Great Depression CLOZE Notes Herbert Hoover Dust Bowl Great Depression Black Tuesday Stock Market Many people believed he _____________________________________________ to help Americans during the Depression. ___________________________________ was president when the Depression ________________________. Many farm families packed all they owned into their cars and headed ________________________________________ to make a new start. This part of the nation became known as the ________________________ because dust literally ____________________________________________. On top of that, farmers in the Great Plains were hit with severe ________________________. During the Depression, more than ________________________ farmers lost their farms. The ________________________ that followed the stock market crash hurt many Americans. Many banks went out of business, ________________________ rose sky high, and thousands of people lost their ________________________ and their homes. This is known as _____________________________. On October 29th, 1929, the stock market ________________________. When stocks began to drop to their true worth, people ________________________ and sold their stocks for cheaper and ________________________________________. This sent the price of stocks up more than they were _______________________________. That meant they hoped the price of shares in companies would ________________________. In the 1920s, millions of Americans bought ________________________ on speculation. © 2014 Brain Wrinkles Great Depression CLOZE Notes

Great Depression CLOZE Notes F.D. Roosevelt Soup Kitchens Hoovervilles FDR’s government took an ________________________ in trying to help the economy recover. He promised a “________________________” for the American people. A new president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was ______________________________________________. After _______________________________________ for hours, they received bread and a bowl of soup. Thousands of people lined up for food at ________________________ that were run by ________________________. Millions of Americans were out of work and could _________________________________ for their families. These shacks were known as “________________________”. Many were forced to live in ______________________________________ that they built in public parks. Thousands of Americans could not pay their mortgages and ____________________________________. © 2014 Brain Wrinkles Great Depression CLOZE Notes

New Deal CLOZE Notes The End T.V.A. C.C.C. W.P.A. New Deal It wasn’t until 1942 that the Depression was truly over – when America entered ___________________________ … While the New Deal did not completely restore the country to the way it was before the Depression, it did help the nation get _______________________________________________ . Roosevelt also set up many other programs, such as the ______________________________________ and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The dams provided irrigation and ___________________________ to people living in the area and they still work today. The TVA built dams throughout ___________________________ to help ___________________________ and to generate electricity. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) ___________________________ and electric power stations in the Tennessee River Valley. By 1941, more than ____________________________________________ had worked for the CCC. Projects in Georgia included planting trees in the Chattahoochee National Forest and working on the ___________________________ . The CCC built roads, ___________________________ , and worked on irrigation and ___________________________ projects. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) gave jobs to men between the ages of ___________________________ . The WPA also paid ___________________________________________________ and create sculptures to decorate buildings across the country. People who worked in the WPA built bridges, ___________________________ , buildings, parks, and roads. This program’s purpose was to ___________________________ to the unemployed. Roosevelt set up the ___________________________ Administration (WPA). Roosevelt, along with his advisors, came up with ___________________________ that would help to get the nation back on its feet. He began by pumping money into the economy and he sent federal money to states to ___________________________________________ . The New Deal was ___________________________ to use government programs to help the nation ___________________________ from the Depression. © 2014 Brain Wrinkles New Deal CLOZE Notes

1930s CLOZE Notes Jesse Owens Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell Duke Ellington Cultural Elements This _____________________ Germany’s chancellor ______________________________________ because he believed Owens to be inferior because of his race. In 1936, he competed in the Berlin Olympic Games and won ______________________________________ . He broke ______________________________________ while he was in college. Jesse Owens was an African American ______________________________________ . The book was made into a _____________________ in 1939. In the 1930s, people were _____________________ by the story because its theme was about ______________________________________ . The novel is about Scarlett O’Hara’s struggles in the South during the ______________________________________ . Mitchell was an Atlanta native who won a ______________________________________ for her work. Margaret Mitchell was an author who wrote one of the most popular novels of all times, ______________________________________ . His band traveled all over the US and _____________________ . He was a pianist, a composer, and a _____________________ . ______________________________________ was one of the most famous and talented _____________________ during the “Swing Era”. During the 1930s, jazz had developed into a new kind of music called “_____________________ ” or “big band”. ______________________________________, watching sports, reading books, and listening to new music were popular ways for people to ______________________________________ for awhile. People looked for ways to forget about their _____________________ . The Great Depression was a very ______________________________________ for most Americans. © 2014 Brain Wrinkles 1930s CLOZE Notes