Wait, When did that happen? | Famous People during the Depression | Minorities during the Depression | War, War, and More War | All over the place |
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When is 1929
In this year, the New York stock market collapsed
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Who is President Hoover
This person gained his presidency in 1929 and he believed that the economic crisis was only temporary and that prosperity was "just around the corner"
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Who are migrant workers
The name for the group of people who harvested fruits and vegetables in California after they migrated there after the Dust Bowl
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Who is Benito Mussolini
This person put an end to the free press and believed the militarization of children was an important way to create loyalty to the new government
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What are Movie Theaters
This TYPE of entertainment provided relief for children under the stress of the Great Depression
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When is 1933
Roosevelt proposed the New Deal during this year, which immediately started to create and increase job opportunity in a crumbing economy
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Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt
His presidency lasted from 1933 - 1945, many believed he was "a symbol of hope"
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Who are Hispanic Americans
The government bought this group of people one way train tickets back to their country during the Depression
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What is the Neutrality Acts
Between 1935 and 1937 these acts were passed to ensure that the US could not sale weapons to nations at war
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What is The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck wrote this incredible novel about farm families fleeing the Dust Bowl
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When is 1921
This year, Hitler became chairman of the Nazi Party
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Who is Joseph Stalin
Rose to power as the Communist Leader of the Soviet Union; He also executed his rivals
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Who is John Collier
This person created a set of reforms for Native Americans during the Depression to help establish homes and schools
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What is Totalitarianism
Under this type of leadership, the leader suppresses all opposition and controls all aspects of peoples lives
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What is social criticism
This type of TREND in entertainment portrays images of injustice and suffering during the Depression, INSTEAD of encouraging the audience to escape their harsh reality
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When is 1934
The Indian Reorganization Act passed this year and helped nearly 77,000 Natives obtain new jobs
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Who is Mary McLeod Bethune
This woman was the first Female African American member of the Black Cabinet who later established a college in Florida
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Who are Socialists and Communists
These two groups viewed the Great Depression as "the death of a failed system"
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When is 1936
Troops were sent into Rhineland during this year to help Hitler promote German expansion
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What is FERA Federfal Emergency Relief Administration
This Program, which was part of the New Deal, gave relief to the unemployed and the needy during the Great Depression
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When is 1936
During this year, Hitler formed an alliance with Italy which aided in the expansion of fascism and anti-Semitism
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Who is Neville Chamberlain
British Prime Minister who did not trust Hitler after he seized Czechoslovakia in 1939
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Who is Eleanor Roosevelt
This woman campaigned for the rights of women and minorities across the US during the Depression
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Who is Haile Selassie
This famous emperor quoted "God and history will remember your judgement. It is us today. It will be you tomorrow" after his nation was attacked by armed forces
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Who is ME :( Love you guys!!
Due to unfortunate circumstances, who will be teaching their last day with you tomorrow in Social studies? :(
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