TKAM Historical Context

What was the Great Depression?

• A period of economic success and an improving economy

• The worst economic catastrophe in U.S. history

• A period of time that witnessed American involvement in violent foreign wars

• A hotly contested presidential election

What caused many farmers to foreclose on their farms in the 1930s?

• Growing too few crops

• Overproduction of crops and costs of machines

• Expensive land and not enough workers

• The Wall Street Crash

October 29, 1929 became known as ________________ after the prices of stocks fell sharply.

• Black Tuesday

• Black Wednesday

• Black Thursday

• Black Friday

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• People bought stocks on credit or borrowed money

• Banks had to close because they did not have enough money

• Many businesses had a surplus of goods that couldn't be sold

• The New Deal tried to start too many new programs

What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address?

• Excessive stock market speculation

• High unemploment

• Increased use of credit

• Overproduction of goods

Who was the president that came up with the "New Deal"?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

takes place when many depositors decide to withdraw their money at one time.

• bank run

• Stock Market Crash

• long bull market

drought-related conditions in the Great Plains states.

• Dust Bowl

• Acai Bowl

• Duster

helped Americans recover from the Depression

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt

• President Herbert Hoover

• Dust Bowl

Roosevelt’s policies for ending the Depression

• New Deal

• Real Deal

• Square Deal