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History Vocab ch 22
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| was on October 29,1929 when the stock market crashed and lost 15 billion in value | black Tuesday |
| construction began in 1931, completed in less than 5 years, controls the Colorado River | Hoover Dam |
| created jobs by establishing government funded building projects during the 30's thus helping to restore the economy | Public Works Administration |
| nickname coined by the press regarding a group of veterans who marched toward Washington in hopes of gaining their "veteran's bonus" they had been promised | Bonus Army |
| was a collection of homeless "shacks" hastily set up around the country during the Depression | Shantytowns |
| another name for the new "shantytowns" set up around the country-blaming President Hoover. | Hooverville |
| author who wrote "The Sound and the Fury" developing a stream of consciousness technique | William Faulkner |
| was a term referring to the area of the U.S. from the Dakotas to Texas that dried up during the 30's | dust bowl |
| was the famous author of "The Grapes of Wrath" detailing life in the Dust Bowl | John Steinbeck |
| was a comedic actor in the early days of "talkies" who performed with his brothers in comedy films | Mark Brothers |
| was the creator of "Steamboat Willie" and other famous cartoons in the 30's | Walt Disney |
| were early radio broadcasts that captured audiences' attention during the 30's usually sponsored by soap companies, so they were nicknamed this | Soap Operas |
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