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Jeopardy: The Dust Bowl - Causes, Impacts, or New Deal?

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: The Dust Bowl - Causes, Impacts, or New Deal?

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  1. Jeopardy With the voice of Alex Trebek

  2. 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

  3. Numbers in the News 10 What decade was the Jazz Age? ANSWER

  4. Numbers in the News 10 BOARD What is: The 1920’s

  5. Numbers in the News 20 What year did the Great Depression begin? ANSWER

  6. Numbers in the News 20 BOARD What is: 1929

  7. Numbers in the News 30 The Great Depression lasted through what entire decade? ANSWER

  8. Numbers in the News 30 BOARD What is: the 1930’s

  9. Numbers in the News 40 What percentage of people were without jobs during the Great Depression? ANSWER

  10. Numbers in the News 40 BOARD What is: 25% or one-fourth

  11. Numbers in the News 50 What year did the Great Depression end? ANSWER

  12. Numbers in the News 50 BOARD What is: 1941

  13. The Answer Is 10 The Federal Reserve System failed to -- A. Protect the banking system. B. Change high tariffs. C. Keep banks closed. ANSWER

  14. The Answer Is 10 BOARD A. Protect the banking system.

  15. The Answer Is 20 Federal work programs created -- A. Traffic. B. Jobs. C. Social security. ANSWER

  16. The Answer Is 20 BOARD B. Jobs

  17. 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

  18. The Answer Is 30 BOARD A. Farmers lost income and farms.

  19. 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

  20. The Answer Is 40 BOARD D. Building new homes

  21. 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

  22. The Answer Is 50 BOARD C. The Social Security Act

  23. Who…What??? 10 Who was the U.S. President who believed that America would simply recover from the Great Depression? ANSWER

  24. Who…What??? 10 BOARD Who is: Herbert Hoover

  25. 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

  26. Who…What??? 20 BOARD What are: Hoovervilles

  27. Who…What??? 30 What federal agency was created to protect the banking system? ANSWER

  28. Who…What??? 30 BOARD What is: The Federal Reserve

  29. Who…What??? 40 Shares of ownership in a company is called this. ANSWER

  30. Who…What??? 40 BOARD What is: Stock

  31. Who…What??? 50 A severe reduction in business activity, rise in unemployment, and falling wages is called this. ANSWER

  32. Who…What??? 50 BOARD What is: The Great Depression Jac

  33. Causes, Impacts or New Deal? 10 ANSWER

  34. Prohibition 10 BOARD What is: Cause

  35. Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 20 ANSWER

  36. Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 20 BOARD What is: Impact

  37. Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 30 ANSWER

  38. Prohibition 30 BOARD What is: Cause

  39. Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 40 ANSWER

  40. Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 40 BOARD What is: New Deal

  41. Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 50 ANSWER

  42. Cause, Impact, or New Deal? 50 BOARD What is: New Deal

  43. The Dust Bowl 10 A severe drought that struck America’s heartland during the Great Depression. ANSWER

  44. The Dust Bowl 10 BOARD What is: The Dust Bowl

  45. The Dust Bowl 20 The Dust Bowl affected this line of workers the most in America. ANSWER

  46. The Dust Bowl 20 BOARD What are: Farmers

  47. The Dust Bowl 30 An excerpt from this author: ANSWER

  48. The Dust Bowl 30 BOARD Who is: John Steinbeck

  49. The Dust Bowl 40 Thick, dense clouds were called this. ANSWER

  50. The Dust Bowl 40 BOARD What are: Black Blizzards

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