Great Depression

Which part of the country was affected by the Dust Bowl?

• the Northeast

• the Great Plains

• the Southeast

• the Northwest

“Black Tuesday” refers to the day that

• the stock market crashed

• Roosevelt was elected

• banks were shut down

• the Bonus Army marched

The experts who advised Roosevelt on economic issues were known as the

• Bonus Army

• Brain Trust

• New Deal

• WPA

Who was President at the start of the great depression?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Donald Trump

The belief people can succeed on their own and that government help for the people should be minimal. (Hoover's idea)

• Rugged individualism

• isolationism

• Tough individualism

Places where the hungry could get a free meal.

• Food Cart

• Food line

• Soup Kitchen

• Soup line

Places where people lived because they were homeless

• Hoover Huts

• Hoovervilles

• Roosevelt ranch

• Hoover hotel

The New deal contained many

• Tax cuts for people

• Relief programs

• Bank holidays

• soup kitchens

Franklin D. Roosevelt promised to help people through the Depression. This was called

• Square Deal

• Return to Normalcy

• New Deal

• Awesome Deal

During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?

• Dust Bowl

• Salad Bowl

• Great Plains Panic

• Sand Storms