The 1930s and the Great Depression

Jeopardy Review

1. Nickname given to shantytowns of homeless men

and women.

1. Nickname given to shantytowns of homeless men

and women.

1.Nickname given to shantytowns of homeless men

and women.

Hoovervilles

2. From March 9 to June 16, 1933: A period in which several

pieces of legislation were enacted to bring relief to Americans and

start recovery from the Depression.

2. From March 9 to June 16, 1933: A period in which several

pieces of legislation were enacted to bring relief to Americans and

start recovery from the Depression.

2. From March 9 to June 16, 1933: A period in which several

pieces of legislation were enacted to bring relief to Americans and

start recovery from the Depression.

The 100 Days

3. Created by Congress in June 1934 to oversee the stock market.

3. Created by Congress in June 1934 to oversee the stock market.

3. Created by Congress in June 1934 to oversee the stock market.

Securities and Exchange Commission

4. Sought to raise prices of agricultural goods by lowering

production.

4. Sought to raise prices of agricultural goods by lowering

production.

4. Sought to raise prices of agricultural goods by lowering

production.

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

5. WWI veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 to get a bonus that had been promised to

them after the war.

5. WWI veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 to get a bonus that had been promised to

them after the war.

5. WWI veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 to get a bonus that had been promised to

them after the war.

The Bonus Army

6. An ecological disaster in the Midwest caused by drought, overfarming and powerful

northern winds.

6. An ecological disaster in the Midwest caused by drought, over

farming and powerful northern winds.

6. An ecological disaster in the Midwest caused by drought, over

farming and powerful northern winds.

The Dust Bowl

7. Some men did this to find work on the road or out of shame at not being able to provide for

their loved ones.

7. Some men did this to find work on the road or out of shame at not being able to provide for

their loved ones.

7. Some men did this to find work on the road or out of shame at not being able to provide for

their loved ones.

Abandoned their families

8. FDR’s presidential campaign slogan in 1932.

8. FDR’s presidential campaign slogan in 1932.

8. FDR’s presidential campaign slogan in 1932.

“Happy Days Are Here Again”

9. Provided $500 million for direct relief to the needy.

9. Provided $500 million for direct relief to the needy.

9. Provided $500 million for direct relief to the needy.

Federal Emergency Relief Act

10. Also called the National Labor Relations Act of 1935.

Affirmed workers’ right to bargain collectively and

established the National Labor Board to arbitrate unfair labor

practices.

10. Also called the National Labor Relations Act of 1935.

Affirmed workers’ right to bargain collectively and

established the National Labor Board to arbitrate unfair labor

practices.

10. Also called the National Labor Relations Act of 1935.

Affirmed workers’ right to bargain collectively and

established the National Labor Board to arbitrate unfair labor

practices.

The Wagner Act

11. Established a minimum wage and maximum work hours.

11. Established a minimum wage and maximum work hours.

11. Established a minimum wage and maximum work hours.

The Fair Labor Standards Act

12. A work stoppage called by workers to protest low wages or

bad working conditions.

12. A work stoppage called by workers to protest low wages or

bad working conditions.

12. A work stoppage called by workers to protest low wages or

bad working conditions.

Strike

13. He proposed a monthly pension of $200 for unemployed

people over 60, provided they spent the money the same month.

13. He proposed a monthly pension of $200 for unemployed

people over 60, provided they spent the money the same month.

13. He proposed a monthly pension of $200 for unemployed

people over 60, provided they spent the money the same month.

Dr. Francis Townsend

14. The Supreme Court found some of Roosevelt’s New Deal

programs to be this.

14. The Supreme Court found some of Roosevelt’s New Deal

programs to be this.

14. The Supreme Court found some of Roosevelt’s New Deal

programs to be this.

Unconstitutional

15. Secretary of Labor under FDR and the first woman cabinet

member.

15. Secretary of Labor under FDR and the first woman cabinet

member.

15. Secretary of Labor under FDR and the first woman cabinet

member.

Frances Perkins

16. Name given to a network of African Americans in the

Roosevelt Administration whom FDR consulted with.

16. Name given to a network of African Americans in the

Roosevelt Administration whom FDR consulted with.

16. Name given to a network of African Americans in the

Roosevelt Administration whom FDR consulted with.

The Black Cabinet

17. Accomplished messo-soprano who held an outdoor

concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after the Daughters of the American Revolution would not let her perform in Constitution Hall.

17. Accomplished messo-soprano who held an outdoor concert on

the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after the Daughters of the American

Revolution would not let her perform in Constitution Hall.

17. Accomplished messo-soprano who held an outdoor concert on

the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after the Daughters of the American

Revolution would not let her perform in Constitution Hall.

Marian Anderson

18. One of the art forms created by artists working for the WPA, and often heavily influenced by Mexican artist Diego Rivera.

