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History 15

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A review of chapter 15

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1
The stock market crash led directly to
a rapid recovery
the Great Depression
prosperity in Europe
higher farm prices
2
During the Depression, how did most Americans view the democratic system?
They feared it would make things worse
The preferred Socialism
They thought it was a failure
They continued to trust it
3
During the 1920's most of the nation's wealth was in the hands of
small businesses
farmers and workers
corporations and rich families
labor unions
4
Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election after promising
an immediate end to the Depression
lower taxes
to close the stock market
a "new deal" for the American people
5
The stock market crash of 1929 soon affected
everyone except the rich
nearly all Americans
only wealthy Americans
just those who had invested heavily in stocks
6
Hoover's policy of not taking direct action to try to end the Depression caused
Americans to blame Hoover for their problems
a rapidly improving economy
Hoover's reelection
an increase in Republicans' popularity
7
In the late 1920's most Americans felt the economy would
soon collapse
continue to decline
begin to slow down
continue to prosper
8
Hard times on the farms in the Dust Bowl caused many farm families to
move to Canada
move to California
move south to become sharecroppers
begin growing cash crops
9
Which of the following became a symbol of hope during the Depression?
the Dust Bowl
the Empire State Building
Hoovervilles
Prohibition
10
The term "Hooverville" was used to describe
the stock market
President Hoover's home
shelters built by homeless people
housing built by the government