Great Depression Study Guide

To fight the Depression, Hoover did all of the following EXCEPT

Group of World War I veterans who wanted payment for services in 1932, not 1945

True/False: Hoover built the Boulder (Hoover) Dam to try to help the nations economy.

What was a consequence of the Hawley Smoot Tariff?

Buying and selling of stock to make a quick profit

Why did Americans call shantytowns "Hoovervilles?"

What are the dates (years) of the Great Depression?

The Bonus Army consisted of

Borrowing money to buy stock is known as

All of the following are long term causes of the Depression EXCEPT

By 1933, the unemployment rate had reached what percentage?

True/False: The stock market crash was the only cause of the Great Depression.

True/False: Hoover's public image suffered from the events surrounding the Bonus Army.

October 29, 1929 is also known as

Which group of Americans was most dramatically affected by the stock market crash?

What does it mean when a stock market "crashes?"

True or False: During the 1920s there were no signs of economic trouble

During the Depression, soup kitchens and bread lines were run by the following EXCEPT

Severe drought that took place in 1930s on the Great Plains and caused migration of farmers

Where Americans would go during the Depression, especially men, for free food

The Dust Bowl was caused be all of the following EXCEPT

Who gave the order to remove the Bonus Army from Washington D.C.?

Term used for migrant farmers who left the Great Plains to find work

Which event is demonstrate in this photo since the title is MIGRANT MOTHER

The Dust Bowl created a migration of people moving

All of the following increased during the Great Depression EXCEPT