Roaring Twenties
Who was the famous baseball player known for breaking records in the 1920s?
Babe Ruth
What happened on Black Tuesday?
The Stock Market crashed, and investors lost huge amounts of money.
What were makeshift homeless camps called during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Who was the president that created the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Who was president when the Stock Market crashed in 1929?
Herbert Hoover
Why was the 1920s nicknamed the "Roaring Twenties"?
Because it was a time of economic prosperity, cultural change, jazz music, new technology, and booming entertainment.
What year did the Stock Market Crash occur?
1929
What were breadlines and soup kitchens?
Places where people could get free food because they couldn't afford meals.
What was the New Deal’s three-part plan?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
If you lost your money when a bank failed, what New Deal program would now protect your deposits?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
What was the term for young women who rebelled against traditional roles in the 1920s?
Flappers
What is it called when stock prices rise and people invest more money?
Bull Market
What natural disaster worsened the struggles of farmers in the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl
What program provided jobs for young men to work in conservation and national parks?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
How did high unemployment during the Great Depression impact American families and communities?
Many families lost their homes, had to rely on soup kitchens and breadlines for food, and communities struggled as businesses closed and people migrated in search of work.
Name two new forms of entertainment that became popular in the 1920s.
Radio & Movies
What risky practice allowed investors to buy stocks with borrowed money?
Buying on margin
What percentage of Americans were unemployed at the peak of the Great Depression?
25% (1 in 4 workers)
How did the Social Security Act change the role of the federal government in Americans’ lives?
It made the government responsible for helping people by giving money to retirees, unemployed workers, and people with disabilities so they could have financial support.
Why did many Americans blame President Hoover for the hardships of the Great Depression?
He believed in "rugged individualism" and didn’t think the government should give direct aid, so many people felt he didn’t do enough to help.
What major migration movement saw African Americans move from the South to northern cities?
The Great Migration
Why did so many banks fail after the stock market crash?
People panicked and withdrew their savings, causing bank runs.
Why did so many people living in cities struggle to find food during the Great Depression, even though farmers were producing crops?
People in cities had little money to buy food, and many farmers couldn’t afford to transport their crops to market, leading to wasted food while people went hungry.
What program helped retirees, disabled people, and unemployed workers financially?
Social Security Act (SSA)
How did the New Deal permanently change the role of government in the economy?
It expanded the federal government’s role in providing economic and social support.