Vocabulary
a loan that can be paid back in payments over times?
credit
nickname for the stock market crash of 1929
Black Tuesday
What sport was Babe Ruth famous for playing?
Baseball
What type of music became very popular in the 1920's?
Jazz
What was the purpose of soup kitchens?
nickname for the shantytowns where many homeless people lived during the great depression.
Hoovervilles
(named after President Herbert Hoover)
Stock Market
Who was the American automobile manufacturer/inventor who revolutionized mass consumption and production?
Henry Ford
What was the nickname for young women in the 1920's that behaved and dressed in a radical fashion?
Flapper
Why was the stock market crash so devastating to many people?
Many people lost their entire savings, houses, businesses, cars, and careers.
units of ownership in a company is called?
stock
What is the name of the severe drought in the Midwest in 1930's caused soil to turn to dust causing horrible storms and crops to die.
Dust Bowl
Who was the African American musician during the Jazz Age known for "Scatting"?
Why was the 19th Amendment important during the 20's?
It gave Women the right to vote and have a say in Government
What was the purpose of the New Deal and who created it?
Franklin D. Roosevelt spent his first 100 days in office creating the New Deal programs to help the US recover from the Great Depression. He set up many programs to bring our economy back up.
a time of decline in economic activity
Recession
What does TVA stand for?
Bonus 100 points if you explain what it is?
Tennessee Valley Authority
This act signed in the New Deal helped to educate Farmer's on different methods of farming, replanted trees, and built dams to help with water irrigation/supply during the dust bowl.
Name the 2 Presidents during the 1920's and Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The roaring twenties was also known as the ?
"Age of Jazz" or "Jazz Age"
What were the years of the Great Depression and New Deal?
1929-1941
What does WPA stand for?
Bonus 100 pts if you can explain what this was?
Works Program Administration
This act was signed in the New Deal and employed many people across the country to complete public work projects to build our economy such as: schools, airports, roads, hospitals, and dams.
What does CCC stand for ?
** Bonus 100 pts extra if you know what it was?
Civilian Conservation Corps
An act signed in the New Deal to employ young unmarried men to complete projects with environmental benefits and conservation of natural resources, such as national parks.
Who made history by being the first person to fly nonstop from New York to Paris?
Charles Lindbergh
Describe the Harlem Renaissance.
Name 4 of the 6 causes of the Great Depression
2. The drought/ Dust Bowl
3. Overproduction
4. Too much debt
5. Failing bank systems
6. World Trade issues