Economy
What triggered the start of the Great Depression?
Stock Market crash of 1929
True/False: President Hoover believed that the depression would be over quickly.
Who was elected because people didn't trust President Hoover anymore?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which one of Disney's cartoons came out in the 1930s?
Snow White
What occupation did George and Lennie have?
Farm work
Why did the farmers suffer so much during the Great Depression?
famine/Dust Bowl
What event brought the Great Depression to an end?
World War II
What decade did the Great Depression cover?
1930s
Who was the cute little girl who could tap dance?
Shirley Temple
What happened to Lennie at the end of the story?
What was FDR's plan to bring the country out of the Great Depression called?
New Deal
How was wealth distributed in the 1920s?
wide gap between rich and poor
People who traveled from place to place to find work were called ...
Who was known for his rope tricks?
Will Rogers
Who had his dog shot?
Candy
Name one of the federal programs of the New Deal (the three letter acronyms):
CCC, TVA, PWA, NRA, AAA, WPA, FHA
People made a "run on ..." these after the stock market crash:
banks
What racist group became prevalent again during this time period?
KKK
Whose famous song is White Christmas?
Bing Crosby
What did Lennie like to do that always got him in trouble?
pet soft things
What was FDR's plan to take care of the elderly after they stopped working called?
Social Security
What does "buying stocks on margin" mean?
borrowing money to buy
What did the US government call their secret project to build the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
What is the famous Civil War movie that starred Clark Gable?
Gone With the Wind
Who wrote this book?
John Steinbeck