18. One of the art forms created by artists working for the WPA, and often heavily influenced by Mexican artist Diego Rivera.

18. One of the art forms created by artists working for the WPA, and often heavily influenced by Mexican artist Diego Rivera.

Murals

19. One of the most important developments of the 1930s, this

reshaped the relationship between workers and

management for the rest of the century.

19. One of the most important developments of the 1930s, this

reshaped the relationship between workers and

management for the rest of the century.

19. One of the most important developments of the 1930s, this

reshaped the relationship between workers and

management for the rest of the century.

Union movement

21. Provided government loans to homeowners who faced

foreclosure because they couldn’t make their house payments.

21. Provided government loans to homeowners who faced

foreclosure because they couldn’t make their house payments.

21. Provided government loans to homeowners who faced

foreclosure because they couldn’t make their house payments.

Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)

22. Regular radio programs in which President Roosevelt informed and educated the

American public about actions of the federal government.

22. Regular radio programs in which President Roosevelt informed and educated the

American public about actions of the federal government.

22. Regular radio programs in which President Roosevelt informed and educated the

American public about actions of the federal government.

Fireside Chats

23. The practice of buying stock with a small down payment.

23. The practice of buying stock with a small down payment.

23. The practice of buying stock with a small down payment.

Buying on margin

24. Percentage of workers who were unemployed at the height of

the Great Depression.

24. Percentage of workers who were unemployed at the height of

the Great Depression.

24. Percentage of workers who were unemployed at the height of

the Great Depression.

25 percent

25. President from 1929 to 1933, he was blamed for the hardships

of the Great Depression.

25. President from 1929 to 1933, he was blamed for the hardships

of the Great Depression.

25. President from 1929 to 1933, he was blamed for the hardships

of the Great Depression.

Herbert Hoover

26. What Hoover believed was the best way to relieve hunger

and need in America.

26. What Hoover believed was the best way to relieve hunger

and need in America.

26. What Hoover believed was the best way to relieve hunger

and need in America.

Volunteerism

27. Catching a free ride on top of or in the boxcars of freight trains.

27. Catching a free ride on top of or in the boxcars of freight trains.

27. Catching a free ride on top of or in the boxcars of freight trains.

Riding the rails

28. What occurs when a bank loses more money than it owes

depositors because of bad investments of loan defaults.

28. What occurs when a bank loses more money than it owes

depositors because of bad investments of loan defaults.

28. What occurs when a bank loses more money than it owes

depositors because of bad investments of loan defaults.

Bank Failure

29. A name given to Dust Bowl migrants in general

29. A name given to Dust Bowl migrants in general

29. A name given to Dust Bowl migrants in general

Okies

30. In despair over losing jobs and money, or so their families

could collect life insurance policies, some men committed

this during the Great Depression.

30. In despair over losing jobs and money, or so their families

could collect life insurance policies, some men committed

this during the Great Depression.

30. In despair over losing jobs and money, or so their families

could collect life insurance policies, some men committed

this during the Great Depression.

Committed suicide

31. A federal corporation that built and renovated dams on the Tennessee river to create jobs and provide electricity to rural

areas in seven states.

31. A federal corporation that built and renovated dams on the Tennessee river to create jobs and provide electricity to rural

areas in seven states.

31. A federal corporation that built and renovated dams on the Tennessee river to create jobs and provide electricity to rural

areas in seven states.

Tennessee Valley Authority

32. Name given to a week of blank closures that Roosevelt

called for immediately after his inauguration in 1933.

32. Name given to a week of blank closures that Roosevelt

called for immediately after his inauguration in 1933.

32. Name given to a week of blank closures that Roosevelt

called for immediately after his inauguration in 1933.

Bank holiday

33. What FDR proposed to add to the Supreme Court to overcome its resistance to his New Deal

programs.

33. What FDR proposed to add to the Supreme Court to overcome its resistance to his New Deal

programs.

33. What FDR proposed to add to the Supreme Court to overcome its resistance to his New Deal

programs.

Six additional judges

34. Union created to organize unskilled and semi-skilled

industrial workers.

34. Union created to organize unskilled and semi-skilled

industrial workers.

34. Union created to organize unskilled and semi-skilled

industrial workers.

Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

35. Louisiana senator and colorful orator, he proposed a

Share Our Wealth program that would tax the rich heavily and redistribute their wealth as a guaranteed income to every

American.

35. Louisiana senator and colorful orator, he proposed a

Share Our Wealth program that would tax the rich heavily and redistribute their wealth as a guaranteed income to every

American.

35. Louisiana senator and colorful orator, he proposed a

Share Our Wealth program that would tax the rich heavily and redistribute their wealth as a guaranteed income to every

American.

Huey Long

36. Influential African American appointee of the Roosevelt

administration, she headed the Negro division of the National Youth Administration which found jobs for students and

young adults.

