Great Depression and New Deal

On October 29th, 1929 the stock market took an all time drop with millions losing their life savings this is known as

• Black Wednesday

• Black Tuesday

• Black Saturday

• Stock Monday

Which of the following BEST describes farmers during the Great Depression

• Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to other countries

• Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to hungry Americans

• a drought and low prices forced many farmers into poverty and foreclosures

Shantytowns and homes made by homeless people from scrap wood and tins become known as

• Depressionville

• Government homes

• Hooverville

After President Hoover failed to help the public, who ran for election on the slogan a New Deal for Americans?

• Franklin D Roosevelt

• Harry S Truman

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

The New Deal is BEST described as

• fixing and ending the Great Depression giving millions a steady job and a regular paycheck moving forward into the 1940s

• being the same thing President Hoover did just setting up a system of empty promises given to the people

• temporary help and relief to some Americans, but could not sustain or end the Great Depression

The Great Depression began in

• 1929

• 1932

• 1933

• 1919

What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

• Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.

• Unemployment decreased gradually.

• Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.

In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.

• Chruches

• Soup Kitchens

• businesses

• work

Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

• Banks closed(failed)

• banks gave away their money

• they couldn't remember where they put it