America's Century Stormy Weather

20,000 army veterans poured into what city because of the Great Depression?

• New York City

• Washington DC

• Boston

• San Francisco

Army veterans were promised a bonus but they werent suppose to get it until what year?

• 1945

• 1960

• 1917

• 1970

What happened to the Bonus Army camps?

• Burned down by the military and police

• President Hoover visited and stayed in them

• Turned into permanent apartment buildings

When did the Great Depression begin ? (Same year as the stock market crash)

• 1929

• 1935

• 1917

• 1922

What happened to US Steel during the Great Depression?

• The entire workforce was laid off

• Bought by a Chinese company

• Burned down

• The steel plant was taken apart and moved to Canada

What happened to the woman's piggy bank?

• her father borrowed money to go look for a job

• her father used it for a vacation

• her father used the money to go out for a nice dinner

• it fell and broke on the ground

What happened to the banks after the stock market crashed? How many savings accounts were wiped out?

• Many closed. Nine Million

• Many closed. One thousand

• Stayed open and no one lost their savings

In 1930 the national government had very little involvement in the average American's life.

• True

• False

What did American's do for entertainment during the Great Depression?

• Go to a movie palace

• Go on trip to Europe

• Watch television

What appliance entertained Americans at home during the Great Depression?

• Television

• Radio

• Cell Phones

• Video Games