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Economy
The depression
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Vocabulary
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in the 1920's, who was the worlds leading economic power?
the united states
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What did the huge economic downturn become known as?
The Great Depression
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Where was the Dust Bowl?
The Great Plains
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What were the regions that got hit by severe drought and dust storms during the Great Depression called?
dust bowls
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What is an aviator?
A person who flies a plane
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What major business crashed starting the great depression?
the stock market
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what president was elected in 1932?
Franklin Delano Rosevelt (FDR)
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Why did the 1920's become known as the "Roaring Twenties"?
People felt like life was roaring forward like a speeding car
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What technology gave people more free time and made their lives easier?
Electricity
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What is debt?
Something owed, such as money, goods, or services
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What is an arrangement in which a purchaser borrows money from a bank or other lender and agrees to pay it back over time?
credit
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Who was the president when the depression began?
Herbert Hoover
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What did the Eighteenth Amendment attempt to prohibit?
The selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages
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What was an important change for women in the 1920's?
the right to vote.
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What is charity?
An organization that helps people in need.
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In what decade did the economy start to crash?
the 1920's
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What was President Hoover's strategy for imroving the economy?
Wait for the econmy to improve, and then ask Congress to help business and unemployed workers.
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What was the impact of increased car ownership?
People could travel long distances easier, farmers could travel to get supplies from bigger cities.
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How many people in the United States were unemployed by 1932?
25 percent
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What is depression?
A time when people can't find work and many bussinesses close.
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What is october 29, 1929 known as?
black tuesday
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by 1933, what percentage of workers were unemployed?
25%
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What event put an end to the prosperity of hte 1920's?
The Stock Market Crash
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What were the shacks or cardboard boxes very poor people lived in during the depression known as?
Hoovervilles
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What is prohibition?
The act of forbidding something.