36. Influential African American appointee of the Roosevelt

administration, she headed the Negro division of the National Youth Administration which found jobs for students and

young adults.

36. Influential African American appointee of the Roosevelt

administration, she headed the Negro division of the National Youth Administration which found jobs for students and

young adults.

Mary McLeod Bethune

37. Niece of former President Theodore Roosevelt and wife of FDR, she was one of the most

influential First Ladies of the 20th century.

37. Niece of former President Theodore Roosevelt and wife of FDR, she was one of the most

influential First Ladies of the 20th century.

37. Niece of former President Theodore Roosevelt and wife of FDR, she was one of the most

influential First Ladies of the 20th century.

Eleanor Roosevelt

38. With regular shows like The Shadow and The Mercury

Theater, it became very popular in the 1930s

38. With regular shows like The Shadow and The Mercury

Theater, it became very popular in the 1930s

38. With regular shows like The Shadow and The Mercury

Theater, it became very popular in the 1930s

Radio

39. The big band sound that became popular in the 30s.

39. The big band sound that became popular in the 30s.

39. The big band sound that became popular in the 30s.

Swing

40. Representatives of this group, such as Bonnie and Clyde, John

Dillinger, and Baby Face Nelson, became folk heroes in the 1930s.

40. Representatives of this group, such as Bonnie and Clyde, John

Dillinger, and Baby Face Nelson, became folk heroes in the 1930s.

40. Representatives of this group, such as Bonnie and Clyde, John

Dillinger, and Baby Face Nelson, became folk heroes in the 1930s.

Gangsters

41. Unemployed workers, raised on rags-to-riches stories and

belief in individual determination, tended to do this

during the Depression.

41. Unemployed workers, raised on rags-to-riches stories and

belief in individual determination, tended to do this

during the Depression.

41. Unemployed workers, raised on rags-to-riches stories and

belief in individual determination, tended to do this

during the Depression.

Blame themselves for their misfortune

42. A popular song in 1932 that captured the disillusionment of

many Americans.

42. A popular song in 1932 that captured the disillusionment of

many Americans.

42. A popular song in 1932 that captured the disillusionment of

many Americans.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

43. Sponsored cooperatives in rural areas and provided low-cost

loans to bring electricity to remote, rural areas.

43. Sponsored cooperatives in rural areas and provided low-cost

loans to bring electricity to remote, rural areas.

43. Sponsored cooperatives in rural areas and provided low-cost

loans to bring electricity to remote, rural areas.

Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

44. Oversaw creation of competition codes among

businesses that limited production and set prices.

44. Oversaw creation of competition codes among

businesses that limited production and set prices.

44. Oversaw creation of competition codes among

businesses that limited production and set prices.

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

45. A panic sell-off of overpriced stocks, this event marked the start

of the Great Depression

45. A panic sell-off of overpriced stocks, this event marked the start

of the Great Depression

45. A panic sell-off of overpriced stocks, this event marked the start

of the Great Depression

The Stock Crash of Sept. 29, 1929

46. Name given to Roosevelt’s programs of relief, recovery and reform for the Great Depression.

46. Name given to Roosevelt’s programs of relief, recovery and reform for the Great Depression.

46. Name given to Roosevelt’s programs of relief, recovery and reform for the Great Depression.

The New Deal

47. Provided work to young men 18 to 25 years old building trails

and, planting trees, and other conservation projects.

47. Provided work to young men 18 to 25 years old building trails

and, planting trees, and other conservation projects.

47. Provided work to young men 18 to 25 years old building trails

and, planting trees, and other conservation projects.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

48. Considered the height of the Great Depression.

48. Considered the height of the Great Depression.

48. Considered the height of the Great Depression.

1933

49. A queue of men and women waiting for free food. A symbol

of the Great Depression

49. A queue of men and women waiting for free food. A symbol

of the Great Depression

49. A queue of men and women waiting for free food. A symbol

of the Great Depression

A breadline

50. What Americans thought Herbert Hoover was because of

his response to the Great Depression

50. What Americans thought Herbert Hoover was because of

his response to the Great Depression

50. What Americans thought Herbert Hoover was because of

his response to the Great Depression

Insensitive and out of touch

51. A project begun by Herbert Hoover to create jobs at the start

of the Great Depression.

51. A project begun by Herbert Hoover to create jobs at the start

of the Great Depression.

51. A project begun by Herbert Hoover to create jobs at the start

of the Great Depression.

Boulder Dam

52. A makeshift camp on the outskirts of town where itinerant workers took temporary shelter.

52. A makeshift camp on the outskirts of town where itinerant workers took temporary shelter.

52. A makeshift camp on the outskirts of town where itinerant workers took temporary shelter.

Hobo jungle

53. What happened to many homeowners and farmers during the 1930s when they could not make loan payments on their

property.

