Great depression vocab

October 29, 1929. On this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.

• Black Thursday

• Black Tuesday

• Black Friday

• Black Sabbath

A region of the Great Plains, including parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, where drought and soil created enormous dirt storms in the 1930s.

• Dust Bowl

• Dirt Bowl

• Dairy Bowl

• Dry Bowl

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

• A protectionist law created by Senator Smoot and Representative Hawley that increased taxes on imported goods making the Great Depression even worse.

• A project law created by Senator Hawley and Representative Smoot that increased taxes on exported goods making the Great Depression even worse.

• A prohibition law created by Senator Smoot and Representative Hawley that decreased taxes on imported goods making the Great Depression even worse.

• A protectionist law created by Senator Smoot and Representative Hawley that decreased taxes on imported goods making the Great Depression much better.

Hoovervilles

• Shantytowns built across America by the unemployed and homeless during the Great Depression. These towns were named after President Hoover due to his inability to help these people.

• Shantytowns built across South America by the unemployed and homeless during the Good Depression. These towns were named after President Hoover due to his inability to help these people.

• Shantytowns built across America by the employed during the Great Depression. These towns were named after President Hoover due to his ability to help these people.

• Fancy towns built across America by the employed and hopeful during the Great Depression. These towns were named after President Hoover due to his inability to help the poor people.

This president responsible for the Great Depression.

• Franklin Roosevelt
• Abraham Lincoln
• Jimmy Carter
• Herbert Hoover

These places helped to feed people in Hooverville.

• Kicthens
• Shelters
• Micro Kitchens
• Soup Kitchens

What is a stock?

• a broth to cook food
• a share of ownership in a company
• money
• a crash

What is a drought?

• a dry land
• to be cold
• a period with no water or rain
• a picture

What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

• Paying farmers to plant native grasses

• Increased demand for tobacco after World War I

• Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region

• Intense drought in the region

Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?

• The implementation of a personal income tax

• Overspeculation in the stock market

• New regulations on banking

• The elimination of import tariffs