The Great Depression Flashcards
1
Q
“Black Thursday” (stock market prices plummeted, but banks managed to control the situation)
A
October 24, 1929
2
Q
“Black Tuesday” (the market copletely collapsed because of the fear investors could lose it all
A
October 29, 1929
3
Q
Herbert Hoover
A
1929-1933
4
Q
Unemployment
A
25%
5
Q
worst drought in American history
A
30s in the Great Plains
6
Q
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
A
1933-1945