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Escapism |
When people use entertainment such as sports movies and music to escape their problems. |
What do they do to escape their problems? |
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Margaret Mitchell |
A famous author who wrote the book gone with the wind. This book sold over 30 million copies. |
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Duke Ellington |
A famous jazz musician who is known for his piano playing and big band |
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Jesse Owens |
A famous track and field star. He is best known because he won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin Germany. |
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The new deal |
Program set up by Pres. Roosevelt to help Americans during the Great Depression. These programs included Works progress administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, and civilian conservation corpse. |
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President Herbert Hoover |
Pres. Hoover was president of United States from 1929 to 1933. He was president at the start of the great depression. He was very unpopular. |
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Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Pres. Franklin D Roosevelt was president of United States from 1933 to 1945 he is remembered for his creation of the new deal and as the president during world war one. |
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Works progress a ministration also known as WPA |
The biggest new deal program .the group help build roads highways the new buildings and remodel old buildings. And also gave sewing jobs to women. It employed 2 to 3,000,000 people. |
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Tennessee Valley Authority also known as TVA |
The TVA was created to create huge dams that would stop floods and get people electricity all over the south eastern part of the USA. |
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Civilian conservation corpse also known as CCC |
The CCC was designed to give young unemployed men job. The goal of the CCC was to conserve or save natural resources such as large forest and Parklands. |
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What did people do during the Great Depression to escape their problems? |
During the Great Depression, many people went to the movie theater, listen to music, and follow their followed their favorite sports team to help them forget all about their problems that were in their lives. |
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Why was Franklin Delano Roosevelt so popular? |
Franklin Roosevelt was so popular because Americans were desperate for a new president. They liked Roosevelt because he was talking about different ways to help Americans and propose the new deal. |
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What was the purpose of the new deal? |
The purpose of the new deal was to help American economy during the Great Depression. The new deal gave a lot of unemployed people jobs. It also helped improve building save natural resources and bring electricity to many areas in United States. |
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depositor |
a person that puts money into the bank |
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loan |
when a person gets money from a bank and agrees to pay intrest |
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borrower |
a person that borrows money from the bank |
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interest |
a fee that the bank charges or pays out |
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interest |
a fee that the bank charges or pays out |
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stock market |
a place where people buy and sell parts of a company. the stock market determines how much a business is worth |
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unemployment |
the number of people that do not have jobs. a person who does not have a job is unemployed |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Hooverville |
A very cramped project like neighborhood outside of major cities were people that cannot afford rent had to move during the Great Depression. The neighborhoods were named after a very popular president during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Hooverville |
A very cramped project like neighborhood outside of major cities were people that cannot afford rent had to move during the Great Depression. The neighborhoods were named after a very popular president during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover |
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Dust bowl |
The area in the southern Midwest where farmland was destroyed by drought and the depression |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Hooverville |
A very cramped project like neighborhood outside of major cities were people that cannot afford rent had to move during the Great Depression. The neighborhoods were named after a very popular president during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover |
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Dust bowl |
The area in the southern Midwest where farmland was destroyed by drought and the depression |
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Drought |
A period of time without rain |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Hooverville |
A very cramped project like neighborhood outside of major cities were people that cannot afford rent had to move during the Great Depression. The neighborhoods were named after a very popular president during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover |
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Dust bowl |
The area in the southern Midwest where farmland was destroyed by drought and the depression |
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Drought |
A period of time without rain |
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Migration |
The movement of people from one place to another place |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Hooverville |
A very cramped project like neighborhood outside of major cities were people that cannot afford rent had to move during the Great Depression. The neighborhoods were named after a very popular president during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover |
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Dust bowl |
The area in the southern Midwest where farmland was destroyed by drought and the depression |
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Drought |
A period of time without rain |
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Migration |
The movement of people from one place to another place |
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What caused the great depression? |
When the stock market crashed on October 24, 1929 the great depression started quickly after that event |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Hooverville |
