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Great Depression
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1
The Crash led to...
higher unemployment rates
higher farm prices
higher wages
increased factory production
2
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation aimed to...
create a national bank
give loans to women
give loans to war veterans
provide gov't credit to banks
3
Which is NOT true about the Bonus Army?
They wanted their bonuses early to survive the Great Dep
They were WWI veterans
Hoover supported them
20,000 picketed in front of the White House
4
Which group was gaining support during the Great Depression?
Progressives
Communists
Republicans
Socialists
5
Hoover promoted _________ action - businesses would promise to keep wages up.
penalized
gov't enforced
Involutary
voluntary
6
The rise in homelessness mainly resulted from
decline in housing construction
increased immigration
laid-off workers losing their homes
high interest rates
7
Why did thousands of banks close after the crash?
Had to print new money
had invested in European banks
could not return depositor's money
charged too high an interest rate
8
One of the underlying causes of the Great Depression was the US's
unstable government
lack of farmers
lack of speculators
unstable economy
9
One of Franklin D Roosevelt's traits that appealed to Americans was his
unwillingness to experiment
spirit of optimism
extreme shyness
disability
10
What did investors do when the stock prices were suddenly falling?
Radio broadcast to reassure Americans
Bought more stock at low prices
Waited it out.
raced to sell their stocks
11
In 1936, an infamous boxing match took place between Max Schmelling (Germany) and __?
Louis Armstrong
Joe Louis
Mr. Baer
Jim Thorpe
12
In 1929, more money was spent on ____ than education.
stocks
marketing
Jimmy's allowance
paying the president
13
To get the Bonus Army marchers to leave DC, General MacArthur
paid them their bonus
negotiated with the veterans' leader
used force
gave a patriotic speech
14
Why did Hoover created the Agricultural Marketing Act?
refinance farms
to try to stabilize crop prices
give farmers college credits
help dust bowl survivors
15
The 1932 election changed the way Americans viewed...
false optimism
Keynesian economics
the responsibility of the federal gov't
states rights
16
Europeans can't sell products to the US due to tariffs, so Europe relies on Germany's...
reparations
political mentorship
financial advice
optimism
17
Why did they build the Hoover Dam?
get us out of the Great Depression
hydroelectric power
to distract from the farming crisis
show off to the president
18
Many farms were auctioned off when farmers...
began to irrigate crops
could not pay their mortages
combined households to save money
destroyed crops to protest low prices
19
International trade slowed down as a result of...
Election of 1932
Bonus Army demands
Allied war payments
the Hawley-Smoot Tarrif
20
During the Depression, which groups lost jobs to white laborers?
Hispanics
All of these
African Americans
Asian Americans
21
30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange...
Jones McNaughty Measure
Dow Jones Industrial
Dante Kohn Exchange
New York Co
22
People's physical and mental health declined as a result of
increased wages
a soaring divorce rate
Farm Security Admin programs
poor diet and anxiety
23
Large gov't spending needed to stimulate a downward economy. This is the theory of...
Hoover's Economic Policy
Farming Bailout
Black Sunday relief
Keynesian Economics
24
Before becoming president, FDR was governor of...
New York
Kentucky
Illinois
New Jersey
25
What % of Dust Bowl families lost their farms?
60%
13%
25%
95%
26
1931-1940; environmental crisis of the decade
Dust Bowl
Stock Market Crash
Capone's reign in Chicago
Hoover Dam
27
This was FDR's plan to turn the economy around:
Old Deal
Social Promotion
New Deal
Public Works
28
A prolonged period of stock market prices rising.
Bull Market
Great Crash
Great Prosperity
Bear Market
29
When was Black Tuesday?
Nov. 11, 1918
October 24, 1921
October 15, 1929
October 29, 1929
30
Americans used _____ as a way to escape their struggles.
spending
water aerobics
movies
vacations
31
During the Depression, working women were
respected for being family providers
accused of taking jobs away from men
embarrassed to be working
paid extra if they got married
32
What city is greatly affected by the Hoover Dam's completion?
Chicago
Las Vegas
Hudsonville
Miami
33
Who wins the election of 1932?
Harding
Hoover
Coolidge
FDR
34
Which activity would the "Depression generation" avoid?
paying cash for purchases
buying illegal booze
voting for Hoover
buying on credit again
35
2/3 of "dustbowlers" stick it out and don't move. What brings them comfort?
Television
Soccer
Radio
Movies
36
Which was NOT an underlying cause of the Great Depression?
unstable economy
over-speculation
lack of gov't regulation
Stock market crash
37
What was one dramatic symbol of hope during the Depression?
the Model T
Calvin Coolidge
Empire State Building
Hooverville
38
Why did people use humor during the Depression?
to fight the Prohibition Amendment
to force radical political change
to make higher salaries
to help fight despair
39
Throughout most of the 1920s, Americans were generally...
delighted that wealth was evenly distributed
confident about business and prosperity continuing
Pessimistic this would be short lived
weary of the 18th amendment
40
What is an example of gov't spending on public works?
RFC
Hoover Dam
Smithsonian Museums
Bonus Army
