Depression Peeps
First Lady who advocated for human rights and helped Americans during the Depression
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
This flat and barren town was hit hard by the Dust Bowl. It's name means "Tree City".
What is Boise City, OK?
Many families survived shortages by doing this instead of buying new items.
What is reusing/repairing/sharing?
Nickname for the major stock market crash day in 1929.
What is Black Tuesday?
This guy's abdominal strain is killing our playoff dreams.
Who is SGA?
President whose New Deal tried to stabilize the economy and whose calm radio talks reassured the nation.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Human action that made the Dust Bowl worse by removing the plants that held soil in place.
What is plowing up native grasses?
FDR’s radio talks that explained government actions in plain language.
What are fireside chats?
The exact date of Black Tuesday.
What is October 29, 1929?
After the recent death of guitarist "Eddie", this band is never getting back together.
What is Van Halen?
Author of The Grapes of Wrath, famous for writing about migrant workers and hardship.
Who is John Steinbeck?
Major health problem caused by breathing in dust during storms.
What is dust pneumonia?
New Deal program that created jobs through public works projects.
What is the WPA (Works Progress Administration)?
Buying stocks by borrowing money to pay for them.
What is buying on margin?
This OKC company just announced it is moving to Houston.
Who is Devon Energy?
Folk singer whose songs gave voice to working-class struggles during hard times.
Who is Woody Guthrie?
Highway many Oklahoma migrants used traveling west to California
What is Route 66?
WPA support wasn’t just roads and bridges—it also included these kinds of projects.
What are artistic projects (arts/theater/writing, etc.)?
After the crash, these became common when people panicked and tried to withdraw savings all at once.
What are bank runs?
This rap star lost over $1 million betting for the Patriots to win the Super Bowl.
Who is Drake?
President who favored limited federal action and relied more on charities/local government early in the crisis.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
The price of this crop increased during the 1920's causing a rush of speculators to Oklahoma to start farms.
What is is Wheat?
A government move that temporarily closed banks to stop panic withdrawals.
What is a bank holiday?
One reason many people lost their life savings when banks failed in the early 1930s.
What is deposits were not insured?
On August 26, 2025 this woman broke the hearts of millions of men by getting engaged. The experience left her feeling 22 (even though she is actually 56 years old).
Who is Taylor Swift?