Vocab
This protest involved veterans of WWI who wanted to get paid their promised bonus pay. This took place in Washington DC and Congress didn't agree to pay them.
Bonus Army
First lady who actually did something with her political "office" and was married to FDR.
Eleanor Roosevelt
What does CCC stand for?
Civilian Conservation Corp.
What is one cause of the Dust Bowl?
Over farming, dry conditions, windy, lack of environmental education
Who was the President at the beginning of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Retirement payments
Pension
Child actor who gave hope to Americans during the Great Depression.
Shirley Temple
The TVA was stationed where?
Tennessee
When was Black Tuesday?
October 29, 1929
What did FDR come up with in order to save our nation during the Great Depression?
New Deal
The right of a union to campaign for changes and their workers' rights.
Collective Bargaining
Frances Perkins was the first woman to do what?
Serve on a Presidential Cabinet
The NRA did what?
Promised to keep prices of good low
Who formed the CIO?
John Lewis
Why did women have a harder time keeping a job during the Great Depression?
Jobs were given to men instead
Failure to pay a loan back
Default
Someone who travels for work
Migrant worker
What does PWA stand for?
Public Works Administration
What were the names of shanty towns and why did they earn this name?
Hoovervilles - people blamed President Hoover for their misfortunes
Who was the main character of Cinderella Man? First and Last Name
James Braddock, Jimmy Braddock, Jim Braddock
Radio broadcasts of FDR trying to convince Americans to trust the banks.
Fireside Chats
Author of The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Which organizations created jobs for people that allowed them to build bridges, schools, roads, and other public works?
PWA, WPA, CCC
What is an effect of the Great Depression?
Many answers, Mrs. Harvey will determine if correct or not
What was the purpose of soup kitchens?
To serve people who were jobless food so they wouldn't starve to death