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1
Unemployment during the great depression rose as high as
15%
25%
6%
50%
2
Which of these factors helped hide the economic problems of the 1920's?
famers sold crop surpluses to pay off their debts
Wages increased at the same pace as worker productivity
Americans bought many goods on credit
Investors lost confidence in the market
3
Which of the following was a cause of the great depression?
overproduction and under consumption of agricultural goods
uneven distribution of income
Widespread market speculation
gradual accumulation of consumer debt
4
When investors sold more than 16 million shares of stock
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
Black Monday
Black Friday
5
What was the chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?
brought changes that were too radical for most Americans
promoted free enterprise and individualism
concerned only with saving the banking system
made the government too powerful
6
Which factor contributed to the spread of the Great Depression overseas?
American industry reduced production levels
United States money was invested overseas
Europe increased trade to the United States
Congress lowered tariffs on foreign imports
7
When did the stock market crash?
1928
1929
1930
1927
8
Which New Deal program was founded with the primary goal of creating jobs for young men?
the Agricultural Adjustment Act
the National Recovery Administration
the Civilian Conservation Corps
the Tennessee Valley Authority
9
Theory that money invested in banks and businesses will work through the system to laborers
trickle-down economics
laissez faire economics
trickle-up economics
10
How did farmers contribute to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl?
moving off the plains to find new farmland
putting down new layers of top soil
intensive farming practices that removed protective grasses
damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques
11
How many terms did Roosevelt get elected to as president?
1
4
3
2
12
This is a photograph of the
bank closures
the stock market crash
a Hooverville
the Dust Bowl
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Why did the stock market crash?
depositors rushed to withdraw savings from banks
Investors lost confidence in market & rushed to sell shares
the Federal Reserve increased the money supply
Germany ceased reparation payments to the United States
14
Where did MOST Dust Bowl immigrants migrate to?
California
agricultural areas in the north
Kansas City
cities to find work
15
Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it
gave too much power to the people.
would make people rely on government handouts
benefited only the banking industry.
harmed homeowners.
