1. SS CRCT Review The Great Depression & New Deal

2. The Great Depression & the New Deal What caused the Stock Market to crash? Too many people were selling stocks instead of buying them.

3. The Great Depression & the New Deal What was the Dust Bowl? A severe drought on the American Great Plains during the 1930s

4. The Great Depression & the New Deal Who was Jesse Owens? An African American Olympiad that won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.

5. The Great Depression & the New Deal Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt? President after Herbert Hoover that got us out of the Great Depression and was president during WWI.

6. The Great Depression & the New Deal What war was Gone with the Wind focused around? Civil War

7. The Great Depression & the New Deal What is unique about the number of terms FDR served as president? He was the only president to serve more than two terms. He was elected 4 times.

8. The Great Depression & the New Deal Give examples that lets you know Herbert Hoover was not a popular president. Hoovervilles, Hoover flags, Hoover blankets, Hoover hogs

9. The Great Depression & the New Deal Who was Duke Ellington? One of the most influential figures in jazz including big band compositions

10. The Great Depression & the New Deal What was the name of FDR’s plan that improved America’s economy? The New Deal

11. The Great Depression & the New Deal When did the Stock Market Crash? Black Tuesday 1929

12. The Great Depression & the New Deal What did farmers affected by the Dust Bowl try to do to make money? Move west to California, but there weren’t any jobs there

13. The Great Depression & the New Deal What were the three most important programs listed under the New Deal? CCC-Civilian Conservation Corps (planted trees, provided jobs for young men) WPA- Works Progress Administration (built roads, provided different gov’t sponsored jobs to help the economy) TVA- Tennessee Valley Authority (built dams and provided jobs in the southeast)

14. The Great Depression & the New Deal What were soup kitchens? Kitchens set up to help feed the poor during the Great Depression

15. The Great Depression & the New Deal Who was Herbert Hoover? The president during the Great Depression.

16. The Great Depression & the New Deal Who was Margaret Mitchell? The author of Gone with the Wind