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$100 Question from FDR’s New Deal

What did FDR believe about the federalgovernment and the economy?

$100 Answer from FDR’s New Deal

FDR believed that that federalgov’t should have more influence onthe economy and that he should take the necessary steps to end the GreatDepression.

$200 Question from FDR’s New Deal

What role did the First Lady, EleanorRoosevelt take in the New Deal?

$200 Answer from FDR’s New Deal

Eleanor Roosevelt tried to get Americans involved in the programsof the New Deal. She traveled allover to learn about the struggles of theGreat depression firsthand. She started manyPrograms to help people.

$300 Question from FDR’s New Deal

How did the New Deal help Americansand the U.S. economy?

$300 Answer from FDR’s New Deal

The New Deal helped give Americans hope that better times were coming. All the programs started by the New Deal provided many new jobs.

$400 Question from FDR’s New Deal

Name two programs created under the New Deal and how they helped Americans.

$400 Answer from FDR’s New Deal

Programs under the New Deal:CCC-created jobs and conserved the environmentTVA- built dams and created hydroelectricityWPA- hired workers and built things to better communities

$500 Question from FDR’s New Deal

Name two programs created under the NewDeal that are still around today.

$500 Answer from FDR’s New Deal

Social Security, FDA insurance in banks,and minimum wage are all still around today.

$100 Question from Important People

Who was the famous track and fieldgold medalist during the 1930’s?

$100 Answer from Important People

Jesse Owens

$200 Question from Important People

Who was Duke Ellington and how didHe help lift people’s spirits during the GreatDepression?

$200 Answer from Important People

Duke Ellington was a famousJazz musician and was able to liftPeople’s spirits through his music.

$300 Question from Important People

Who was Margaret Mitchell?

$300 Answer from Important People

Margaret Mitchell was a famous author Who wrote Gone with the Wind.

$400 Question from Important People

Who were the two presidents that servedThe US during the Great Depression? Give one word to describe each.

$400 Answer from Important People

Herbert Hoover and FranklinRoosevelt—describing words will vary.

$100 Question from Problems

What are shanties or shanty towns?

$100 Answer from Problems

Homeless people started buildingShanties out of cardboard boxes toLive in. Clusters of these homesStarted springing up and they wereCalled shantytowns.

$200 Question from Problems

What are soup kitchens?

$200 Answer from Problems of the 1920s

Soup kitchens are places homelessPeople or people out of work canGo and eat for free.

$300 Question from Problems of the 1920s

Why was President Herbert HooverCriticized by the American people?

$300 Answer from Problems

Americans didn’t think that HooverWas taking enough steps to end the Great depression.

$400 Question from Problems

Why were farmers struggling duringThe late 1920s?

$400 Answer from Problems

Farmers struggled because they were used to producing and selling lots of crops during WWI. When business was booming, they took out loans to increase their land. After WWI, demand was low for their crops and they could not charge as much. Many lost their farms because they could not afford to pay back their borrowers. They were also impacted by a great drought.

$500 Question from Problems

What were two struggles of farmersLiving in the Dust Bowl?

$500 Answer from Problems

Their crops dried up and they had nothing tosell. The dust destroyed homes as well.

$100 Question from the Great Depression

What was the event that triggeredthe Great Depression.

$100 Answer from the Great Depression

The stock market crash of 1929

$200 Question from the Great Depression

What does it mean when it is said that there was a high unemployment rate during the Great Depression?

$200 Answer from the Great Depression

It means that there were a lot ofpeople who were out of work and lookingfor employment at that time.

$300 Question from the Great Depression

What were three effects of the stockmarket crash and the Great Depression?

$300 Answer from the Great Depression

People lost confidence in the Americaneconomy. Americans were buying lessconsumer goods, so stores were forced to orderfewer good from the factories. That forced thefactories to lay off workers and many people became unemployed. Many businesses wentbankrupt and closed.

$400 Question from the Great Depression

What happened when the stock marketcrashed?

$400 Answer from the Great Depression

The total value of all the stocks droppedquickly and frantic investors sold their stocksfor what they could. Thousands of peopleand businesses lost money through the crash.

$500 Question from the Great Depression

What were two causes of the GreatDepression?

$500 Answer from the Great Depression

The fact that many people were in debt, andthe banks were going out of business weretwo big causes of the biggest depression in U.S. history.

Final Jeopardy

FLASHBACK:Name two of each of the following types of changes that occurred during the 1920s.a.) technologicalb.) economicalc.) cultural

Final Jeopardy AnswerTechnological changes: electricity and electrical appliances; cars; aviationEconomical changes: investing in the stock market; mass productionCultural changes: flapper style; jazz music; sports broadcasts; radio; movies; women’s rights