Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington,D.C.?

Senate vetoed a bill providing for early payment

Inwhat ways did the Great Depression NOTaffect unemployed men?

they were comfortable with their status

Why did many Americans want new leadership in1932?

Hoover’s economic policies had failed

How did European countries react to the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?

they increased taxes on American imports

African Americans and Mexican Americans faced a difficult time

faced discrimination when competing for jobs

Why did the stock market crash?

Investors lost confidence in market

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1
Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington,D.C.?
Congress passed a bill promising to pay
Senate vetoed a bill providing for early payment
The Federal Reserve refused to pay
. General MacArthur attacked protesters
2
Inwhat ways did the Great Depression NOTaffect unemployed men?
they were comfortable with their status
great psychological effects
thought they betrayed their families
some deserted their families
3
Why did many Americans want new leadership in1932?
Hoover’s economic policies had failed
President Hoover denied responsibility for the riot
Congress pass a bill to pay WWI veterans theirbonuses
Prices for farm products were on the rise
4
The occasion of the stock market crash
Black Tuesday
Black Wednesday
Black Friday
Black Thursday
5
How did European countries react to the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
they exported more goods to the United States
it increased trade between countries
they increased taxes on American imports
they imported more goods from the United States
6
The unemployment rate among African Americans was
double the national rate
lower than the national rate
the same as the national rate
slightly higher than the national rate
7
The periodic expansion and contraction of theeconomy
Business cycle
localism
Trickle-down economics
Speculation
8
Some Americans blamed the Great Depression on
capitalism
communism
fascism
socialism
9
President when the stock market crashed
FDR
Coolidge
Harding
Hoover
10
What does the picture show?
a Hooverville
the Bust Bowl
the stock market crash
a bank closure
11
Agricultural workers who work on land owned bysomeone else
Okies
Tenant farmers
immigrants
Bonus Army
12
Risky stock purchases made by investors with thehope of high returns
credit
gamble 
RFC
Speculation
13
African Americans and Mexican Americans faced a difficult time
hadto fight repatriation efforts by government officials
faced discrimination when competing for jobs
were forced to migrate
had little community and family support
14
Congress instituted the RFC to loan money to
Depositors
Banks
Investors
European nations
15
Governmentefforts to pressure Mexican immigrants to return to Mexico
Speculation
Black Tuesday
Repatriation
localism
16
Which group faced the greatest financialdifficulty during the 1920s?
stockmarket investors
bankowners
industrial workers
farmers
17
Veterans who marched to demand payment of moneypromised by Congress
Tenant farmers
Bonus Army
Okies
Douglas MacArthur
18
Why did the stock market crash?
Federal Reserve increased money supply
Investors lost confidence in market
Germany ceased payment
Depositors lost investment
19
What actions did Hoover NOT take to fight the effects of the depression
building of Hoover Dam
Civilian Conservation Corps
RFC
volunteerism
20
At the onset of the Great Depression, urban unemployment
decreased a little
increased slightly
stayed the same
increased dramatically

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