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The Great Depression
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1
American industries first began to show signs of economic trouble after 1929
True
False
2
Which of the following was
NOT
an effect of the Great Depression?
Many people started farming.
Many children had a poor diet
Many men became unemployed.
Many families became homeless.
3
Which of the following increased in the 1920's?
farmers' debts
foreign demand for US farm products
prices for farm products
domestic demand for US farm products
4
Black Tuesday was the day that President Hoover forced the Bonus Army to disband.
False
True
5
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
availability of easy credit
tariffs on foreign goods
growing number of homeless people
crisis in the farm sector
6
Farmers & sharecroppers who left the Dust Bowl to find work in the west were known as hoboes
True
False
7
After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?
by asking businesses not to lay off employees
by funding handouts of food and clothing
by closing banks
8
Herbert Hoover’s approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in
voluntary cooperation.
direct government relief.
the golden rule.
separation of church and state.
9
Within a few years, the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act led to
an unequal distribution of income in the United States.
Hoover’s reelection as president.
more demand for American manufactured goods.
a dramatic drop in world trade.
10
An example of the psychological stress caused by the Depression was the rise in the number of
men who stood in bread lines
women who worked outside the home.
people who committed suicide.
children who were malnourished.
11
An unintended effect of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act was a substantial decrease in U.S. exports.
True
False
12
Buying stocks on the chance of a quick profit without considering risks is known as
living on credit.
speculation.
profit-taking.
buying on margin.
13
During the Depression, many children suffered from diet related diseases.
True
False
14
What does buying a stock on margin mean?
purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange
paying less than the market price of the stock
borrowing money to help pay for the stock
buying the stock for someone else
15
What name was given to the men and boys who rode the rails as they searched for work?
speculators
Bonus Marchers
hoboes
Okies
16
In calling shantytowns “Hoovervilles,” people conveyed their
trust in Hoover.
...
...
disgust with Hoover.
17
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
farmers forced off their land by dust storms
unemployed industrial workers and their families
World War I veterans and their families
business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
18
One indicator of a weak economy in the 1920's was a decline in housing starts
True
False
19
One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people
grew to like President Hoover.
came to believe in small government.
became risk takers in the stock market.
developed habits of saving and thriftiness.
20
Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor?
rugged individualism
Bonus Army
direct relief
price support
21
The stock market crash of 1929 was fueled by price supports & unwise investments.
False
True
22
The purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was to give emergency help to farmers.
True
False
23
During the Depression, charitable organizations helped the urban poor by opening soup kitchens.
True
False
