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Grade 5 Great Depression
Which statement is true about American culture during the Great Depression?
  1. The Federal Government provided money to support the arts
  2. Most movies featured realistic themes and unhappy endings
  3. Rock-n-roll music became popular
  4. Interest in professional sports declined
Grade 5 Great Depression
What disease did FDR have?         polio        
Grade 5 Great Depression
Who said, "The chief business of the American people is business"
  1. Calvin Coolidge
  2. Herbert Hoover
  3. Franklin D Roosevelt
  4. Adolf Hitler
Grade 5 Great Depression
When you put money in a bank, it is called a           deposit          
Grade 5 Great Depression
When you take money out of a bank, it is called a            withdraw           
Grade 5 Great Depression
In order to get food, people would stand in long lines at a                soup kitchen               and sometimes they had to get food from a                garbage dump               
Grade 5 Great Depression
During this time nearly everyone lost their money and possessions. Describe a little bit of how this changed their lives
Grade 5 Great Depression
During the Great Depression, banks did not have enough cash to pay those who wanted to withdraw their money. Customers hurried to get in line early to get their case. This was known as "       rush       " on the banks.
Grade 5 Great Depression
Since everyone was fighting to get their money out of the banks, the leaders of the Treasury Department decided they would close the banks for a                bank holiday               
Grade 5 Great Depression
What was the Dust Bowl?
Grade 5 Great Depression
Name the states that were most damaged by the Dust Bowl (Hint: there were 5 states)
Grade 5 Great Depression
In the 120s many Americans decided not to wait and save money.
  1. True
  2. False
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