The Great Depression/WWII

The Great Depression began when

• farmers suffered significant crop losses due to the weather.

• there was a sudden drop in exports to Europe and Asia.

• banks failed, crop prices fell, and thousands of people lost their jobs.

• demand for American-made goods dropped and companies went bankrupt.

The banking system was effected by the Great Depression because

• too many of the people who borrowed money did not repay their loans.

• the banks were not accessible to many of the farmers.

• cities imposed a limit on the amount of new construction.

• not enough people continued to borrow money.

During the Great Depression, feeding the hungry and finding jobs for the unemployed were the goals of

• The Food and Drug Administration

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• The Social Security Commission

Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) built the scenic highway linking two national parks and is known as

• the Shenandoah National Parkway

• The Great Smokey Mountains National Park

• The Blue Ridge Parkway

• The Mount Mitchell Parkway

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created to protect people's

• stock market investments.

• bank accounts.

• home mortgages.

• car loans.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal

• helped the United States after WWI.

• created federally funded jobs for unemployed people.

• helped the entire nation afford an automobile.

• was not as popular as President Hoover's plan.

During WWII, people had to use ration stamps to

• when mailing items overseas to soldiers.

• provide proof of citizenship when purchasing products.

• provide an inventory of good for the government.

• buy goods such as sugar, meat, gasoline, rubber, and shoes.

The United States' involvement in WWII

• stopped building programs at training bases.

• slowed economic growth.

• sparked massive economic growth.

• cancelled the draft.

The operation known as D-day was

• a six month campaign of German and Italian forces in North Africa.

• the forced removal of Jews in Germany and other parts of Europe.

• the U.S. plan to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

• the plan for the allied troops to cross the English Channel into Normandy to defeat the Germans.

The worst day in stock market history, October 29th, 1929 is also known as

• Dark Monday

• Black Tuesday

• Grey Wednesday

• Black Friday