Great Depression

Definitions

100

Lines of people waiting to receive food, like bread

Bread Line

200

Offered low-cost or free food

Soup Kitchen

300

Buying something on the change of making a quick profit

speculation

400

A term used when someone moves from one place to another in search of work

Migrate, or migration

500

Buy now, pay later

Credit

600

Decrease in prices

Deflation

700

Little towns consisting of shacks

Shantytowns

Events

100

This began after the stock market crash of 1929

Great Depression

200

A big "plague" involving dust storms and tragedy

Dust Bowl

300

A day that happened on October 29, 1929 when the bottom fell out of the market.

Black Tuesday

400

Thousands of banks failed during the early 1930s, which is this 

Bank Runs

500

This war happened before just prior to the Great Depression

WW1

600

In 1941, this surprise attack in Hawaii brought the United States directly into World War II and helped bring the Depression era to an end.

Pearl Harbor

700

DOUBLE: What helped ease pressure towards the end of the Great Depression?

New Deal

People

100

This president was in office when the stock market crashed in 1929.

Herbert Hoover

200

This baseball player became one of America's biggest sports heroes during the Depression despite playing during difficult economic times.

Babe Ruth

300

This president defeated Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election and introduced the New Deal.

FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

400

This trumpet player became famous for songs such as "What a Wonderful World"—although that song came decades later.

Louis Armstrong

500

This famous criminal couple robbed banks during the Depression before being killed by law enforcement in 1934.

Bonnie and Clyde

600

This curly-haired child actress became one of America's biggest female stars during the Depression with films such as Bright Eyes. She was also a singer.

Shirley Temple

700

This 1936 Olympic athlete's four gold medals made him one of the most famous African Americans in the world.  

Jesse Owens

Fordyce

100

This famous football coach lived with his grandfather in Fordyce when he was young.

Paul Bear Bryant

200

This company purchased the Fordyce Lumber Company in 1963.

Georgia Pacific (GP)

300

This bakery operated in downtown Fordyce from 1975 until it closed in 2011.

Klappenbach

400

Keith Richards, a member of this band, was arrested in Fordyce in 1975. 

Rolling Stones

500

DOUBLE: This industry became the foundation of Fordyce's economy.

Timber/Lumber, forestry, etc

600

This was the price Henry Atkinson received for the land that became Fordyce. (Rough estimate)

Around $120

700

This railroad builder and businessman gave his name to the town of Fordyce.

Samuel Fordyce

Random

100

This singer released the hit song “Single Ladies.”

Beyonce

200

This player has scored the most points in NBA history.

Lebron James

300

This team has won the most Super Bowls in NFL history, with six victories.

Patriots 

400

This character is known for his iconic skull mask and is one of the most recognizable characters in Modern Warfare.

Ghost

500

This sitcom follows Dre and Rainbow Johnson and their five children as they navigate family life

Black-ish

600

This 1996 movie starring Eddie Murphy features a prince from the fictional African country of Zamunda.

Coming to America

700

I was drafted 13th overall in 1996, won five NBA championships, and scored 81 points in a single game.

Kobe Bryant