Government Assistance

Government aid in the form of programs, projects, etc.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Storm with high winds and little or no rain.

CCC Civilian Conservation Corps

Planted trees on public land., Set up camps for unemployed men who rec'd pay and housing.

TVA Tennessee Valley Authority

Built power lines to give people electricity., Built dams along rivers to prevent flooding

a period with little or no rain

Works Progress Administration- Built streets, parks, etc.

Financial Institution:

Bank or other institution that deals with money.

Who is Duke Ellington?

an originator of big-band jazz, a music composer

Who is Margaret Mitchell?

Wrote the novel Gone With The Wind

What is a soup kitchen?

A place where people with no food or money were able to come

Installment plan allowing one to borrow money and pay back

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1
The ___________ was marked by high unemployment and a lack of consumer confidence in banks?
Great Crash
Great Democracy
Great Depression
Great Recession
2
Government Assistance
Period of joblessness
Bank or other institution that deals with money
Agreement to borrow money
Government aid in the form of programs, projects, etc.
3
WHat was the CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps(CVC)
My Initials
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
A brand of cereal
4
TVA stands for:
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Agency
Tennessee Valley Administration
Tennessee Valley Act
5
People who invested in the Stock Market lost everything during the ____________ of 1929.
Great Depression
Stock Market Crash
Stock Market Boom
Great Migration
6
Windstorm:
Monsoon
Storm with high winds and little or no rain.
Tornado
Lengthy period of little or no rain
7
Unemployment:
To be without food
To be without money
To be without a job
To be without a bank
8
October 29, 1929
Franklin Roosevelt becomes president
Herbert Hoover quits being president
The twin towers fall
The Stock Market Crashes
9
CCC Civilian Conservation Corps
Planted trees on public land.
The first singing group of the Roaring Twenties
Set up camps for unemployed men who rec'd pay and housing.
Farmers who revolted against The Dust Bowl
10
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
Built power lines to give people electricity.
Built dams along rivers to prevent flooding
Caused many people to vacate Tennessee and move out west.
Was the cause of a major drought in the United States.
11
Who was blamed for the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
12
What is a drought?
strong or storm like winds
a period of heavy rain
a lengthy period of malnutrition
a period with little or no rain
13
What did the WPA do?
Works Progress Administration- Built streets, parks, etc.
Works Progress Administration- Loved trains and built lots
Word Play Administration- "Fruit Flies Like A Banana"
Will Pay All- Gave people lots of money for no good reason
14
The dust bowl affected the __________in the United States.
Sahara Desert
Sierra Mountains
Great Plains
Southeastern United States
15
Financial Institution:
Bank or other institution that deals with money.
A soup kitchen
Wallstreet
An unemployment agency
16
What was Jesse Owens remembered for?
Baseball
Jazz
Basketball
Track and field
17
Who came up with the New Deal that helped the U.S. get out of the Great Depression?
Charles Curtis
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
18
Poor _____practices and _____caused the Dust Bowl. (Two possible answers)
Economic
Cooking
Farming
Drought
19
Who is Duke Ellington?
a famous actor who stared in "Show Boat"
a comedian
a scientist who made prominent discoveries in the late 1930s
an originator of big-band jazz, a music composer
20
Who is Margaret Mitchell?
Wrote the novel Gone With The Wind
Jake Mitchell's Mom
invented Kansas
prime minister of the UK during the 1980s
21
What is a soup kitchen?
A place where people with no food or money were able to come
A soup restaurant
A dance club
A place where people cook soup to take home for dinner
22
Where did Jesse Owens go to college?
University of Miami
Penn State
UCLA
Ohio State
23
The _______________was the nick name of the 1920’s?
Festive Fifties
Roaring Twenties
Fun Fourties
Dirty Thirties
24
Mortgage:
Installment plan allowing one to borrow money and pay back
Bank or other financial institution
Government aid
stock market

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