stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
USA 1920-73: KQ2 i: American society during the Depression Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
USA 1920-73: KQ2 i: American society during the Depression
USA 1920-73: KQ2 i: American society during the Depression
26 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
1,999 plays
Quiz on the first Focus Point of KQ2: American society during the Depression
Flashcards
26 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
26
Answers
1
What did Roosevelt do in the weeks before the election?
He worked in soup kitchens
He wrote a book about the Depression
He went on a grand train tour of the USA giving speeches
He went on holiday to Barbados
2
Between 1929 and 1932, factory production fell by how much?
75%
55%
25%
45%
3
When did the Wall Street stock market crash?
January 1929
April 1929
October 1929
August 1929
4
These 14 million people made up approximately what proportion of the workforce?
25%
10%
15%
35%
5
In what year did the Bonus Marchers protest take place?
1931
1930
1932
1929
6
What were the farms destroyed by storms and drought known as?
Super Bowls
Fruit Bowls
Canon Bowls
Dust Bowls
7
Which of the following is
NOT
something that Roosevelt believed in:
Spending public money to get people back to work
Asking advice from experts
Laissez faire government
Active government to improve the lives of ordinary people
8
Between 1929 and 1932, house building fell by how much?
80%
50%
30%
60%
9
Unemployment reached its peak in 1933. Approximately how many were unemployed?
11 million
12 million
14 million
13 million
10
In what year was the election between Hoover and Roosevelt?
1933
1934
1932
1931
11
Which of the following is an example of something Hoover did to try to help the economy?
He cut taxes
He tried to persuade businesses not to cut wages
He introduced more tariffs
He set up the Reconstruction Finance Company
12
What did Hoover come to be regarded as?
'The do-nut President.'
'The do-something President.'
'The do-one President.'
'The do-nothing President.'
13
Which of the following groups were affected by the Crash?
Farmers
Factory owners
Factory workers
Banks
14
What was the name of the General that Hoover appointed to deal with the Bonus Marchers?
Douglas Douglas
Douglas Haig
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas Fairbanks
15
What were Republicans' reasons for not changing their basic policies?
"Economic weaknesses are in Europe, not America"
"Economies go in cycles of boom and bust"
"Business should be left alone to bring back prosperity"
"Government help is not needed"
16
Around how many Americans stopped paying their mortgages in 1932?
150,000
500,000
50,000
250,000
17
What was the name given to the communities built out of scrap?
Havervilles
Hoovervilles
Hovervilles
Hollervilles
18
Unemployed workers who traveled around the country looking for work were known as what?
hobos
Bonus Marchers
hikers
travelers
19
How many votes did Roosevelt win the election by?
7 million
10 million
5 million
3 million
20
What did President Hoover tell Americans about the economy?
"In Hoover we trusted and now we are busted."
"Poverty is around the corner."
"Prosperity is around the corner."
"We're doomed."
21
How many farmers had been evicted by 1932?
1 in 30
1 in 20
1 in 50
1 in 10
22
What in particular did Hoover not believe was the responsibility of government?
Unemployment
Social security
The economy
Foreign trade
23
What were set up by charities to feed homeless people?
canteens
Nandos
drive-thrus
soup kitchens
24
What were the ex-servicemen who marched to Washington in protest known as?
The army of the dead
The bonus Marchers
Patriots
Hobos
25
How many Americans were losing their jobs per day by 1932?
12,000
15,000
5,000
8,000
26
What did Roosevelt promise the American people during the campaign?
A chicken in every oven
The repeal of prohibition
A New Deal
A car in every garage
