the 1930s and the great depression jeopardy review
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The 1930s and the Great Depression
Jeopardy Review
1. Nickname given to shantytowns of homeless men
and women.
1. Nickname given to shantytowns of homeless men
and women.
1.Nickname given to shantytowns of homeless men
and women.
Hoovervilles
2. From March 9 to June 16, 1933: A period in which several
pieces of legislation were enacted to bring relief to Americans and
start recovery from the Depression.
2. From March 9 to June 16, 1933: A period in which several
pieces of legislation were enacted to bring relief to Americans and
start recovery from the Depression.
2. From March 9 to June 16, 1933: A period in which several
pieces of legislation were enacted to bring relief to Americans and
start recovery from the Depression.
The 100 Days
3. Created by Congress in June 1934 to oversee the stock market.
3. Created by Congress in June 1934 to oversee the stock market.
3. Created by Congress in June 1934 to oversee the stock market.
Securities and Exchange Commission
4. Sought to raise prices of agricultural goods by lowering
production.
4. Sought to raise prices of agricultural goods by lowering
production.
4. Sought to raise prices of agricultural goods by lowering
production.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
5. WWI veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 to get a bonus that had been promised to
them after the war.
5. WWI veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 to get a bonus that had been promised to
them after the war.
5. WWI veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 to get a bonus that had been promised to
them after the war.
The Bonus Army
6. An ecological disaster in the Midwest caused by drought, overfarming and powerful
northern winds.
6. An ecological disaster in the Midwest caused by drought, over
farming and powerful northern winds.
6. An ecological disaster in the Midwest caused by drought, over
farming and powerful northern winds.
The Dust Bowl
7. Some men did this to find work on the road or out of shame at not being able to provide for
their loved ones.
7. Some men did this to find work on the road or out of shame at not being able to provide for
their loved ones.
7. Some men did this to find work on the road or out of shame at not being able to provide for
their loved ones.
Abandoned their families
8. FDR’s presidential campaign slogan in 1932.
8. FDR’s presidential campaign slogan in 1932.
8. FDR’s presidential campaign slogan in 1932.
“Happy Days Are Here Again”
9. Provided $500 million for direct relief to the needy.
9. Provided $500 million for direct relief to the needy.
9. Provided $500 million for direct relief to the needy.
Federal Emergency Relief Act
10. Also called the National Labor Relations Act of 1935.
Affirmed workers’ right to bargain collectively and
established the National Labor Board to arbitrate unfair labor
practices.
10. Also called the National Labor Relations Act of 1935.
Affirmed workers’ right to bargain collectively and
established the National Labor Board to arbitrate unfair labor
practices.
10. Also called the National Labor Relations Act of 1935.
Affirmed workers’ right to bargain collectively and
established the National Labor Board to arbitrate unfair labor
practices.
The Wagner Act
11. Established a minimum wage and maximum work hours.
11. Established a minimum wage and maximum work hours.
11. Established a minimum wage and maximum work hours.
The Fair Labor Standards Act
12. A work stoppage called by workers to protest low wages or
bad working conditions.
12. A work stoppage called by workers to protest low wages or
bad working conditions.
12. A work stoppage called by workers to protest low wages or
bad working conditions.
Strike
13. He proposed a monthly pension of $200 for unemployed
people over 60, provided they spent the money the same month.
13. He proposed a monthly pension of $200 for unemployed
people over 60, provided they spent the money the same month.
13. He proposed a monthly pension of $200 for unemployed
people over 60, provided they spent the money the same month.
Dr. Francis Townsend
14. The Supreme Court found some of Roosevelt’s New Deal
programs to be this.
14. The Supreme Court found some of Roosevelt’s New Deal
programs to be this.
14. The Supreme Court found some of Roosevelt’s New Deal
programs to be this.
Unconstitutional
15. Secretary of Labor under FDR and the first woman cabinet
member.
15. Secretary of Labor under FDR and the first woman cabinet
member.
15. Secretary of Labor under FDR and the first woman cabinet
member.
Frances Perkins
16. Name given to a network of African Americans in the
Roosevelt Administration whom FDR consulted with.
16. Name given to a network of African Americans in the
Roosevelt Administration whom FDR consulted with.
16. Name given to a network of African Americans in the
Roosevelt Administration whom FDR consulted with.
The Black Cabinet
17. Accomplished messo-soprano who held an outdoor
concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after the Daughters of the American Revolution would not let her perform in Constitution Hall.
17. Accomplished messo-soprano who held an outdoor concert on
the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after the Daughters of the American
Revolution would not let her perform in Constitution Hall.
17. Accomplished messo-soprano who held an outdoor concert on
the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after the Daughters of the American
Revolution would not let her perform in Constitution Hall.
Marian Anderson
18. One of the art forms created by artists working for the WPA, and often heavily influenced by Mexican artist Diego Rivera.
