Key Events
What big event in 1929 caused many people to lose money in the stock market and led to many banks failing?
What is the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
Who was the President when the Great Depression started and believed the government should do less to help people?
Who is Herbert Hoover?
What program did Franklin Roosevelt start to give jobs to young men working on projects like planting trees and building parks?
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
What serious problem in the 1930s caused huge dust storms and made it hard for farmers to grow crops?
What is the Dust Bowl?
What was the time called when many people lost their jobs and money during the 1930s, starting with a major stock market crash?
What is the Great Depression?
Who became President in 1933 and created programs called the New Deal to help people during the Great Depression?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
What program helped millions of people get jobs by building things like roads and schools, and even supported artists?
What is the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
What places provided free meals to people who were hungry during the Great Depression because they had lost their jobs?
What are soup kitchens?
What was the name of the widespread protest march in Washington, D.C., in 1932 where World War I veterans demanded early payment of bonuses?
What is the Bonus Army march?
Who was the famous author that wrote "Gone with the Wind," capturing life in the South during tough times?
Who is Margaret Mitchell?
What program, established in 1935, provided old-age insurance and unemployment benefits to workers?
What is the Social Security Act?
What was one impact of the Great Depression on food for families?
What is the need for soup kitchens?
What was the series of severe droughts and dust storms in the 1930s that greatly affected farmers in the Midwest?
What is the Dust Bowl?
Who was the African American athlete that won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, proving his talent despite facing discrimination?
Who is Jesse Owens?
What program aimed to provide electricity to rural areas and improve the standard of living in the Tennessee Valley, including flood control?
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
What big project started under President Herbert Hoover aimed to create jobs, control floods, and provide electricity?
What is the Hoover Dam?
What were the series of programs and reforms started by Franklin Roosevelt to help the economy and the people?
What is the New Deal?
Who was the famous jazz musician known for his big band and beautiful music that became popular during the Great Depression?
Who is Duke Ellington?
What program, created in 1934, helped improve housing conditions and made it easier for Americans to get home loans?
What is the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)?
What were the people called who left Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl in search of better living conditions and jobs?
What are "Okies"?