What was the name given to the Great Plains region that suffered from little rain and strong winds in the 1930s
the Dust Bowl
Without a job
unemployed
A person who gives money to a business hoping to make a profit
investor
Buying something by agreeing to pay for it later
credit
What something is worth
value
Where did people with no money get food during the Great Depression?
soup kitchens
The place where stocks are bought and sold
stock market
A really long lasting and severe recession
depression
Who was the African American big band leader and composer in the 1930s?
Duke Ellington
The money that is left over after all costs of business have been paid
profit
Which US President said "The economy will get better on it's own. It will just take time.
Herbert Hoover
Who was the African American track star that won lots of gold medals at the Olympics in Germany in the 1930s?
Jesse Owens
This New Deal program put people to work building dams along rivers to provide electricity to rural southern areas
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Also known as Black Tuesday, this was one of the events that led to the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash
Money that is owed
debt
The CCC was part of FDR's New Deal to get America back to work. What type of work did they do?
Plant trees in national parks
A downturn in the economy
recession
President Roosevelt's plan to help the nation out of the Great Depression was called _______
The New Deal
Places where people lived in tents and shacks because they had lost everything in the Great Depression.
Shantytowns or "Hoovervilles"
A share of ownership in a company
stock
Which New Deal program provided monthly payments to the elderly and people with disabilities?
Social Security
The worst economic hardship of all time which began in 1920 and continued until the start of WWII
The Great Depression
Did the New Deal bring the Great Depression to an end?
No
When everyone goes to withdraw their money from the bank at the same time, causing the bank to fail.
Bank Run
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed?
Herbert Hoover
The New Deal had three goals; _________ , recover, and reform.
Relief
What finally brought the US out of the Great Depression?
the start of World War 2
Who was elected US President after Hoover that introduced government programs to help with the Depression?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
This New Deal program put people to work building roads and bridges and highways.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
The money you get paid from your job
wage
Who was the author that wrote the novel Gone With the Wind?
Margaret Mitchell