18. One of the art forms created by artists working for the WPA, and often heavily influenced by Mexican artist Diego Rivera.
18. One of the art forms created by artists working for the WPA, and often heavily influenced by Mexican artist Diego Rivera.
Murals
19. One of the most important developments of the 1930s, this
reshaped the relationship between workers and
management for the rest of the century.
19. One of the most important developments of the 1930s, this
reshaped the relationship between workers and
management for the rest of the century.
19. One of the most important developments of the 1930s, this
reshaped the relationship between workers and
management for the rest of the century.
Union movement
21. Provided government loans to homeowners who faced
foreclosure because they couldn’t make their house payments.
21. Provided government loans to homeowners who faced
foreclosure because they couldn’t make their house payments.
21. Provided government loans to homeowners who faced
foreclosure because they couldn’t make their house payments.
Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)
22. Regular radio programs in which President Roosevelt informed and educated the
American public about actions of the federal government.
22. Regular radio programs in which President Roosevelt informed and educated the
American public about actions of the federal government.
22. Regular radio programs in which President Roosevelt informed and educated the
American public about actions of the federal government.
Fireside Chats
23. The practice of buying stock with a small down payment.
23. The practice of buying stock with a small down payment.
23. The practice of buying stock with a small down payment.
Buying on margin
24. Percentage of workers who were unemployed at the height of
the Great Depression.
24. Percentage of workers who were unemployed at the height of
the Great Depression.
24. Percentage of workers who were unemployed at the height of
the Great Depression.
25 percent
25. President from 1929 to 1933, he was blamed for the hardships
of the Great Depression.
25. President from 1929 to 1933, he was blamed for the hardships
of the Great Depression.
25. President from 1929 to 1933, he was blamed for the hardships
of the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
26. What Hoover believed was the best way to relieve hunger
and need in America.
26. What Hoover believed was the best way to relieve hunger
and need in America.
26. What Hoover believed was the best way to relieve hunger
and need in America.
Volunteerism
27. Catching a free ride on top of or in the boxcars of freight trains.
27. Catching a free ride on top of or in the boxcars of freight trains.
27. Catching a free ride on top of or in the boxcars of freight trains.
Riding the rails
28. What occurs when a bank loses more money than it owes
depositors because of bad investments of loan defaults.
28. What occurs when a bank loses more money than it owes
depositors because of bad investments of loan defaults.
28. What occurs when a bank loses more money than it owes
depositors because of bad investments of loan defaults.
Bank Failure
29. A name given to Dust Bowl migrants in general
29. A name given to Dust Bowl migrants in general
29. A name given to Dust Bowl migrants in general
Okies
30. In despair over losing jobs and money, or so their families
could collect life insurance policies, some men committed
this during the Great Depression.
30. In despair over losing jobs and money, or so their families
could collect life insurance policies, some men committed
this during the Great Depression.
30. In despair over losing jobs and money, or so their families
could collect life insurance policies, some men committed
this during the Great Depression.
Committed suicide
31. A federal corporation that built and renovated dams on the Tennessee river to create jobs and provide electricity to rural
areas in seven states.
31. A federal corporation that built and renovated dams on the Tennessee river to create jobs and provide electricity to rural
areas in seven states.
31. A federal corporation that built and renovated dams on the Tennessee river to create jobs and provide electricity to rural
areas in seven states.
Tennessee Valley Authority
32. Name given to a week of blank closures that Roosevelt
called for immediately after his inauguration in 1933.
32. Name given to a week of blank closures that Roosevelt
called for immediately after his inauguration in 1933.
32. Name given to a week of blank closures that Roosevelt
called for immediately after his inauguration in 1933.
Bank holiday
33. What FDR proposed to add to the Supreme Court to overcome its resistance to his New Deal
programs.
33. What FDR proposed to add to the Supreme Court to overcome its resistance to his New Deal
programs.
33. What FDR proposed to add to the Supreme Court to overcome its resistance to his New Deal
programs.
Six additional judges
34. Union created to organize unskilled and semi-skilled
industrial workers.
34. Union created to organize unskilled and semi-skilled
industrial workers.
34. Union created to organize unskilled and semi-skilled
industrial workers.
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
35. Louisiana senator and colorful orator, he proposed a
Share Our Wealth program that would tax the rich heavily and redistribute their wealth as a guaranteed income to every
American.
35. Louisiana senator and colorful orator, he proposed a
Share Our Wealth program that would tax the rich heavily and redistribute their wealth as a guaranteed income to every
American.
35. Louisiana senator and colorful orator, he proposed a
Share Our Wealth program that would tax the rich heavily and redistribute their wealth as a guaranteed income to every
American.
Huey Long
36. Influential African American appointee of the Roosevelt
administration, she headed the Negro division of the National Youth Administration which found jobs for students and
young adults.
