U.S. History Ch. 14 Review

Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a name given to October 29, 1929, when stock prices fell sharply

An example of the psychological stress caused by the Depression was the rise in the number of

What name was given to the men and boys who rode the rails as they searched for work?

Herbert Hoover's approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?

a group of WWI veterans who marched on Washington D.C. to demand payment of a bonus

a place where free or low cost food is served to the needy

In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles" people conveyed their

an agency established to provide emergency financing to banks, life-insurance co, railroads

One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people

What does buying stock on margin mean?

the region that was made worthless for farming by drought and dust storms during the 1930s

the giving of money or food by the government directly to needy people

a law that established the highest protective tariff in U.S. history, worsening the depression

All of the following were important causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT

a law that lowered home mortgage rates and allowed farmers to refinance loans and avoid foreclo

Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

a neighborhood in which people live in makeshift shacks

the maintenance of a price at a certain level through government intervention

a measure based on the prices of stocks of 30 large companies, used as barometer of sock market

During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about

Which candidates ran for president in 1932?

president during the Great Depression. Believed in less government intervention in the economy

an arrangement in which a buyer pays later for a purchase, often on an installment plan

Within a few years, the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act led to

the purchasing of stocks by paying only a small percentage of the price and borrowing the rest

After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?

an involvement in risky business transactions in an effort to make a quick or large profit

Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?

a dam on the Colorado River now called Hoover Dam

Which of the following increased in the 1920s?

Buying stocks on the chance of a quick profit without considering risks is known as

a period in which the U.S. economy was in severe decline and and millions were unemployed

Causes of the farming crisis of the 1920s included the fact that

The aim of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act was to

a line of people waiting for free food

Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor?