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Herbert Hoover
F.D.R.
The Dust Bowl
The New Deal
Misc.
100
Hoover's famous saying as president was "Prosperity..."
What is "just around the corner."
100
His famous inaugural quote was "The only thing..."
What is "we have to fear is fear itself."
100
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado
What are the main states affected by the Dust Bowl?
100
Most of the 1st new deal was enacted during this time.
What are the first 100 days?
100
The places where people ended up homeless and living in shacks usually by town dumps were called this.
What are "hoovervilles"?
200
Hoover helped to create this giant structure in Nevada to help create cheap hydro-electric energy.
What is the Hoover Dam
200
His middle name.
What is DELANO?
200
People who fled the "Dust Bowl" were given this nickname.
What are "Okies"
200
The New Deal programs focused on these 3 "R" words.
What is relief, recovery and reform?
200
This was the nickname for people who hopped trains and roamed the country during the depression.
What are "Hobos"?
300
Churches, Charities, friends and families.
What is Hoover's plan to help end homelessness and poverty?
300
He was afflicted with this disease.
What is Polio?
300
These animals were rounded up and killed in massive numbers during the "dust bowl"
What are jackrabbits?
300
This program gave 2.5 million young men jobs out in the country.
What is the CCC?
300
One solution was for people to sell these for a nickel a piece.
What are apples?
400
Hoover was a member of this political party.
What is the Republican Party
400
He gave famous chats over the radio known as this name.
What are the fireside chats?
400
The nickname given to the storms that blocked out the sun and rained dirt upon everyone.
What are "black blizzards"?
400
The new deal was controversial because some people thought it gave the government too much power and made our country have a ________ government.
What is socialist?
400
Despite the depression this industry experienced it's "golden age."
What is the movie industry?
500
Hoover's crack down on this group of people eventually hurt his bid for a second term.
Who are the Bonus Army?
500
One of his first acts as president was to close these.
What are banks?
500
This environmental phenomena was created by all of the millions of fine dust particles colliding in the air.
What is static electricity?
500
This program created unemployment, retirement and welfare plans by taxing people's paychecks.
What is social security?
500
This man ran for 3 gold medals during the 1936 Olympics greatly upsetting Adolf Hitler.
Who is Jesse Owens?