36. Influential African American appointee of the Roosevelt
administration, she headed the Negro division of the National Youth Administration which found jobs for students and
young adults.
36. Influential African American appointee of the Roosevelt
administration, she headed the Negro division of the National Youth Administration which found jobs for students and
young adults.
Mary McLeod Bethune
37. Niece of former President Theodore Roosevelt and wife of FDR, she was one of the most
influential First Ladies of the 20th century.
37. Niece of former President Theodore Roosevelt and wife of FDR, she was one of the most
influential First Ladies of the 20th century.
37. Niece of former President Theodore Roosevelt and wife of FDR, she was one of the most
influential First Ladies of the 20th century.
Eleanor Roosevelt
38. With regular shows like The Shadow and The Mercury
Theater, it became very popular in the 1930s
38. With regular shows like The Shadow and The Mercury
Theater, it became very popular in the 1930s
38. With regular shows like The Shadow and The Mercury
Theater, it became very popular in the 1930s
Radio
39. The big band sound that became popular in the 30s.
39. The big band sound that became popular in the 30s.
39. The big band sound that became popular in the 30s.
Swing
40. Representatives of this group, such as Bonnie and Clyde, John
Dillinger, and Baby Face Nelson, became folk heroes in the 1930s.
40. Representatives of this group, such as Bonnie and Clyde, John
Dillinger, and Baby Face Nelson, became folk heroes in the 1930s.
40. Representatives of this group, such as Bonnie and Clyde, John
Dillinger, and Baby Face Nelson, became folk heroes in the 1930s.
Gangsters
41. Unemployed workers, raised on rags-to-riches stories and
belief in individual determination, tended to do this
during the Depression.
41. Unemployed workers, raised on rags-to-riches stories and
belief in individual determination, tended to do this
during the Depression.
41. Unemployed workers, raised on rags-to-riches stories and
belief in individual determination, tended to do this
during the Depression.
Blame themselves for their misfortune
42. A popular song in 1932 that captured the disillusionment of
many Americans.
42. A popular song in 1932 that captured the disillusionment of
many Americans.
42. A popular song in 1932 that captured the disillusionment of
many Americans.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
43. Sponsored cooperatives in rural areas and provided low-cost
loans to bring electricity to remote, rural areas.
43. Sponsored cooperatives in rural areas and provided low-cost
loans to bring electricity to remote, rural areas.
43. Sponsored cooperatives in rural areas and provided low-cost
loans to bring electricity to remote, rural areas.
Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
44. Oversaw creation of competition codes among
businesses that limited production and set prices.
44. Oversaw creation of competition codes among
businesses that limited production and set prices.
44. Oversaw creation of competition codes among
businesses that limited production and set prices.
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
45. A panic sell-off of overpriced stocks, this event marked the start
of the Great Depression
45. A panic sell-off of overpriced stocks, this event marked the start
of the Great Depression
45. A panic sell-off of overpriced stocks, this event marked the start
of the Great Depression
The Stock Crash of Sept. 29, 1929
46. Name given to Roosevelt’s programs of relief, recovery and reform for the Great Depression.
46. Name given to Roosevelt’s programs of relief, recovery and reform for the Great Depression.
46. Name given to Roosevelt’s programs of relief, recovery and reform for the Great Depression.
The New Deal
47. Provided work to young men 18 to 25 years old building trails
and, planting trees, and other conservation projects.
47. Provided work to young men 18 to 25 years old building trails
and, planting trees, and other conservation projects.
47. Provided work to young men 18 to 25 years old building trails
and, planting trees, and other conservation projects.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
48. Considered the height of the Great Depression.
48. Considered the height of the Great Depression.
48. Considered the height of the Great Depression.
1933
49. A queue of men and women waiting for free food. A symbol
of the Great Depression
49. A queue of men and women waiting for free food. A symbol
of the Great Depression
49. A queue of men and women waiting for free food. A symbol
of the Great Depression
A breadline
50. What Americans thought Herbert Hoover was because of
his response to the Great Depression
50. What Americans thought Herbert Hoover was because of
his response to the Great Depression
50. What Americans thought Herbert Hoover was because of
his response to the Great Depression
Insensitive and out of touch
51. A project begun by Herbert Hoover to create jobs at the start
of the Great Depression.
51. A project begun by Herbert Hoover to create jobs at the start
of the Great Depression.
51. A project begun by Herbert Hoover to create jobs at the start
of the Great Depression.
Boulder Dam
52. A makeshift camp on the outskirts of town where itinerant workers took temporary shelter.
52. A makeshift camp on the outskirts of town where itinerant workers took temporary shelter.
52. A makeshift camp on the outskirts of town where itinerant workers took temporary shelter.
Hobo jungle
53. What happened to many homeowners and farmers during the 1930s when they could not make loan payments on their
property.
