What happened soon after the Stock Market crashed?

The Great Depression soon followed.

What was the New Deal?

A series of programs that provided jobs for the unemployed.

Why were people lined up for free food?

In the Great Depression, many had no jobs, money, or food.

Why did many people live in Hoovervilles?

They had lost their homes and had no money.

Why did October 29, 1929 become known as "Black Tuesday?"

B/c that is the day the stock market crashed

One crisis that led to the Great Depression and the New Deal program the FDIC

Banks failed when people began withdrawing their money

What increased the destruction of the Dust Bowl?

Severe drought in the Great Plains

The CCC was a New Deal program that put people to work...

Building roads and parks and planting trees

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1
What happened soon after the Stock Market crashed?
Nothing really interesting happened.
The Great Depression soon followed.
People began quitting their jobs.
Companies hired more workers.
2
Ecological disaster that took place in the Great Plains during the 1930s.
Roaring Twenties
Dust Bowl
Massive flooding
Great Depression
3
What is October 29, 1929 known as?
Black Thursday
Black Wednesday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
4
What was the New Deal?
It was a program that opened up soup kitchens.
It protected workers from unfair treatment.
A series of programs that provided jobs for the unemployed.
A deal to get Hoover out of office and Roosevelt in office.
5
Why were people lined up for free food?
No one wanted to work so they lined up for free food.
In the Great Depression, many had no jobs, money, or food.
WWI left many people without enough to eat.
People enjoyed eating with each other.
6
Why did many people live in Hoovervilles?
They were forced to live there by the government.
They had lost their homes and had no money.
They were tired of paying rent.
They wanted to live close to other people.
7
Why did October 29, 1929 become known as "Black Tuesday?"
B/c that is the day the Great Depression was over
B/c that is the day the stock market crashed
It was the day the Harlem Renaissance ended
It was a very dark day because of dust storms
8
What New Deal program helped provide for the elderly?
TVA
SS
FDIC
CCC
9
What happened soon after the Stock Market crashed?
Stock prices rose
Many jobs became available
Banks began to fail
Investors got rich
10
The TVA was a New Deal program that put people to work....
Providing for the elderly
Working in a national park
Building homes
Creating hydroelectricity
11
Makeshift towns that popped up during the Great Depression
Suburbs
Mobile homes
Hoovervilles
Nursing homes
12
One crisis that led to the Great Depression and the New Deal program the FDIC
People losing their jobs when the Stock Market crashed
Natural disasters wiping out farmers' crops
Labor unions losing power in the workforce
Banks failed when people began withdrawing their money
13
What increased the destruction of the Dust Bowl?
Heavy flooding in the Great Plains
Severe drought in the Great Plains
Heavy rain for many months
Bushes and trees helped keep soil in place
14
The CCC was a New Deal program that put people to work...
Creating cheap hydroelectricity
Building roads and parks and planting trees
Maintaining parks and forests
Constructing schools

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