A very cramped project like neighborhood outside of major cities were people that cannot afford rent had to move during the Great Depression. The neighborhoods were named after a very popular president during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover |
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Dust bowl |
The area in the southern Midwest where farmland was destroyed by drought and the depression |
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Drought |
A period of time without rain |
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Migration |
The movement of people from one place to another place |
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What caused the great depression? |
When the stock market crashed on October 24, 1929 the great depression started quickly after that event |
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What happened to a bank and a banking cycle when the borrowers did not pay their loans back to the bank before and during the Great Depression? |
When the borrowers cannot pay their loans back to the bank the bank was not able to pay the depositors there money back there for ,the people that had put their money in that bank lost the money ,also the banks went out of business ,is a big reason why the great depression started |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Hooverville |
A very cramped project like neighborhood outside of major cities were people that cannot afford rent had to move during the Great Depression. The neighborhoods were named after a very popular president during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover |
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Dust bowl |
The area in the southern Midwest where farmland was destroyed by drought and the depression |
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Drought |
A period of time without rain |
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Migration |
The movement of people from one place to another place |
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What caused the great depression? |
When the stock market crashed on October 24, 1929 the great depression started quickly after that event |
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What happened to a bank and a banking cycle when the borrowers did not pay their loans back to the bank before and during the Great Depression? |
When the borrowers cannot pay their loans back to the bank the bank was not able to pay the depositors there money back there for ,the people that had put their money in that bank lost the money ,also the banks went out of business ,is a big reason why the great depression started |
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What day did the stock market crash? |
The stock market crashed on October 24, 1929 this day is known as Black Tuesday is called Black Tuesday because it was a dark day for businesses and people all over America |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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What happened to a lot of businesses after the stock market crashed? |
After the stock market crashed (the value of how much of companies worth ) went down .a lot of businesses had to close .the people that worked in those companies became unemployed |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Hooverville |
A very cramped project like neighborhood outside of major cities were people that cannot afford rent had to move during the Great Depression. The neighborhoods were named after a very popular president during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover |
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Dust bowl |
The area in the southern Midwest where farmland was destroyed by drought and the depression |
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Drought |
A period of time without rain |
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Migration |
The movement of people from one place to another place |
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What caused the great depression? |
When the stock market crashed on October 24, 1929 the great depression started quickly after that event |
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What happened to a bank and a banking cycle when the borrowers did not pay their loans back to the bank before and during the Great Depression? |
When the borrowers cannot pay their loans back to the bank the bank was not able to pay the depositors there money back there for ,the people that had put their money in that bank lost the money ,also the banks went out of business ,is a big reason why the great depression started |
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What day did the stock market crash? |
The stock market crashed on October 24, 1929 this day is known as Black Tuesday is called Black Tuesday because it was a dark day for businesses and people all over America |
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Depression |
A time where the economy is bad. A lot of businesses closed and people do not have jobs |
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Debt |
When a person owes more money than they have |
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Soup kitchen |
A place a person goes to get free food (like Costco) |
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Hooverville |
A very cramped project like neighborhood outside of major cities were people that cannot afford rent had to move during the Great Depression. The neighborhoods were named after a very popular president during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover |
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Dust bowl |
The area in the southern Midwest where farmland was destroyed by drought and the depression |
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Drought |
A period of time without rain |
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Migration |
The movement of people from one place to another place |
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What caused the great depression? |
When the stock market crashed on October 24, 1929 the great depression started quickly after that event |
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What happened to a bank and a banking cycle when the borrowers did not pay their loans back to the bank before and during the Great Depression? |
When the borrowers cannot pay their loans back to the bank the bank was not able to pay the depositors there money back there for ,the people that had put their money in that bank lost the money ,also the banks went out of business ,is a big reason why the great depression started |
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What day did the stock market crash? |
The stock market crashed on October 24, 1929 this day is known as Black Tuesday is called Black Tuesday because it was a dark day for businesses and people all over America |
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