53. What happened to many homeowners and farmers during the 1930s when they could not make loan payments on their
property.
53. What happened to many homeowners and farmers during the 1930s when they could not make loan payments on their
property.
Foreclosures
54. What farmers did during the Great Depression in an attempt to
raise crop prices.
54. What farmers did during the Great Depression in an attempt to
raise crop prices.
54. What farmers did during the Great Depression in an attempt to
raise crop prices.
Destroyed crops
55. Created in 1935, this program provided $5 billion to create jobs.
Projects included schools, airports, libraries, roads, and also creative work for writers, artists,
actors and musicians.
55. Created in 1935, this program provided $5 billion to create jobs.
Projects included schools, airports, libraries, roads, and also creative work for writers, artists,
actors and musicians.
55. Created in 1935, this program provided $5 billion to create jobs.
Projects included schools, airports, libraries, roads, and also creative work for writers, artists,
actors and musicians.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
56. Landmark 1935 legislation that established a federal system
of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid
to the disabled and to families with dependent children.
56. Landmark 1935 legislation that established a federal system
of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid
to the disabled and to families with dependent children.
56. Landmark 1935 legislation that established a federal system
of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid
to the disabled and to families with dependent children.
Social Security Act
57. Fiery radio priest who wanted the government to take control of
the U.S. banking system.
57. Fiery radio priest who wanted the government to take control of
the U.S. banking system.
57. Fiery radio priest who wanted the government to take control of
the U.S. banking system.
Father Charles Coughlin
58. Political party that achieved its highest membership in America during the 1930s
58. Political party that achieved its highest membership in America during the 1930s
58. Political party that achieved its highest membership in America during the 1930s
Communist Party
59. A second period of intense legislative activity in 1934 and ‘35 during which several new
laws were passed to address the problems of the Great Depression
59. A second period of intense legislative activity in 1934 and ‘35 during which several new
laws were passed to address the problems of the Great Depression
59. A second period of intense legislative activity in 1934 and ‘35 during which several new
laws were passed to address the problems of the Great Depression
The Second 100 Days
60. Allowed Native Americans tribes to own land collectively,
enabling them to keep their lands intact.
60. Allowed Native Americans tribes to own land collectively,
enabling them to keep their lands intact.
60. Allowed Native Americans tribes to own land collectively,
enabling them to keep their lands intact.
Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
61. The most popular form of public entertainment in the
1930s, they provided a fantasy escape from the difficulties of
daily life.
61. The most popular form of public entertainment in the
1930s, they provided a fantasy escape from the difficulties of
daily life.
61. The most popular form of public entertainment in the
1930s, they provided a fantasy escape from the difficulties of
daily life.
Movies
62. A 1932 event that gripped the nation, both when the baby was
found dead and in the subsequent trial of Bruno Hauptman.
62. A 1932 event that gripped the nation, both when the baby was
found dead and in the subsequent trial of Bruno Hauptman.
62. A 1932 event that gripped the nation, both when the baby was
found dead and in the subsequent trial of Bruno Hauptman.
Lindbergh baby kidnapping
63. Created in 1934 to insure individual bank deposits up to
$5,000.
63. Created in 1934 to insure individual bank deposits up to
$5,000.
63. Created in 1934 to insure individual bank deposits up to
$5,000.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
64. This group of Americans saw modest gains under the New Deal programs, including inclusion in
the Roosevelt Administration, but it was enough to make them
begin voting Democrat.
64. This group of Americans saw modest gains under the New Deal programs, including inclusion in
the Roosevelt Administration, but it was enough to make them
begin voting Democrat.
64. This group of Americans saw modest gains under the New Deal programs, including inclusion in
the Roosevelt Administration, but it was enough to make them
begin voting Democrat.
African Americans
65. Passed in June 1938, this act required manufacturers to list the
ingredients in food, drugs and cosmetics, authorized factory inspections, and required that
new drugs be proved safe before being marketed.
65. Passed in June 1938, this act required manufacturers to list the
ingredients in food, drugs and cosmetics, authorized factory inspections, and required that
new drugs be proved safe before being marketed.
65. Passed in June 1938, this act required manufacturers to list the
ingredients in food, drugs and cosmetics, authorized factory inspections, and required that
new drugs be proved safe before being marketed.
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
66. Spending more money than you have in revenues.
Roosevelt’s New Deal programs did this consistently to stimulate
the economy.
66. Spending more money than you have in revenues.
Roosevelt’s New Deal programs did this consistently to stimulate
the economy.
66. Spending more money than you have in revenues.
Roosevelt’s New Deal programs did this consistently to stimulate
the economy.
Deficit spending
Final Jeopardy
Category: FDR’s Appointments
This father of a future president was appointed the first head of
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Who is Joseph P. Kennedy?