Review of the Thirties

Review of the Thirties

Reviewing the decade

New Deal Agencies

• NRA- National Recovery Administration

• AAA- Agricultural Adjustment Administration

• WPA- Works Progress Administration

• CCC-Civilian Conservation Corps

• Social Security Act

Multiple Select

Provided old-age benefits, insurance for unemployed, disabled, pensions

• CCC

• NRA

• AAA

• Social Security Act

Multiple Choice

Provided jobs to unemployed single men, ages 18-25.

Work involved preserving natural resources.

• CCC

• NRA

• AAA

• WPA

DUST BOWL

• DROUGHT- dry spells

• EROSION- wearing away of soil

• RESERVOIR- holding tank

• IRRIGATION- watering system

Multiple Select

a system used to carry water to areas of need for crops

• reservoir

• erosion

• drought

• irrigation

Multiple Choice

a place to hold surplus water for later use

• reservoir

• erosion

• irrigation

• drought

Multiple Choice

a long period of time with little or no rain

• reservoir

• erosion

• irrigation

• drought

Multiple Select

wearing away of soil due to wind or rain

• reservoir

• erosion

• irrigation

• drought

20th Amendment- "Lame Duck Amendment"

• 1933 shortened period of time between Election Day and Inauguration Day.

• Inauguration moved from March 4 to January 20

• "lame duck" is outgoing president after election chooses a successor.

Multiple Choice

Changed date of presidential inauguration from March 3 to January 20.

• Women's Suffrage (19th)

• Prohibition Amendment (18th)

• Lame Duck Amendment (20st)

Multiple Choice

"Isolationism" is...

• to remain separate from others

• a disease that makes one sleepy

Multiple Choice

TRUE/ FALSE:

FDR was elected four times.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The Great Depression was:

• a period of time when people were extremely sad in the 1930s

• a period of time between 1929-1941 where people were without jobs and money.

• a period of time when land had deep craters causing depressions and sink holes.

Multiple Select

FDR belonged to the ____ party.

• Republican

• Democratic

Multiple Choice

Dust Bowl

• a period of time with drought in the midwest that caused farmers to migrate

• named for empty bowls on table from hungry people at soup kitchens

Multiple Choice

Hoovervilles

• were nice neighborhoods named in Hoover's honor.

• were shacks named for Hoover out of dissatisfaction for his lack of help.

Multiple Choice

TRUE/ FALSE:

Many of FDR's New Deal programs were aimed at helping the poor and unemployed.

• TRUE

• FALSE

MONOPOLY

• Concept came from game, "The Landlord's Game" created by Elizabeth Maggie

• Charles Darrow marketed Maggie's idea as "MONOPOLY" and earned credit for the invention

• PARKER BROS. purchased marketing rights from Darrow

• Maggie's ideas made Darrow, an every day person, a millionaire.

Multiple Choice

TRUE/ FALSE:

MONOPOLY was invented by a rich businessman.

• TRUE

• FALSE

RADIO ENTERTAINMENT

• brought music, jazz in particular, into American homes.

• dramas, soap operas, comedies were available to entertain

• news and weather updates were given

• fireside chats were broadcast

• baseball became a favorite pastime

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The

brought many forms of entertainment into American households. i.e. dramas, soap operas, fireside chats, baseball