Stock Market Crash
What was one major cause for the stock market crash of 1929?
Citizens borrowed money from banks to buy stocks.
What did President Hoover believe would eventually happen to the US economy?
He believed that the US economy would fix itself over time.
What was the main weather event that helped cause dust storms during the 1930s?
Drought
What was the ultimate goal of the New Deal programs?
to bring an end to the Great Depression
How did the radio benefit Duke Ellington?
The radio allowed Duke Ellington's music to be heard in homes all across the country.
The overspeculation of stocks is one cause of the stock market crash of 1929. What does overspeculation of stocks mean?
When stocks are worth more money than they really are
What did people call camps for homeless people during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
What was the geographic location of the Dust Bowl events?
Great Plains
Which New Deal program was created for young men ages 18 to 25 whose purpose was to plant trees on public lands?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Who contributed to American culture during the Great Depression by singing and performing the blues, jazz, and swing music?
Duke Ellington
Why did many U.S. banks close during the Great Depression?
Banks ran out of money because people could not pay back their loans.
What did President Roosevelt believe was the job of the federal government during the Great Depression?
To provide jobs so citizens would have an income
What human actions helped cause the dust storms of the 1930s?
Over planting on the same soil year after year
What was one of the goals of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
to provide electricity for residents of the Tennessee River Valley
Which of the following contributed to American culture by writing a romance novel during the Great Depression?
Margaret Mitchell
Which of the following was a major result of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
Many Americans lost their savings.
Which of the following is one impact of the stock market crash on Americans?
They lost their jobs.
How did the dust storms add to the problems of the Great Depression for those living in the Dust Bowl?
Farmers could not grow crops to sell to others to make a living.
How were the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration similar?
Both offered jobs to improve public places like parks and airports
How did Jesse Owens contribute to US culture?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics
The stock market crashing caused many businesses to lose all of its money, which caused what???
The business closes its factories.
Which of the following LEAST LIKELY happened in the US during the Depression?
banks closed
unemployment increased
many new factories opened
people lost all of their life savings
many new factories opened
What was the MAIN purpose of soup kitchens?
to provide meals for unemployed people during the Great Depression
"The work I am doing makes me feel proud. For example, one day this public library I am helping to build will be full of books for people to read.”-Bill Shoemaker, 1936
Which New Deal program is being described?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Margaret Mitchell's book, Gone With the Wind, was about which time period in history?
The Civil War