Great Depression 1
He was the United States president that gave "relief" to the people during the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
After the stock market crash, people rushed to their banks causing this.
What is Banks closing down/Bank runs?
True or False: The Great Depression was an economic downturn that occurred world-wide.
TRUE
In what decade did the Great Depression mostly occur?
What are the 1930's?
What was FDR's plan to get out of the Depression called?
What is the New Deal?
True or False During the Great Depression, entertainment came entirely from the radio.
What is false?
Watching movies was also popular during that time.
Which term was used for the region of the American mid-west that suffered a devastating drought full of huge dirt storms during the 1930's.
What is the Great Plains?
This event is often considered to be the starting point of the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash of 1929?
The protection of money in ________ is one of the lasting effects of the Great Depression.
What are banks?
This act was passed under FDR that gives payment to the elderly and disabled.
The Social Security Act
During the Great Depression, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
What are soup kitchens/breadlines?
As a result of the failure of their farms due to the Dust Bowl, many people moved to _____ to find farming work.
The West / California
The unemployed and poor often lived in "shanty towns." They were often referred to as.
What are Hoovervilles?
True or False: A depression is a time when industry is booming and almost all people are employed.
What is false?
October 29, 1929 is also known by this name.
What is Black Tuesday?
He was the United States president during the early years of the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
True or False...Hoover didn't set up government programs to help the homeless because he felt people would become dependent on the government.
True
Who controlled Congress during FDR's first term?
Democrats
The ____ _____ is where brokers and traders can buy and sell stocks.
Stock Market
Companies were under the assumption that they were making a lot of money because they were selling a lot of products. However, this wasn't true because most people got their products using ______ and did not make their payments.
installment plans / buying on credit
He was the only U.S. President to serve 4 terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This major event followed the Great Depression.
What is World War II?
She was Franklin Roosevelt's wife.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
Which Amendment was passed that repealed Prohibition?
the 21st amendment
The years before the Great Depression were known as the __________.
What are the Roaring Twenties?
People who were unemployed traveled all over trying to find work were also called _____________.
What is a hobo?
President Roosevelt made regular speeches on the radio which were also called ______________.
What is a fireside chat?
The dust storms were also known as ______________ because of how dark it got when the dust was blowing bad.
What is a black blizzard?
True or False During the Great Depression, many children attended school 8 hours a day and also had to get jobs working at night to help their families survive.
What is false?
Many schools closed down or were only open a few hours a day.
During Roosevelt's inaugural address, he stated that "The only thing we have to fear is ________________."
What is "fear itself?"