1. 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.
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2. 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 ____________________________________.
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3. 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.
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4. 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.
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