Great Depression and New Deal

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Match the correct vocabulary terms.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
recession		a place where stocks and bonds are traded and sold
credit		a loan that can be paid back in payments over time
Hoovervilles		nicknames of shantytowns where many homeless people lived
stock		nickname for the Stock Market Crash of 1929
Black Tuesday		units of ownership in a company
Stock Market		a time of decline in economic activity
economy		the system of how money is made and used or spent
Dust Bowl		severe drought in the Midwest in the 1930s – turned the soil into dust causing dust storms and many crops to die

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Many farmers moved to ________________________ to find work during the Dust Bowl.

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What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

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Describe why the Stock Market Crash was so devastating to many people.

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Name at least 4 of the 6 causes of the Great Depression:

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Describe the Great Depression (what happened/why).

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During the Great Depression, many people had to go to_______  and wait in long lines for food because they had lost everything they owned and were poor.

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The purpose of the New Deal was to_______ 

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Presidents Rosevelts radio broadcast was called Fireside Chats

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Choose one of the following New Deal programs and explain what the letters in the name stood for and why it played an important role in the recovery effort after the Great Depression: CCC, TVA, WPA

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World War 2 brought the Great Depression to an end

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Which President issued the New Deal?

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Great Depression and New Deal

Match the correct vocabulary terms.

Many farmers moved to ________________________ to find work during the Dust Bowl.

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

Describe why the Stock Market Crash was so devastating to many people.

Name at least 4 of the 6 causes of the Great Depression:

Describe the Great Depression (what happened/why).

Presidents Rosevelts radio broadcast was called Fireside Chats

Choose one of the following New Deal programs and explain what the letters in the name stood for and why it played an important role in the recovery effort after the Great Depression: CCC, TVA, WPA

World War 2 brought the Great Depression to an end

Which President issued the New Deal?

Who was President at the beginning of the Great Depression?

Match the correct vocabulary terms.

Many farmers moved to ________________________ to find work during the Dust Bowl.

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

Describe why the Stock Market Crash was so devastating to many people.

Name at least 4 of the 6 causes of the Great Depression:

Describe the Great Depression (what happened/why).

Presidents Rosevelts radio broadcast was called Fireside Chats

Choose one of the following New Deal programs and explain what the letters in the name stood for and why it played an important role in the recovery effort after the Great Depression: CCC, TVA, WPA

World War 2 brought the Great Depression to an end

Which President issued the New Deal?

Who was President at the beginning of the Great Depression?