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1920s Culture
The Great Crash
Great Depression
New Deal
New Deal Programs
100
These were young, rebellious women who wore short skirts and had short hair. They were a symbol of the 1920s.
What were the flappers
100
This had reached its highest level in 1929, then came crashing down on "Black Tuesday"
What is the stock market
100
This person was elected president in 1932
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
100

What are the 3 R's of the New Deal? 

What is Recovery, Relief, and Reform? 

100
This program offered insurance to banks and still exists today so that people don't lose their savings.
What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
200
These two men were executed for killing a security guard. Many people believed they did not have a fair trial
Who are Sacco and Vanzetti
200
This group of people were already in a Depression when the stock market crashed
What are farmers
200
This occurred throughout the 1930s when drought combined with aggressive farming techniques led to "black blizzards"
What is the Dust Bowl
200
These were programs that the government starts to put people back to work
What are public works programs
200
This program put unmarried men to work in forests, beaches, and parks
What is the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
300

What is the name of the that came before the Great Depression 

What is the Roaring 20s? 

300
This person was president when the stock market crashed
Who is Herbert Hoover
300
These towns sprang up on the edges of big cities where people built homes out of anything they could find
What are Hoovervilles
300
This is the name given to FDR's first few months in office, when he started most of his New Deal programs
What are the hundred days
300
This program employed 8 million people who improved hospitals, schools, and airfields. It also put artists to work.
What is the WPA (Works Progress Administration)
400
Prohibition began with the passage of this Amendment
What is the 18th Amendment
400

What are the 3 causes of the Dust Bowl? 

What is Over Farming, Drought, and Poor Land Management?
400
This was the treaty that ended World War I and also caused the depression to spread worldwide.
What is the Treaty of Versailles
400
This group of people felt that the they were ignored in the New Deal, since many were still unemployed and suffering
Who are African Americans
400
This program refinanced home mortgages for people who couldn't afford to make their monthly payments.
What is the HOLC (Home Owners' Loan Corporation)
500
Henry Ford did not invent this, but he made it better
What is the assembly line
500
This was how people who had little money bought into the stock market
What is buying on margin
500

What is the name of the man that created the Model T? 

Who is Henry Ford?

500

Who is the group that attacked the New Deal? 

What is the Supreme Court? 

500

This program inspects banks and insures depositors accounts. 

What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)?