Great Depression REVIEW - 8th Grade

This person was the Italian Prime Minister from 1922 through 1943 . . . 

Shanty towns made of scraps of wood and steel the homeless built outside cities were known as..

October 29th, 1929 was often known as . . . 

This agency granted immediate money to organizations so they could re-open . . . 

The Social Security Act was designed to help farmers . . . True or False?

This agency built dams in the TN River Valley, controlled flooding & provided cheap electricity

The Bonus Army was protesting outside the White House because . . . 

This agency gave help to children and $ to mothers who were struggling, now known as welfare...

A pragmatist is someone who is practical and was focused on a goal . . . 

This was a relief agency offering work to unemployed single men in conservation camps . . . 

A bear market indicates that . . . 

Most Americans who were affected by the 1930's drought were from what area . . . 

This helped regulate the money and trades being made on Wall Street . . . 

People displaced by dustbowls looked to what state as a promise land of opportunity . . . 

Mr. Castillo and Mr. Crawford are the best teachers EVER . . . 

This created pensions for elderly (over 65) and gave money to needy and disabled people . . . 

He was in prison in 1923 for trying to seize power in Germany but later became Chancellor. . . 

The 1930's were known as a depression because it lasted longer, hurt everyone including rich.

In the movie "Inside Job" it compares the Great Depression to the recession in . . .

This person was the first lady who wrote a newspaper column and gave radio talks . . . 

The Great Depression was caused by . . . 

A windstorm of dust and dirt that often times blew across the entire midwest is known as . . . 

On-margin buying is when a stock is purchased with only a very small down payment . . . 

This created a national minimum wage and banned child labor . . . 

President of the United States of America at the Start of the Great Depression . . . 

The brain trust is a group of experts gathered together to advice the President and government

This person is the president that introduced the "New Deal" to the American people . . . 

In the 1932 election Herbert Hoover was elected president. . . . True or False

This person was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid 1920's until his death in 1953. . .

This agency upheld collective bargaining agreements, set maximum hours, & created overtime work

This person was a famous photographer during the Great Depression era . . . 

FDIC now insures your money up to 1,000,000 dollars . . . 

A bull market is when the stock market is in a downfall . . . 

Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin were _____________ in Europe in the 1930's .

This agency insured depositors savings in banks and helped restore people's trust in banks...

These people are known as . . .

This was the act by which the government paid famers to reduce production of crops . . . 

This person was the first woman cabinet member . . . 

This was a relief agency offering jobs on construction projects, each state had one project ...

This agency built schools, post offices, government buildings, 75,000 bridges, and 800 airports