Unit 8 The Great Depression Study Guide
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Study the vocabulary list
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Which group was not prosperous during the Roaring Twenties? Why? The famers. Since the late 1800s they had been experiencing times of drought and financial problems.
Over time they had debt that they could not payoff.
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What was life like in the Roaring Twenties? This was a time of prosperity, people had money and jobs. It was also a time of new music, art and rights. There was jazz music and women could vote in national elections. There were new appliances and automobiles that made chores easier.
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Which group of people was responsible for the Harlem Renaissance? African Americans
4.
What was the Great Migration? This was the movement of African Americans from the
South to the North for a better life.
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What is installment buying? Putting down a small amount of money and making small month payments.
6.
What was the Bonus Army? These were WWI veterans (14,000) who camped out in
Washington D. C. in the hope of getting a bonus paid to them early. The bonus was to be paid 1945 to the veterans for their service in WWI.
7.
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal? Albert Fall, the secretary of the Interior, took bribes to allow oil companies to drill for oil on government land. This was illegal and he was found guilty.
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What was the Dust Bowl and who did it affect? The Dust Bowl was in the states of
Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas. This area had been over farmed and suffered from time of little to no rain. There were winds that picked up the top soil and carried it out of the area. Eventually the famers could not grow crows and had to leave their farms.
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What was Black Tuesday and when did it happen? The crash of the stock market,
October 29, 1929.
10.
What was President Hoover’s response to the Great Depression? Rugged individualism and limited government involvement. He and his advisers thought the economy would correct itself.
11.
What were President Roosevelts’ major goals during his first one hundred days? Relief,
Recovery and Reform. Help the hungry and homeless; help farmers and businesses; and change the economy.
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What was the New Deal programs designed to do? Bring the country out of the depression. Build confidence in business and government.
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What was one of the most successful programs of the New Deal? The CCC

Unit 8 The Great Depression Study Guide
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Who does the Social Security Act provide assistance for? The elderly, retired, widowed, unemployed, disabled and dependent (orphaned) children.
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What was life like in the Great Depression? Various answers. For 25-33% of the population life was very hard (homeless and unemployed), the rest of the population were only slightly effected by the depression (they still had jobs and homes).
Use this mind map and the Unit 8 Wiki to organize your essay.
Causes Effects
The Roaring Twenties The Great Depression