Vocabulary
Black Tuesday
Who was president when the Great Depression started?
Herbert Hoover
What are three things that caused the Great Depression?
A weak banking system, overproduction of goods, overspending, people put too much stuff on credit cards.
What was the most popular soup that was given out to at soup kitchens?
Cabbage Soup
From what years was the Great Depression?
1929-1939
Shantetowns where people found anything to help them build a shelter. This is where many Shantes lived.
What did President Hoover think that people and the government should be like?
He believed in Rugged Individualism- he thought that people should solve their own problems without the governments help.
It was a massive dust storm that turned fertile farmland into dry land.
Very little rainfall, and over farming. (Removal of natural grasses that held soil together.)
What was a favorite that had to do with onions?
Onions and peanut butter inside.
Who was the first auto maker ever?
The New Deal
Programs that provided relief for Americans to create jobs and fix the economy
What did President Roosevelt feel that the government should be like?
He wanted to connect directly with the perople, explain his plans, and rebuild their confidence.
Name 4 products that came out during the Great Depression
The radio, automobile, Vacuum cleaner, band aids, wonder bread, Kool-Aid, ketchup, jelly,
The birth of fast foods- White castle, Mc Donalds
Candy Bars- Baby Ruth, recess peanut Butter Cups
What was known as Prohibition during the beginning of the Great Depression.
There was to be no drinking of alcohol, so people used to make Moonshine in their bathtubs and go to secret hideouts to drink and eat.
What ended the Great Depression? How did it help people?
World War 2- factories started to work at full capacity, reducing unemployment
Social Security Act
This law provided financial support to the elderly.
Besides Hooverville, what other things were named after President Hoover to be mean?
During the Great Depression, many items were named after President Hoover including the Hoover blanket (a newspaper used for a blanket) and Hoover flags (when a person turned their empty pockets inside out). When people used cardboard to fix their shoes they called it Hoover leather.
During the Great Depression, women took on a variety of roles, from maintaining households and finding paid work to becoming politically active. Many women managed household budgets, sewed clothes, canned food, and took in laundry to support their families. Simultaneously, their participation in the paid workforce, particularly in jobs like teaching, nursing, and secretarial work, actually increased as they sought to supplement family income. Women also engaged in activism, protesting high prices and supporting labor movements, and some pursued higher education to secure their own financial futures.
That two games were popular for families to play together during the Great Depression?
Monopoly and Sorry
What are the three "R's" of the New Deal?
Relief for the unemployed and poor
Recovery of the economy
Reform to prevent this from happening again.
What is a hobo and what did they do?
homeless people who would ride the railroad cars and jump out of them at different towns looking for work.
What was President Roosevelt's way to entertain the people each week?
He had Fireside Chats
During the Great Depression, children commonly worked to support their families through child labor (factories, farms, selling newspapers), did household chores like cooking and fetching water, played with homemade toys (rag dolls, marbles, hopscotch), listened to the radio for shows like "Little Orphan Annie," went to movies as a treat, and engaged in outdoor games like baseball and tag, all while learning frugality and resilience. Many city children also became "Box Car Children," riding trains in search of work, while rural kids often toiled on farms.
What were "hamidowns" and what did people use to repair shoes?
Hamidowns were clothes and shoes passed down from a child who outgrew them to someone who was able to wear them.
Old rubber from tires was used to keep shoes together until that person could get a new pair.
What famous sentence did F. Roosevelt say during his inauguration address?
"We have nothing to fear, but fear itself"