One cause of the Great Depression was ______.
A.Government Scandals B.Hoovervilles C.World War I D.Overproduction
What is D. Overproduction
100
The ______ closed banks. They could not reopen until they were inspected by the government.
A.Emergency Banking Act B.Works Progress Administration C.National Bank Holiday D.Tennessee Valley Authority
What is C. National Bank Holiday
100
President Roosevelt wanted liberal Supreme Court justices who would ______.
A.Overturn His Policies B.Write New Laws C.Retire Early D.Favor His Change
What is D. Favor His Change
100
One reason people enjoyed Gone With the Wind was because _______.
A.Shirley Temple was a great orphan B.Scarlett O'Hara survived hard times C.Its songs offered hope D.The Marx brothers were very funny.
What is B. Scarlett O'Hara survived hard times
200
Dust storms in the Great Plains states were caused by ______.
A.Poor Grassland Soil B.Drought and Wind C.The Overuse of Land D.Low Crop Prices
What is B. Drought and Wind
200
The New Deal included reform, relief, and _______.
What is Recovery.
200
Millions of people, including actors and artists, got jobs with the _______.
What is Works Progress Administration (WPA).
200
_______ was the setting of Gone With the Wind. (state)
What is Georgia.
300
Homeless people put up shacks in _______.
What is Hoovervilles.
300
President Roosevelt's plan was called the _______.
What is The New Deal.
300
The American Federation of Labor organized skilled workers by _______ or job type.
What is Occupation.
300
The first women to fly alone over the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart.
400
Women and ______ were often "last hired, first fired."
What is African Americans.
400
President Roosevelt said "the only thing to fear is _______ itself."
What is Fear.
400
The _______ united all workers in one organization.
What is Congress of Industrial Organizations.
400
Who was Joe Louis?
What is An African American boxer that beat Max Schmeling.
500
President Hoover thought _______ should take care of the unemployed.
What is Charities. (local governments, private groups)
500
President Roosevelt said that the economic _______ would not destroy the nation.
What is Crisis.
500
Who receives help from Social Security?
Who is elderly, unemployed, or disabled.
500
How did Jesse Owens spoil Adolf Hitler's hopes?
What is Jesse Owens, an African American, spoiled Hitler's hopes of proving that white German athletes were superior.