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End of the Roaring 20s
Causes of the Bust
Franklin
D. Roosevelt
Relief-Recovery-Reform (RRR)
Brother can you spare a dime?
100
The Scopes Train in 1925 focused on the teaching of what theory?
What is Evolution
100
Buying stocks with a little down payment was called
What is Margin Buying
100
FDR's programs to deal with the problems of the Great Depression were called
What is the New Deal
100
The New Deal program that provided aid to the elderly was the
What is Social Security Board (SSB)
100
What were the years of the Great Depression?
What is 1929-39
200
The African American Renaissance of the 1920s occurred in what New York district?
What is Harlem.
200
What did farmers do that made the process of their crops go down?
What is Overproduced
200
Roosevelt's wife, that change the role of the First Lady forever, was
What is Eleanor
200
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) paid farmer not to do what?
What is Plant
200
What crashed in 1929--symbolizing the start of the Great Depression?
What is The Stock Market
300
Free-spirited women of the 1920s were often called what?
What is Flappers
300
What was the major effect of American's decision to stop spending money?
What is Loos of Jobs or even money supply evaporated
300
Roosevelt's messages on the radio were called"___________chats."
What is fireside
300
the Civilian Conservation Corps was created to give jobs to what demographic?
What is Young Men.
300
What event in 1939 actually ended the Great Depression by providing jobs?
What is World War Two.
400
The key player in introducing the assembly line--hence allowing for cheaper cars was
What is Henry Ford.
400
The style of "hands off" practices by the presidents in the 1920s is called what in French?
What is Laissez Faire
400
Roosevelt overturned what controversial Amendment with the passage of the 21st Amendment.
What is 18th (Prohibition of Alcohol)
400
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created to do what?
What is Insure Bank Deposits.
400
What was the name of the tent cities (named after the then president) during the Depression?
What is Hoovervilles.
500
An illegal bar during the "prohibition" 1920s was called a
What is Speakeasy
500
The terrible drought in the Midwest led to huge craters and dust storms this was know as the
What is Dustbowl.
500
In 1935, FDR tried to "pack" what Federal branch of government with his own people?
What is The Supreme Court.
500
What Act closed banks for a short time and encouraged people to once again deposit their money?
What is EBA or Emergency Banking Act.
500
Name three causes/problems of the Great Depression
What is Unemployment, Drought, Bank Closures, evaporation of money, money hording, lack of faith in the government, stock market, overproduction