Roaring 20's
How was the Stock Market involved in the Roaring 20's?
Stock quadrupled in value.
What major stock market event happened in 1929?
The Stock Market Crash
What year did the Great Depression start?
1929
Who was president at the start of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
What was the Dust Bowl?
Severe drought that affected the Great Plains
Which type of music became very popular during the 1920s?
jazz
What was one reason for the failure of many banks during the Great Depression?
People withdrawing their money.
Name one program created to help people during the Great Depression.
The New Deal
Which president created the Social Security Act?
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Which states were most affected by the Dust Bowl?
Oklahoma, and Texas.
What did people often use to travel in the 1920s that changed their way of life?
The Automobile
What agricultural disaster affected farmers and contributed to the Great Depression?
The Dust Bowl
What was the nickname for the homeless camps during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Which president served four terms during the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What farming practice contributed to the Dust Bowl?
Over plowing, and not rotating crops.
What was the nickname for the economic boom in the 1920s?
The Roaring Twenties
What was a major economic problem that led to the Great Depression?
Unemployment
How did the Great Depression affect people's daily lives?
People lost their jobs and homes.
Who was the president during the Dust Bowl?
Herbert Hoover
What did many families do to escape the Dust Bowl?
Migrated to California
What new invention helped spread news and entertainment in the 1920s?
The Radio
What happened to the prices of goods during the Great Depression?
They Dropped
What did many families do to survive during the Great Depression?
Supplied/Grew their own food.
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt promise to do to help the country during the Great Depression?
Provide Relief and Recovery
What natural event made the Dirt Bowl worse by lifting dust into the air?
Dust Storms.