Say What?
What were soup kitchens?
They were places that unemployed and people living in poverty could go to (such as churches) for a meal.
What is Jessie Owens best known for?
He won four gold medals during the 1936 Olympics for track and field. He broke three world records.
What was the role of the CCC and WPA?
They provided jobs for the unemployed doing public work projects.
How did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 affect the economy?
It happened after WWI when there was growth in the economy
What region of the United States did the Dust Bowl effect?
- Great Plains/Midwest
- Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado
What is Duke Ellington best known for?
Jazz/swing musician
Pianist
What was the purpose of FDR's New Deal programs?
Compare and contrast the Civilian Conversation Corps (CCC) to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
The CCC focused on environmental projects related to the conservation of land, while the TVA focused on modernizing the economy of the Tennessee Valley by brining electricity to the region.
What did most farmers do when the Dust Bowl hit Oklahoma and Texas?
They migrated to the west to look for jobs
What effect did the Great Depression have on financial institutions?
Americans took out all their money from the banks.
What was the cause of the Dust Bowl?
Farming practices
Dust storms
Droughts
Explain the role of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
It provided electricity for residents of the Tennessee River Valley.
Why did investors lose money in the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
The money they had was in stocks which lost their value
What federal program did Hoover create after the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
He gave money to businesses to hire more workers.
What were some accomplishments of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
- 32nd president of the US
- Served 4 times as president
- Created the New Deal
- Led us through World War II
Why were most Americans upset of the way Herbert Hoover handled the Great Depression?
People believed that the federal government did not do enough to help struggling people.
What were the "Three Rs" of FDR's New Deal program?
Relief - provided help to Americans suffering from poverty.
Reform - this would prevent similar economic depressions in the future.
Recovery - this helps the nation's economy to recover from the Great Depression.
What were the causes of the Great Depression?
- People not repaying loans.
- Stock Market lost its value.
- High tariffs on international trade.
- The collapse of the Federal Reserve.
- Severe drought in the Great Plains.
Who was Margaret Mitchel and what is she best known for?
She wrote Gone with the Wind. A story that took place in the South during the Civil War.
Why did unemployment increase during the Great Depression?
Many businesses closed and they did not have the money to pay workers.