Causes of the Great Depression
What event is often considered the starting point of the Great Depression?
What is the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
What did many families in Texas lose during the Great Depression?
What is jobs, homes, or farms?
Who was the president that introduced the New Deal?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
In what decade did the Great Depression occur?
What is the 1930s?
Name one factor that contributed to the economic downturn during the Great Depression.
What is bank failures, drought, or overproduction?
What was a common consequence for children during the Great Depression?
What is they experienced hunger and lack of education?
What was one goal of the New Deal?
What is to create jobs or relieve poverty?
What was the Dust Bowl?
What is a severe drought that affected the Great Plains, including Texas?
How did the Great Depression affect farmers in Texas?
What is they faced crop failures and loss of income?
How did unemployment affect families during this time?
What is it caused financial stress and instability?
Name one program created under the New Deal to help Texans.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) or the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
Name a form of entertainment that became popular during the Great Depression.
What is radio shows or movies?
What economic term describes a significant decline in economic activity across the economy?
What is a recession?
What type of community programs were often implemented to help those in need?
What are soup kitchens or relief programs?
How did the New Deal affect public works in Texas?
What is it funded the construction of roads, schools, and parks?
What was one way Texas tried to cope with the economic challenges of the Great Depression?
What is implementing state relief programs or encouraging agriculture?
What was the impact of the Dust Bowl on Texas during the Great Depression?
What is it caused severe drought and forced many families to leave their farms?
Name a way the Great Depression changed the daily lives of people in Texas.
What is it forced families to move or change their lifestyle drastically?
What was the lasting impact of the New Deal on Texas after the Great Depression?
What is it helped to stabilize the economy and provided a safety net for future generations?
How did the Great Depression influence future government policies in Texas?
What is it led to more government involvement in the economy and social welfare?