Mrs. Chandlers Great Depression Quiz

People lived in cardboard shacks known as

CCC stands for

Builts dams and electric power stations in the Tennessee Valley

The author of Gone with the Wind is

The CCC put young men to work preserving Americas

Herbert Hoover created the New Deal

The Smoot-Hawley Act

Farmers on the Great Plains were hit with severe drought known as

Herbert Hoover believed that people

FDIC stands for

The day the stock market crashed is known as

1 in 14 Americans were unemployed

When the economy went bad, people couldn't make their

Soup Kitchens were started in the 1920's for

What year did the stock market crash?

FDR created the Social Security program

Farmers moved to Arizona to find work after the Dust Bowl

Millions of Americans bought stocks on speculation, this meant that they hoped

One major factor that led to the Great Depression was the failing of

In 1942

Washing machines were invented in 1919

Duke Ellington was one of the most talented musicians of the swing era

FDR famously stated

Convinced people that everyone could afford items by borrowing money

During the Depressino, companies had to halt production and