Great Depression/New Deal

How did the Stock Market Crash contribute to the start of the Great Depression?

• Banks closed their doors

• Thousands lost their investments and money in a single day

• Prices for goods increased dramatically

• Herbert Hoover took all the money for government programs

Which President's election to office became to turning point for renewed prosperity for the American people?

• Herbert Hoover

• Henry Ford

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

Cardboard shacks used for homes for many people in the cities during this time

• Hooverville

• Shantytown

• Shackville

• Hoovershacks

Which New Deal program was responsible for preserving natural resources and establishing over 800 parks?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Works Progress Administration

• Works Progress Authority

Which New Deal program was responsible for building roads and public buildings?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Works Progress Administration

• Works Progress Authority

Which New Deal program was responsible for supporting farmers and creating a network of dams and powerplants?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Works Progress Administration

• Works Progress Authority

What composer traveled the country with his orchestra and his music could be heard in homes on the radio?

• Langston Hughes

• Jesse Owens

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

A newspaper reporter and author from Atlanta, wrote "Gone with the Wind"

• Margaret Mitchell

• Scarlet O'Hara

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

What was one contributing factor to the Great Depression?

• Use of radios

• Collapse of the Soviet Union

• Constructing public building and highways

• Effects of the Dust Bowl

How did President Roosevelt meet his three goals of reform, relief, and recovery from the Great Depression?

• started a program to provide electricity to more areas in the country

• he vowed to build a stronger army

• increased taxes to help with the start of a war

• allowed workers to join unions for increased pay