Jeopardy Great Depression Review Jeopardy Causes Leadership New

Jeopardy Great Depression Review

Jeopardy Causes Leadership New Deal Life During Potpourri 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500

100 n What industry was in trouble during the 20’s when everybody else was doing well? n Farmers HOME

200 n Which tariff was passed that significantly reduced foreign trade? n Haley-Smoot HOME

300 n Why did farmers have a surplus of goods in the 20’s? n Overproduced for Europe during WWI HOME

400 n What cause of the Great Depression made prices drop? n Overproduction HOME

500 n What is one cause of the stock market crash? n Buying stocks on the Margin or Over-Speculation of stocks HOME

100 n He is the President who is blamed for the Great Depression. n Hoover HOME

200 n He is the President given credit for ending the Great Depression. n FDR- Franklin D. Roosevelt HOME

300 n What were the shelters built by homeless people called? n Hoovervilles HOME

400 n What was the group of WWI veterans called who protested in the capital for more money? n Bonus Army HOME

500 n According to FDR, what is the only thing we have to fear? n Fear Itself HOME

100 n How did Roosevelt’s programs help Farmers? n Paid them not to grow (AAA) HOME

200 n What did FDR’s New Deal programs lead to? n People looking to the government to solve their problems= More power to the government HOME

300 n What groups did the New Deal support and legalize? n Labor Unions HOME

400 n Why did many New Deal programs fail at first? n Weren’t funded well enough HOME

500 n Which New Deal program was the most effective because it employed so many people? (ex: artists) n WPA= Works Progress Administration HOME

100 n At the height of the Great Depression, how many people were unemployed in the U. S. ? n 25% or 15 million HOME

200 n What happened throughout the country to cause banks to close and people to lose all their savings? n Bank Runs HOME

300 n Why did people use humor during the Great Depression? n To escape their reality (escapism) HOME

400 n When the Dust Bowl hit the Great Plains, where did many people escape to? n West (California) HOME

500 n Why did people still go to the movies during the Great Depression? n To escape their reality (escapism) HOME

100 n What year did the Great Depression start? n 1929 HOME

200 n Overproduction was a major cause of the Great Depression. What effect did over production have on prices? n Dropped HOME

300 n Why did the Dust Bowl happen? n Drought and over farming HOME

400 n Due to the hardships of the Great Depression, how did people begin to view the government? n As a crutch to lean on HOME

500 n When studying the Great Depression, if you read a article written in 1933, what kind of source is it? n Primary HOME

Final Jeopardy n What economic philosophy, used by many presidents in the past, would no longer be used after the Great Depression?

Answer n. Laissez-Faire