The Great Depression

When did the Stock Market crash?

• September 29, 1931
• August 29, 1991
• October 29, 1929

What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?

• Taco Tuesday
• Black Tuesday
• Throwback Thursday

Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• William McKinley

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

Which best explains the reason behind the Crash of '29

• Consumers were working too hard in the factories

• Americans lost their savings and could not pay their bills

• Factories closed when demand for products decreased

• Europeans started to import more American wheat

These shantytowns popped up in cities during the early part of the Depression

• Hoovervilles

• Rooseveltiums

• Wilsontowns

• Rye

Which U.S. region suffered an environmental disaster and

became known as the Dust Bowl?

• New England

• Great Plains

• Southwest

• West Coast

These actually fed families during the Great Depression

• Soup Kitchens

• Hoovervilles

• Social Security

• Medicaid

__________is when people buy something and promise that they will pay for it later when they have money.

• Debit
• Credit
• Payroll
• Bank Account

A__________is when banks and businesses lost money and it caused many people to lose their jobs.

• Shortage
• Depression
• Loans
• Desperate