All of these are causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT

most people saving thousands of dollars

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Ch.28 The Great Depression

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1
This program provided pensions for the elderly and unemployed
Peace Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security
2
Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover mostly because of
economic hard times
scandals in Hoover's administration
foreign policy
Roosevelt promised to improve ractial tensions
3
During the Great Depression many people lived in shack villages called
slums
suburbs
Hoovervilles
Shanty Towns
4
Which event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
The US entry to World War II
The New Deal
the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The Stock Market crash
5
This program provided jobs for young men to plant trees, build bridges and parks
Welfare Administration
Peace Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
6
The stock market crash hurt many Americans because
They had to wait in line for food
the price of stocks rose.
thie stocks became worthless
the price of farm goods fell
7
How did bank failures help cause the Great Depression?
bankers were umemployed
people lost their savings
People were unable to trade for foreign products
people had to draw their own dollars on paper
8
The wealth and comfort available in a country goes with which vocab. word?
pension
standard of living
consumer goods
Great Migration
9
This program provided cheap electricity for 7 southern states
Securities and Exchange Commision
National Recovery Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Welfare Administration
10
All of these are causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT
banks making risky investments in the Stock Market
overly big wage increases in factories
falling crop prices (like wheat) for farmers
most people saving thousands of dollars

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