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Who was Herbert Hoover.
The president at the start of the Great Depression. He believe the government should not get to involved in the economy.
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What are stock(s).
Shares of a company.
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What is a drought.
A period of time without rain.
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What is the New Deal.
Programs set up by President Roosevelt that centered on his philosophy of the three "R's."
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What is Escapism.
When people use entertainment such as sports, movies, and music to escape their problems.
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Who was Margaret Mitchell.
The author who wrote the book Gone with the Wind, set in the American South during the time of the Civil War
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What is the stock market.
The place where people buy and sell parts of a company; it determines how much a business is worth.
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What is the Dust Bowl.
The nickname for the area in the southern Midwest where farm land was destroyed by a drought and the Great Depression.
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What is two.
The number of phases or waves of government programs created during FDR's New Deal
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What is the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Created to create huge dams that would stop floods and give people electricity all over the South Eastern part of the U.S.A.
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Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
This president is remembered for his creation of the two-part New Deal. He was also the president during the beginning of World War II.
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What is Black Tuesday.
The day the stock market collapsed.
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What is the West (or California).
During the Great Depression, many farmers were forced to move to this place in search of farm work.
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What is government spending.
Some citizens opposed the New Deal because they believed it involved too much of this
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What is the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
The biggest New Deal program. The group helped build roads, highways, build new buildings, and remodel old buildings. It also gave sewing jobs too. women.
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Who was Jesse Owens.
Best known for winning four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany proving Adolf's racist ideals wrong.
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What is unemployment.
The number of people that do not have jobs.
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What is the Midwest.
The area affected by the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.
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What is a bank holiday.
A set of days when FDR temporarily closed all banks, until Congress could act on a solution for bank failures.
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What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Created to give young unemployed men jobs, this program involved conserving (saving) natural resources such as large forests and parklands.
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Who was Duke Ellington.
Famous African-American jazz musician who was known for his piano playing and big band jazz performances.
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What is a depression.
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses close and unemployment is high.
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What is poor farming practices.
DAILY DOUBLE: Other than the Great Depression and drought, this caused the Dust Bowl.
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recovery, reform, relief
President Roosevelt's three "R's"
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1) To manufacture fertilizer, 2) to promote economic development, and 3) generate electricity.
DAILY DOUBLE: The three purposes of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
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