Milestones Mania Mix 11

This president thought the federal government should not get involved in the economy. As a result, many Americans blamed him for the Great Depression. This caused him to lose the election in 1932.

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

This famous Georgia author wrote the best selling novel “Gone with the Wind.” The novel is about life in the south during and after the Civil War. In 1939, it was turned into one of the top selling movies of all time.

• Scarlett O’Hara

• J.K. Rowling

• Margaret Mitchell

• Marilyn Monroe

This African-American became to first athlete to win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1936.

• Babe Ruth

• Duke Ellington

• Jesse Jackson

• Jesse Owens

While most people didn't have money to spend on cultural events, this musician kept jazz popular in the 1930s.

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

• Harry Styles

• MC Hammer

Hundreds of thousands of people couldn't find jobs during the great depression. Many people who couldn’t find work couldn’t afford to buy food so they had to go to____________________.

• homeless shelters

• food stamps

• soup kitchens

• Hoovervilles

Which of the following was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• The Great Plains suffered a drought.

• Over plowing left the ground vulnerable to erosion causing massive storms.

• Unusually high temperatures.

• Powerful tornadoes ripped through the area.

This program hired young men ages 18-26 who were unemployed and paid them to work mostly on outdoor projects such as national parks and planting trees (helped to prevent erosion which was prevalent because of over farming).

• CCC

• TVA

• SSA

• WPA

This New Deal program built dams, which provided hydroelectric power to Tennessee, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and the whole river valley. Thousands of men were also employed to build the dams. This also helped the economy because electricity helped businesses in the area.

• SSA

• CCC

• WPA

• TVA

This program provided jobs for millions of Americans, who were given the task of building roads, bridges, parks, schools, airports and a lot of other public facilities

• WPA

• TVA

• CCC

• SSA

President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

• to improve public education

• to strengthen the economy

• to end racial discrimination

• to avoid going to war