On October 29th 1929 people started to panic and did what?

thousands of investors sold off their stock

What crisis helped start the Great Depression and lead to Roosevelt creating the FDIC

banks failed when people began to withdraw their money

October 29, 1929 is known as Black Tuesday, the stock market crashed and caused what?

the beginning of the Great Depression

What kind of work did people do as part of the CCC "Civilian Conservation Corp." ?

maintaining state and national forests

What was the John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" about?

farm families living through the dust bowl days

Why did many people in the Great Depression live in makeshift towns or Hoovervilles?

they had lost their money and their homes

Why were American families often broken apart during the depression of the 1930's

parents had to move from town to town to find work

How did the Great Depression affect farmers in the Midwest and the South?

many owed money and could not make their payments

During the Depression the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt would recieve letters asking for what?

money to help her family pay their bils

Which of these economic effects did the Dust Bowl days of the 1930's have on America?

crops failed and farmers went bankrupt

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1
On October 29th 1929 people started to panic and did what?
bought as much stock as they could 
had renewed faith in the stock market
made it illegal to sell stocks
thousands of investors sold off their stock
2
People lost their homes, Crops are ruined, Migrant workers cannot find work, what is described
The Roaring Twenties
Black Tuesday
the Dust Bowl Days
Hoovervilles
3
The elderly, unemployed, disabled and widowed were helped by which of Roosevelts New Deal plan
Social Security Act
Federal Housing Administration FHA
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC
Civilian Conservation Corps CCC
4
What crisis helped start the Great Depression and lead to Roosevelt creating the FDIC
natural disasters wiped out farmers' crops and livestock
banks failed when people began to withdraw their money
many people lost their jobs when companies lost money
the labor unions were losing power in the work force
5
Which of these is a true statement about the Great Depression
it was easy to find employment
times were only hard for farm families
many families lost their homes
half the nation's adults were out of work
6
October 29, 1929 is known as Black Tuesday, the stock market crashed and caused what?
Roosevelt to declare war on Germany
people to invest all their money
President Hoover to build Hoovervilles
the beginning of the Great Depression
7
What kind of work did people do as part of the CCC "Civilian Conservation Corp." ?
building schools and libraries
creating cheap hydroelectricity
maintaining state and national forests
building roads, bridges, and dams
8
What was the John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" about? 
fishermen angry about the long drought
farm families living through the dust bowl days
homeless people who lost their money on Black Tuesday
factory workers in the textile and steel industries
9
The TVA or "Tennessee Valley Authority" was created to
maintain national forests
build dams, bridges and roads
build schools, hospitals, and libraries
construct public buildings
10
What type of work did people do working for the WPA "Work Progress Administration"
teach children in elementary schools
construct public buildings
maintain national forests
build tanks and planes for the Army
11
Why did many people in the Great Depression live in makeshift towns or Hoovervilles?
it was where escaped criminals lived
they had lost their money and their homes
President Hoover made them live in these towns
they could live closer to where they worked
12
Why were American families often broken apart during the depression of the 1930's
they worked in factories and came home late at night
had to leave the country because they were here illegally
parents had to move from town to town to find work
they went to Germany to fight in World War II
13
How did the Great Depression affect farmers in the Midwest and the South?
many owed money and could not make their payments
they were able to break even and not owe any money
they were finally able to pay off the debts they owed
farmers made a good profit from the low crop prices
14
During the Depression the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt would recieve letters asking for what?
money to help her family pay their bils
a trip to Washington
pictures to share with their family
money for vacations
15
Which of these economic effects did the Dust Bowl days of the 1930's have on America?
people moved east to the Great Plains
farmers planted more crops after the Dust Bowl
crops failed and farmers went bankrupt
stock prices rose and people started to make more money
16
People from New York to Cal. that lost their jobs and homes in the depression did what?
worked and saved their money
built Hoovervilles
went back to school
became farmers
17
What happened soon after the stock market crased on October 29, 1929
stock prices started to rise
big investors made a fortune
banks went out of business
companies hired more workers

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