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The Great DepressionOPEN
CategoryFDR’s New
Deal
Important People
Problems The GreatDepression
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Final Jeopardy
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$100 Question from FDR’s New Deal
What did FDR believe about the federalgovernment and the economy?
$100 Answer from FDR’s New Deal
FDR believed that that federalgov’t should have more influence onthe economy and that he should take the necessary steps to end the GreatDepression.
$200 Question from FDR’s New Deal
What role did the First Lady, EleanorRoosevelt take in the New Deal?
$200 Answer from FDR’s New Deal
Eleanor Roosevelt tried to get Americans involved in the programsof the New Deal. She traveled allover to learn about the struggles of theGreat depression firsthand. She started manyPrograms to help people.
$300 Question from FDR’s New Deal
How did the New Deal help Americansand the U.S. economy?
$300 Answer from FDR’s New Deal
The New Deal helped give Americans hope that better times were coming. All the programs started by the New Deal provided many new jobs.
$400 Question from FDR’s New Deal
Name two programs created under the New Deal and how they helped Americans.
$400 Answer from FDR’s New Deal
Programs under the New Deal:CCC-created jobs and conserved the environmentTVA- built dams and created hydroelectricityWPA- hired workers and built things to better communities
$500 Question from FDR’s New Deal
Name two programs created under the NewDeal that are still around today.
$500 Answer from FDR’s New Deal
Social Security, FDA insurance in banks,and minimum wage are all still around today.
$100 Question from Important People
Who was the famous track and fieldgold medalist during the 1930’s?
$100 Answer from Important People
Jesse Owens
$200 Question from Important People
Who was Duke Ellington and how didHe help lift people’s spirits during the GreatDepression?
$200 Answer from Important People
Duke Ellington was a famousJazz musician and was able to liftPeople’s spirits through his music.
$300 Question from Important People
Who was Margaret Mitchell?
$300 Answer from Important People
Margaret Mitchell was a famous author Who wrote Gone with the Wind.
$400 Question from Important People
Who were the two presidents that servedThe US during the Great Depression? Give one word to describe each.
$400 Answer from Important People
Herbert Hoover and FranklinRoosevelt—describing words will vary.
$100 Question from Problems
What are shanties or shanty towns?
$100 Answer from Problems
Homeless people started buildingShanties out of cardboard boxes toLive in. Clusters of these homesStarted springing up and they wereCalled shantytowns.
$200 Question from Problems
What are soup kitchens?
$200 Answer from Problems of the 1920s
Soup kitchens are places homelessPeople or people out of work canGo and eat for free.
$300 Question from Problems of the 1920s
Why was President Herbert HooverCriticized by the American people?
$300 Answer from Problems
Americans didn’t think that HooverWas taking enough steps to end the Great depression.
$400 Question from Problems
Why were farmers struggling duringThe late 1920s?
$400 Answer from Problems
Farmers struggled because they were used to producing and selling lots of crops during WWI. When business was booming, they took out loans to increase their land. After WWI, demand was low for their crops and they could not charge as much. Many lost their farms because they could not afford to pay back their borrowers. They were also impacted by a great drought.
$500 Question from Problems
What were two struggles of farmersLiving in the Dust Bowl?
$500 Answer from Problems
Their crops dried up and they had nothing tosell. The dust destroyed homes as well.
$100 Question from the Great Depression
What was the event that triggeredthe Great Depression.
$100 Answer from the Great Depression
The stock market crash of 1929
$200 Question from the Great Depression
What does it mean when it is said that there was a high unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
$200 Answer from the Great Depression
It means that there were a lot ofpeople who were out of work and lookingfor employment at that time.
$300 Question from the Great Depression
What were three effects of the stockmarket crash and the Great Depression?
$300 Answer from the Great Depression
People lost confidence in the Americaneconomy. Americans were buying lessconsumer goods, so stores were forced to orderfewer good from the factories. That forced thefactories to lay off workers and many people became unemployed. Many businesses wentbankrupt and closed.
$400 Question from the Great Depression
What happened when the stock marketcrashed?
$400 Answer from the Great Depression
The total value of all the stocks droppedquickly and frantic investors sold their stocksfor what they could. Thousands of peopleand businesses lost money through the crash.
$500 Question from the Great Depression
What were two causes of the GreatDepression?
$500 Answer from the Great Depression
The fact that many people were in debt, andthe banks were going out of business weretwo big causes of the biggest depression in U.S. history.
Final Jeopardy
FLASHBACK:Name two of each of the following types of changes that occurred during the 1920s.a.) technologicalb.) economicalc.) cultural
Final Jeopardy AnswerTechnological changes: electricity and electrical appliances; cars; aviationEconomical changes: investing in the stock market; mass productionCultural changes: flapper style; jazz music; sports broadcasts; radio; movies; women’s rights