The Great Depression

Before the Great Depression people were making a lot of money and having lots of fun. What was this time period known as?

• World War 1

• The Roaring Twenties

• Reconstruction

Black Tuesday is the day famous for what event?

• The Dust Bowl

• The Stock Market Crash

• Slavery ending in the country

When farms in the central part of the country had been overworked and a major drought occurred what geographic event happened?

• World War 1

• The Dirt Pile

• The Dust Bowl

• World War 2

The time period in the 1930’s where millions of Americans had lost their jobs and had no money became known as what?

• The Great Problem

• The Great Disaster

• The Great Depression

Who was the president at the START of the Great Depression who did little to help the people?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

People who were affected by the Great Depression would live in cardboard homes and use newspaper for blankets. These towns became known as what?

• Poorvilles

• Hoovervilles

• Franklinville

Millions of people lost there jobs and savings during the great depression.

• True

• False

The Roaring 20's was a wonderful time of fun and innovation.

• True

• False

What natural problem occurred in the Southern Plains which was a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• Tornados

• Hurricanes

• Flooding

• Drought

Which of the following was NOT a CAUSE of The Great Depression?

• People dying of starvation.

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929.

• Banks were failing.

• Farmers were in debt.