WorksheetsGreat Depression Vocab
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Worksheet time: 8mins
October 29, 1929. On this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.
Black Thursday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Black Sabbath
A region of the Great Plains, including parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, where drought and soil created enormous dirt storms in the 1930s.
Dust Bowl
Dirt Bowl
Dairy Bowl
Dry Bowl
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
A protectionist law created by Senator Smoot and Representative Hawley that increased taxes on imported goods making the Great Depression even worse.
A project law created by Senator Hawley and Representative Smoot that increased taxes on exported goods making the Great Depression even worse.
A prohibition law created by Senator Smoot and Representative Hawley that decreased taxes on imported goods making the Great Depression even worse.
A protectionist law created by Senator Smoot and Representative Hawley that decreased taxes on imported goods making the Great Depression much better.
Hoovervilles
Shantytowns built across America by the unemployed and homeless during the Great Depression. These towns were named after President Hoover due to his inability to help these people.
Shantytowns built across South America by the unemployed and homeless during the Good Depression. These towns were named after President Hoover due to his inability to help these people.
Shantytowns built across America by the employed during the Great Depression. These towns were named after President Hoover due to his ability to help these people.
Fancy towns built across America by the employed and hopeful during the Great Depression. These towns were named after President Hoover due to his inability to help the poor people.
New Deal
A series of policies enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression that brought about reform, recovery, and relief to America.
A series of policies enacted by Teddy Roosevelt during the Great Depression that brought about reform, recovery, and relief to America.
A series of policies enacted by Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression that brought about reform, recovery, and relief to America.
A series of policies by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression that brought about rest, relaxation, and revolution to America.
FDIC
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured each bank deposit up to $5,000, and created more confidence in banks in the 1930s.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sued each bank deposit up to $5,000, and created more problems in banks during the 1930s.
authorized the federal government to examine all banks and allow those that were financially sound to reopen.
assisted home owners who could not meet their mortgage payments.
provided relief/jobs for many unemployed young American men working on public lands projects.
CCC
WPA
FDIC
AAA
A program designed to help Americans find work during the Great Depression working on public works projects like roads, bridges, dams, and other public improvements.
WPA
PWA
CCC
AAA
This provided unemployment insurance to workers who lost their jobs, provided payments to retired workers age 65 or older, and provided payments to people with disabilities, the elderly, and the wives and children of male workers who had died.
FDIC
Social Security Act
Socialists Service Act
CCC
The economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s.
Great Depression
Great Compromise
Great Gatsby
Great Pumpkin
Created construction jobs for LARGE, NATIONAL projects like the Hoover Dam or Golden Gate Bridge
CWA
PWA
