Unit 6 - 1930s

Question 1

Stock Market Crash

Answer 1

A severe drop in

stock values

Question 2

Consumers

Answer 2

• People who buy stuff

Question 3

The Dust Bowl

Answer 3

The great plains were a desert

Question 4

Soup Kitchens

Answer 4

Served food to poor people

Question 5

Bonus Army

Answer 5

WWI Vets–protested in Washington–

wanted bonus checks–got gassed

Question 6

Shantytowns/Hoovervilles

Answer 6

Homeless settlements–named for

President Hoover

Question 7

Franklin Roosevelt

Answer 7

President 1933-1945–Made “New Deal”

reforms

Question 8

New Deal

Answer 8

FDR’s Plan to end the
Depression--greatly
increased the size of the
federal government
Examples: CCC, FDIC,
SEC, Social Security
(slides about these to
follow)

Question 9

CCC

Answer 9

Civilian Conservation Corps
Government Program–jobs to young men
on conservation projects

Question 10

SEC

Answer 10

Securities & Exchange Commission
Regulates the stock market to prevent
abuse

Question 11

FDIC

Answer 11

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Insures bank deposits up to $250,000

Question 12

SSA

Answer 12

Social Security Administration

Provides Old-Age and Disability insurance

Question 13

Subsidy (Subsidies)

Answer 13

• Monetary support from the government
• Examples: food stamps; the government giving
farmers money to encourage them to grow
certain foods