People of Great Depression
He was the United States president that instituted the New Deal
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Another name for a Dust Storm
What is a Black Blizzard?
The program FDR set up in part of his New Deal, to give retired people their money.
What is Social Security?
What was a not cause of The Great Depression.
a) increased wages
b) overproduction of consumer goods
c) Stock market crash
d) over farming of land
a) what is increased wages?
In what decade did the Great Depression mostly occur? (1910's, 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's choose one)
What are the 1930's?
He was the United States president during the early years of the great depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
Which term was used to the region or area of the American mid-west that suffered a devastating drought during the 1930's.
What is the Dust Bowl?
The Program of the New Deal that insured American's deposits in the bank.
What is FDIC?
President Hoover believed in Laissez Faire government?
A) The government should intervene in the economy.
B) The government should never intervene in the economy.
C) The Great Depression was caused by labor union strikes.
D) None of the Above
B) The government should never intervene in the economy.
The unemployed often lived in "shanty towns."They were often referred to as.
What are Hoovervilles?
He was the first person to start a Soup Kitchen and feed the poor.
Who is Al Capone?
October 29, 1929 is also known as this.
What is Black Tuesday?
What caused the US to get out of the Great Depression?
What is WW2
FDR gave encouraging radio speeches weekly to the American people?
A) State of the Union Addresses
B) Fireside Chats
C) Civilian Conservation Corps
D) Federal Emergency Relief Act
B) Fireside Chats
Many people left the great plains during the drought and went to California, they were called
What is is an Oakie?
A lot of blame was placed on this president during the great depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
FDR instituted a series of programs and government aide designed at ending or lessening the effects of the great depression, called
What is the New Deal?
Give 1 of the causes of the Great Depression.
1. What is over farming?
2. What is the stock market crash?
3. What is over production of goods?
Area of the country affected by drought and dust storms
A) Dust Storm
B) Black Blizzard
C) Dust Bowl
D) None of the above
C) What is the Dust Bowl?
What mid-season baseball exhibition was created to boost attendance during the Great Depression?
What is the All-Star Game?
He was the only U.S. President to serve 4 terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Borrowing money to purchase stock is called...
What is buying on margin?
List 3 Causes of the Dust Bowl
1. What is a drought
2. What is high winds
3. What is over farming
4. What is loss of prairie grasses
When WW1 veterans marched to Washington DC to collect the money the government promised them for their service
A) Veteran's March
B) Hoovervilles
C) Soup Kitchens
D) The Bonus Army
D) What is the Bonus Army?
What economic strategy was implemented to increase domestic production but caused further economic downturn?
What are Tariffs? (Smoot Hawley Tariff Act)