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Great Depression Ch 25 Short List

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381310582bankingWhich industry suffered a severe crisis, which FDR tried to end by passing the FDIC?
381310583Black TuesdayStock market crash, immediate cause of the great depression (2 words)
381310584Dust BowlRegion of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages. (2 words)
381310585Dust Bowlcaused by overproduction, bad farm techniques, and droughts (2 words)
381310586EleanorFirst name of First Lady (president's wife) who worked hard to bring equality for all Americans during the Great Depression and World War II
381310587farmersWhich group was suffering economically even before the Great Depression began?
381310588FDICThis government program restored people's faith in the bank by insuring deposits up to $100,000 (use initials only)
381310589fireside chatinformal radio broadcast in which FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans
381310590FranklinFirst name of the 32nd US President - He began New Deal programs to help the nation out of the Great Depression, and he was the nation's leader during most of WWII
381310591Great Depressionthe severe economic decline that began in 1929 and lasted for more than a decade (2 words)
381310592Great PlainsIn what part of the country was the Dust Bowl? (2 words)
381310593New DealFDR's social service programs that helped the poor and raised the national debt (2 words)
381310594radio and moviesDuring the Depression, how did Americans distract themselves from their worries? (3 words)
381310595reliefaid for the needy; welfare
381310596RooseveltLast name of the 32nd president; during the Great Depression he created the "New Deal" to set up social programs to help struggling Americans
381310597Social Security Actguaranteed retirement payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65; set up federal-state system of unemployment insurance and care for dependent mothers and children, the handicapped, and public health (3 words)
381310598SteinbeckAmerican novelist who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath". (1939) A story of Dustbowl victims who travel to California to look for a better life.
381310599stock marketthe place where stocks are bought and sold (2 words)
381360684SavingsMany Americans lost their jobs, homes and _______
381360685Consumer GoodsFactories for making weapons during WW1 were changed to make ________ _____.
381360686BluesMovies, Jazz and _____ became popular during this time.
381360687RecessionA time in which the economy shrinks is called a _________
3813606881/4In 1932, ___ (fraction) of people in America were out of work.
381360689Bread LinesGovernment workers would give food to people who needed it in _____ _____
381360690CaliforniaMany farmers moved to __________ to escape the dust bowl, but didn't find much better conditions there.
381360691JazzLouis Armstrong and Duke Elliot were popular ____ artists.
381360692ChildrenSome ________ were forced to drop out of school to work to support their family.
381360693HoboesYoung men who would camp on trains because they didn't have money or a home were called ______

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