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American History Chapter 11 The Great Depression
American History Chapter 11 The Great Depression
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What was investing in the stock market to make a quick profit.
Buying on Margin
Budget Deficit
Budget Recall
Speculation
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What did President Hoover say about direct relief for the unemployed?
Federal Government should do it
Local and State Governments should help
Only Local Government should help
Only State Government should help
3
The stock market took its steepest dive on October 29, 1929 the day now known as?
Red Thursday
Bloody Sunday
Stormy Monday
Black Tuesday
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Actress who played in Gone With the Wind
Mary Pickford
Katharine Hepburn
Vivien Leigh
Mae West
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Why did stock prices begin to decline in late 1929?
Investors began to sell stock
The decade was almost over
Prohibition would soon end
the weather was getting colder
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This man led troops against the Bonus Army.
Alfred Smith
John Steinbeck
Herbert Hoover
Douglas MacArthur
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The author of the Grapes of Wrath.
Groucho Marx
John Steinbeck
Douglas MacArthur
Howard Hughes
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What happened to depositor's money when a bank closed during the Great Depression?
They lost their money
They would get their money back
The government got it
They lost a portion of their money
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Alfred E. Smith took a lot of criticism because he was
Jewish
a Liberal
a Catholic
a Foreigner
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President Hoover believed that Public Works would?
Lend money
Provide jobs
Reduce foreclosures
Reduce the deficit
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What did the National Credit Corporation do?
It kept the stock market going
It ended the depression
Continued lending money
Stopped lending money
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This happens when many depositors decide to withdraw their money at one time.
Bank Holiday
Bank Run
Bank Emergency
Bank Closure
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This happens when the government spends more money than it collects in taxes.
Budget Surplus
Budget Deficit
Budget equalization
Budget relief
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Comic Actor of the 1930s.
Alfred Smith
Bill Murray
Groucho Marx
Eddie Murphy
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Homeless people who often rode trains.
Okies
Arkies
Vagrants
Hobos
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Migrants who headed west in search of better lives.
Tourists
Okies
Immigrants
Hobos
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How did the Federal Reserve contribute to the weakness of the stock market?
Loaning money to foreign governments
Keeping interest rates low
Loaning money to foreign companies
Raising interest rates
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What was a major campaign issue in 1928?
Racism
Social Reform
Major League Sports
Prohibition
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What was the Bonus Army?
People who protested the depression
People moving to California to seek a better life
Veterans who wanted their bonuses early
Regular army who wanted their bonuses early
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What caused farmers to loose their crops during the Great Depression?
Rain Storms
Disease
Plague
Drought
