWII?