Ms. HaGREAT DEPRESSION

BINGO U.S. History

LETTER / QUESTIONS / ANSWER
When stocks are increasing, it is known
as a ____ market. / Bull
This group of veterans wanted their retirement $ early / Bonus Army
Famous road that stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles / Route 66
Buy things w/o the use of money / Credit
Homeless people who traveled by train / Hoboes / transients
There was a growing ______between the rich and the poor / Income Gap
This was a negative term used to describe the homeless people traveling West. / “Okies”
This happened to a lot of farming property between 1929-1932 / Foreclosure
Created or built in large groups in cities / Shantytowns / Hoovervilles
Economic term, a car would be a… / Want
Pockets turned inside out with no $ / Hoover Flags
Homeless could get food here for a small fee / Soup Kitchen
A haircut is an example of a ______. / Service
Term used, thrown off property / Evicted or eviction
Buy now, pay over a certain time period / Installment plan
Term for wealth (not rich) / Prosperity
You stood in these to get free food / Breadlines
He was President when the G.D. hit. / President Herbert Hoover
Name the month, day, year when the G.D. started / October 29, 1929
No rain / Drought
Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Dakotas etc. / The Dust Bowl
What major event led the U.S. out of the Great Depression? / WWII
Put some money down, borrow the rest and play it on the stock market / Buy on Margin
How many people died when President Hoover sent out the troops in Washington, D.C. / 1 (11 month old) girl
Who won the presidential election of 1932? / Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What are the four factors of production? /
  1. Water
  2. Food
  3. Shelter
  4. Clothing

What political party did Herbert Hoover belong to? / Republican
Another name for the day the Stock Market Crashed / Black Tuesday
Bought stocks and bonds on the chance of a quick profit while ignoring the risks / Speculation
This is used as the most widely used barometer of the stock market’s health. / The Dow Jones Industrial Average
In 1930, the ______was passed to establish a high protective tariff in the U.S. / Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Between 1929 & 1933, ______banks failed out of 25,000 / 11,000 banks failed
List two causes of the Great Depression /
  1. Tariffs & War debt policies
  2. Crisis in farming
  3. Easy credit
  4. Unequal distribution of income

These are cash payments or food provided by the government / Direct Relief
How did children suffer during the Great Depression. Give two examples. /
  1. Lack of calcium
  2. School days decreased
  3. Had to work
  4. Child welfare programs slashed

Describe two psychological effects of the Great Depression. /
  1. Suicide rate rose 30%
  2. People save / fear

What did FDIC stand for? / Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Why is the FDIC important today? / Insures depositors money up to $250,000 today
She was a famous photographer during the Great Depression / Dorothea Lange
What famous photograph become the icon of the Great Depression? / “Migrant Mother”
How many men and few women rode the trains to escape the Great Depression / 300,000
Two places where the homeless often sleep / Parks and Sewer Pipes
These were “blankets” used to keep warm / Hoover Blankets
Idea that you pulled yourself up “by your own bootstraps” to improve yourself. / Rugged Individualism