Beginning of the Great Depression

Who won the 1928 presidential election?

People rushing to the bank to withdraw all of their money is called a:

In the 1920s, average work hours began to fall from ___ hours to ___ hours per day

This is a well-known measure of the stock market (only has the 30 largest industrial stocks)

Who was the Republican candidate in the 1928 presidential election?

This cause of the Great Depression means that farms and factories were making too much stuff

This term means when a stock broker demands payment of a margin loan immediately

These are govt-funded projects that put people to work building things people need (dams...)

This man was known as "the Father of the Blues"

This was the name given to shantytowns once people to blame the president for the Depression

This term means the gov't spends more money than it takes in in taxes

This was the name given to people who illegally rode trains to look for work

This term means buying stock on the assumption that it will go up in value

Who was the "wet" candidate in the 1928 election?

In the 1920s, African Americans who could vote mostly voted for this party's candidates

What office did Al Smith hold before he ran for president?

This was the highest tariff in all of US History

Who was the Democratic candidate in the 1928 presidential election?

Who was the "dry" candidate in the 1928 election?

This music, born in New Orleans, moved North with African Americans during the Great Migration

This refers to the discovery, by white people, of African American writing, art, and culture

This term means the movement of large numbers of African Americans from the South to the North

This term means wages adjusted for inflation

Who was president when the Great Depression began and the stock market crashed?

What was the name given to places that handed-out free food during the Depression?

Many people used this highway to flee the Dust Bowl

This was a period of economic decline in the US between 1929 and 1940

This was a line of people waiting for free food

This was an area in the Great Plains that was hard hit by drought during the Depression

This term means an extended period of time when the stock market is not rising

In the 1920s, she was the highest paid female performer in the world

This Jamaican immigrant to the US founded the UNIA and started the "Back to Africa" Movement

What is the other name for Oct. 29, 1929 when the stock market is considered to have crashed?

This term refers to Democrats who crossed party lines in 1928 to vote for the Republican Hoover

What was the name given to the WWI veterans who wanted the gov't to pay their pension early?

This term means the gov't is giving money directly to the people

This term means buying stock by only putting a small percentage down and borrowing the rest