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Introductory Video Clips:
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Cinderella Man
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Task:
- Get into your home teams.
- Use your book an/or the internet to answer the following questions and define the following terms. You only need to have one paper per
home team.
1. How did the prosperity of the 1920's give way to the Great Depression?
2. What happened on October 29, 1929?
3. Do you think the nation would have experienced an economic depression even if the stock market had not crashed? Why or why
not?
4. How did the Great Depression affect the lives of Americans? Be sure to separately describe its toll on women, children, and
minorities.
5. How did the Dust Bowl make life even more difficult for farmers on the Great Plains?
6. Who was the President during the Great Depression?
7. What was the Bonus Army?
8. How did the men and women of the depression find relief from their hardships in popular culture?
DEFINE:
9. Great Depression
10. Herbert Hoover
11. Black Tuesday
12. Hooverville
13. Dust Bowl
14. Tenant Farmer
15. Business Cycle
16. Bread Line
- Use your book an/or the internet to answer the following questions and define the following terms. You only need to have one paper per
home team.
1. How did the prosperity of the 1920's give way to the Great Depression?
2. What happened on October 29, 1929?
3. Do you think the nation would have experienced an economic depression even if the stock market had not crashed? Why or why
not?
4. How did the Great Depression affect the lives of Americans? Be sure to separately describe its toll on women, children, and
minorities.
5. How did the Dust Bowl make life even more difficult for farmers on the Great Plains?
6. Who was the President during the Great Depression?
7. What was the Bonus Army?
8. How did the men and women of the depression find relief from their hardships in popular culture?
DEFINE:
9. Great Depression
10. Herbert Hoover
11. Black Tuesday
12. Hooverville
13. Dust Bowl
14. Tenant Farmer
15. Business Cycle
16. Bread Line
Activity:
-Walk the Plank!
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_depression.html *Answer the questions correctly in hopes of making Mr. Hendrix walk the plank! |
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Historical Heads:
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~ACTIVITY~ What would someone living during the Great Depression be thinking about? Fill-in their heads with pictures in order to tell a story. You can pick one of the following terms to illustrate. After you finish drawing the picture, turn your paper around and write at least three sentences describing what you drew. Be sure draw neatly and use at least three colors. Terms: -Hooverville -The Dust Bowl -The Stock Market Crash of 1929 -Bonus Army You will be graded on: -The story your picture tells (5 points) -Neatness (1 point) -Color (3 points) -Your description on the back (6 points) ______________________________________ Total of 15 points |
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