1930s Terminology

2. This was a dilapidated town where many homeless people build makeshift shacks out of whatever materials available. These towns were named after Herbert Hoover.
6. He was the president elected during the Great Depression. He created the civilian aid program called the “New Deal”.
7. This refers to the time and location during which extreme drought in the midwest caused many crops to die, soil to turn into dust, and dust storms to plague the area.
9. This was a law that prevented the sale and manufacture of alcohol.
11. Black ______- This took place on October 24, 1929 when the stock market crashed dramatically and was a catalyst for the Great Depression.
12. _____ Deal- These were series of laws introduced by FDR to aid those living in poverty, decrease unemployment, and promote recovery from economic depression.

1. He was the president when the Great Depression began. Many people blamed him for the state of the country during the depression.
3. This is a time of economic decline on a smaller scale than an economic depression with less drastic consequences.
4. This is when the economic success of a country plummets dramatically with severe consequences (harsher than a recession).
5. This is the monetary increase in the prices of goods and services.
8. ______ Standard- This was a financial system where the amount of money in the nation was consistent with the value/ amount of gold present. This system was abandoned during the Great Depression.
10. Black ______- This took place on Sunday April 14, 1936 when a massive dust storm overtook the midwest.