53. What happened to many homeowners and farmers during the 1930s when they could not make loan payments on their

property.

53. What happened to many homeowners and farmers during the 1930s when they could not make loan payments on their

property.

Foreclosures

54. What farmers did during the Great Depression in an attempt to

raise crop prices.

54. What farmers did during the Great Depression in an attempt to

raise crop prices.

54. What farmers did during the Great Depression in an attempt to

raise crop prices.

Destroyed crops

55. Created in 1935, this program provided $5 billion to create jobs.

Projects included schools, airports, libraries, roads, and also creative work for writers, artists,

actors and musicians.

55. Created in 1935, this program provided $5 billion to create jobs.

Projects included schools, airports, libraries, roads, and also creative work for writers, artists,

actors and musicians.

55. Created in 1935, this program provided $5 billion to create jobs.

Projects included schools, airports, libraries, roads, and also creative work for writers, artists,

actors and musicians.

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

56. Landmark 1935 legislation that established a federal system

of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid

to the disabled and to families with dependent children.

56. Landmark 1935 legislation that established a federal system

of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid

to the disabled and to families with dependent children.

56. Landmark 1935 legislation that established a federal system

of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid

to the disabled and to families with dependent children.

Social Security Act

57. Fiery radio priest who wanted the government to take control of

the U.S. banking system.

57. Fiery radio priest who wanted the government to take control of

the U.S. banking system.

57. Fiery radio priest who wanted the government to take control of

the U.S. banking system.

Father Charles Coughlin

58. Political party that achieved its highest membership in America during the 1930s

58. Political party that achieved its highest membership in America during the 1930s

58. Political party that achieved its highest membership in America during the 1930s

Communist Party

59. A second period of intense legislative activity in 1934 and ‘35 during which several new

laws were passed to address the problems of the Great Depression

59. A second period of intense legislative activity in 1934 and ‘35 during which several new

laws were passed to address the problems of the Great Depression

59. A second period of intense legislative activity in 1934 and ‘35 during which several new

laws were passed to address the problems of the Great Depression

The Second 100 Days

60. Allowed Native Americans tribes to own land collectively,

enabling them to keep their lands intact.

60. Allowed Native Americans tribes to own land collectively,

enabling them to keep their lands intact.

60. Allowed Native Americans tribes to own land collectively,

enabling them to keep their lands intact.

Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

61. The most popular form of public entertainment in the

1930s, they provided a fantasy escape from the difficulties of

daily life.

61. The most popular form of public entertainment in the

1930s, they provided a fantasy escape from the difficulties of

daily life.

61. The most popular form of public entertainment in the

1930s, they provided a fantasy escape from the difficulties of

daily life.

Movies

62. A 1932 event that gripped the nation, both when the baby was

found dead and in the subsequent trial of Bruno Hauptman.

62. A 1932 event that gripped the nation, both when the baby was

found dead and in the subsequent trial of Bruno Hauptman.

62. A 1932 event that gripped the nation, both when the baby was

found dead and in the subsequent trial of Bruno Hauptman.

Lindbergh baby kidnapping

63. Created in 1934 to insure individual bank deposits up to

$5,000.

63. Created in 1934 to insure individual bank deposits up to

$5,000.

63. Created in 1934 to insure individual bank deposits up to

$5,000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

64. This group of Americans saw modest gains under the New Deal programs, including inclusion in

the Roosevelt Administration, but it was enough to make them

begin voting Democrat.

64. This group of Americans saw modest gains under the New Deal programs, including inclusion in

the Roosevelt Administration, but it was enough to make them

begin voting Democrat.

64. This group of Americans saw modest gains under the New Deal programs, including inclusion in

the Roosevelt Administration, but it was enough to make them

begin voting Democrat.

African Americans

65. Passed in June 1938, this act required manufacturers to list the

ingredients in food, drugs and cosmetics, authorized factory inspections, and required that

new drugs be proved safe before being marketed.

65. Passed in June 1938, this act required manufacturers to list the

ingredients in food, drugs and cosmetics, authorized factory inspections, and required that

new drugs be proved safe before being marketed.

65. Passed in June 1938, this act required manufacturers to list the

ingredients in food, drugs and cosmetics, authorized factory inspections, and required that

new drugs be proved safe before being marketed.

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

66. Spending more money than you have in revenues.

Roosevelt’s New Deal programs did this consistently to stimulate

the economy.

66. Spending more money than you have in revenues.

Roosevelt’s New Deal programs did this consistently to stimulate

the economy.

66. Spending more money than you have in revenues.

Roosevelt’s New Deal programs did this consistently to stimulate

the economy.

Deficit spending

Final Jeopardy

Category: FDR’s Appointments

This father of a future president was appointed the first head of

the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Who is Joseph P. Kennedy?