The Great Depression and Dust Bowl

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  1. 2. What year was the worst of the Depression?
  2. 9. WWI veterans descend upon Washington DC in hopes of getting a promised bonus early
  3. 11. 1930 legislation that raised tariff as high as 55%
  4. 14. Democratic Party nominee in 1932 Presidential election (and eventual winner)
  5. 18. FDR's fifth cousin
  6. 19. name for migrants from the Dust Bowl regions
  7. 20. Public works project that provides power to California, Nevada and Arizona
  8. 22. when people went to the banks to withdraw their money and the banks ran out of money
  9. 23. Where was the drought that led to the Dust Bowl?
  10. 24. nicknames for shantytowns during the Great Depression
  11. 25. young men living as hobos, sneaking on trains to travel America in search of work were doing what?
  12. 28. The secret to success in the stock market is to buy low and sell
  13. 30. Economic theory that believes lowering taxes on the wealthiest people will create new business opportunities which leads to more jobs for the lower classes
  14. 34. If a company doesn't have money to operate, they go what?
  15. 35. Farmers producing more crops to make up for the drop in price did what to prices?
  16. 36. what was left on the ground after the grass was cleared?
Down
  1. 1. lowest income needed to sustain basic needs like food and shelter
  2. 2. The year of the stock market crash
  3. 3. How many tons of dust could a single storm carry?
  4. 4. Projects funded by the government to provide infrastructure
  5. 5. Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miler were all examples of popular what?
  6. 6. What happens to the price of a stock when there is great supply, but little to no demand?
  7. 7. The Dust Bowl resulted in the rise of what types of farms?
  8. 8. The nickname for the day the stock market crashed
  9. 10. Famous child star whose films uplifted a nation
  10. 12. example of a board game invented during the 1930s
  11. 13. brother comedy troupe whose films always showed the little guy beating snobby, upper crust society
  12. 15. capitalism with free trade and no government involvement
  13. 16. FDR's other famous relative
  14. 17. President at the outbreak of the Great Depression
  15. 21. Aside from being entertaining, a movie also served as a _______ from the harsh realities of everyday life
  16. 26. The government dammed western rivers to provide what?
  17. 27. The 1920s saw an increase in wealth ___________ which is the disparity between rich and poor.
  18. 29. President Hoover felt that government aid would _______ individual initiative
  19. 31. Which government agency oversaw the stock market at the start of the Depression to prevent bad practices?
  20. 32. tax on imports
  21. 33. In relation to the Panama Canal, how much dirt was displaced during the Dust Bowl?