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Test your knowledge on the causes, impacts, and the New Deal during the Dust Bowl era with this Jeopardy game. From the Great Depression to federal work programs, explore the key events and their effects. Challenge yourself and learn more about this significant period in American history.
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Jeopardy With the voice of Alex Trebek
The Dust Bowl Causes Impacts or New Deal? Numbers in the News The Answer Is Who… What??? Regions 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50
Numbers in the News 10 What decade was the Jazz Age? ANSWER
Numbers in the News 10 BOARD What is: The 1920’s
Numbers in the News 20 What year did the Great Depression begin? ANSWER
Numbers in the News 20 BOARD What is: 1929
Numbers in the News 30 The Great Depression lasted through what entire decade? ANSWER
Numbers in the News 30 BOARD What is: the 1930’s
Numbers in the News 40 What percentage of people were without jobs during the Great Depression? ANSWER
Numbers in the News 40 BOARD What is: 25% or one-fourth
Numbers in the News 50 What year did the Great Depression end? ANSWER
Numbers in the News 50 BOARD What is: 1941
The Answer Is 10 The Federal Reserve System failed to -- A. Protect the banking system. B. Change high tariffs. C. Keep banks closed. ANSWER
The Answer Is 10 BOARD A. Protect the banking system.
The Answer Is 20 Federal work programs created -- A. Traffic. B. Jobs. C. Social security. ANSWER
The Answer Is 20 BOARD B. Jobs
The Answer Is 30 What was the impact on American farmers during the Great Depression? A. Farmers lost income and farms. B. Farmers grew more crops. C. Farmers profits increased. ANSWER
The Answer Is 30 BOARD A. Farmers lost income and farms.
The Answer Is 40 • Major features of the New Deal included all of the following except: • A. federal work programs • farm assistance programs • increased rights for labor • D. building new homes ANSWER
The Answer Is 40 BOARD D. Building new homes
The Answer Is 50 The New Deal Act that created a form of “insurance” for most workers was called: A. Everyman’s Insurance B. Job Security Act C. The Social Security Act ANSWER
The Answer Is 50 BOARD C. The Social Security Act
Who…What??? 10 Who was the U.S. President who believed that America would simply recover from the Great Depression? ANSWER
Who…What??? 10 BOARD Who is: Herbert Hoover
Who…What??? 20 What name was given to “shanty towns” that many homeless people lived in during the early years of the Great Depression? ANSWER
Who…What??? 20 BOARD What are: Hoovervilles
Who…What??? 30 What federal agency was created to protect the banking system? ANSWER
Who…What??? 30 BOARD What is: The Federal Reserve
Who…What??? 40 Shares of ownership in a company is called this. ANSWER
Who…What??? 40 BOARD What is: Stock
Who…What??? 50 A severe reduction in business activity, rise in unemployment, and falling wages is called this. ANSWER
Who…What??? 50 BOARD What is: The Great Depression Jac
Prohibition 10 BOARD What is: Cause
Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 20 BOARD What is: Impact
Prohibition 30 BOARD What is: Cause
Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 40 BOARD What is: New Deal
Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 50 BOARD What is: New Deal
The Dust Bowl 10 A severe drought that struck America’s heartland during the Great Depression. ANSWER
The Dust Bowl 10 BOARD What is: The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl 20 The Dust Bowl affected this line of workers the most in America. ANSWER
The Dust Bowl 20 BOARD What are: Farmers
The Dust Bowl 30 An excerpt from this author: ANSWER
The Dust Bowl 30 BOARD Who is: John Steinbeck
The Dust Bowl 40 Thick, dense clouds were called this. ANSWER
The Dust Bowl 40 BOARD What are: Black Blizzards