Great Depression

The time period following the Roaring Twenties (1929-1941) was referred to as:

• Cold War

• WW I

• Great Depression

• Civil War

What took place on October 29, 1929 that was referred to as Black Tuesday?

• Revolutionary War began

• Huge fires across NYC

• Yankees lost the World Series

• Stock Market Crash

What were the 2 main causes of the Great Depression?

• Overproduction and weakness in the banking system.

• Drought and food shortages

• Floods and wild fires

• Not enough goods were being produced

Places where the homeless could get a free meal.

• McDonald's

• Soup Kitchen

• Chils

• Neighbors

Shacks where homeless lived.

• Shanty Town

• Shackville

• Hooverville

• Herbert's House

Who was elected president in 1932?

• Herbert Hoover

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

A series of speeches FDR gave in a chair next to a fireplace while in the White House.

• Fireside Chats

• Meet the Press

• The Today Show

• Fireplace Talk

What was FDR's plan called to help the nation out of the depression?

• Hope

• Rise Above

• New Deal

• Operation Kick Start

What were the 3 main goals of the New Deal?

• Rebuild, rebuild, rebuild

• Relief, recovery, reform

• Transform, transport, transfer

• Rest, relax, re-energize

What is the only U.S. state capital WITHOUT a McDonald's?

• Albany, NY

• Toronto, Canada

• Montpelier, Vermont

• Jurassic Park