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11 History Chaper 14 Review
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makeshift shelters
shantytowns
hoover homes
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In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles, " people conveyed their
grudging respect for Hoover.
disgust with Hoover.
3
What name was given to the men and boys who rode the rails as they searched for work?
Bonus Marchers
hoboes
4
What happened when thousands of banks failed?
The banks gave stocks to customers instead of cash.
Millions of people lost all of the money in their savings
5
Within a few years, the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act led to
more demand for American manufactured goods.
a dramatic drop in world trade.
6
World War I veterans who protested in Washington, D.C.
Bonus Army
Bronx Slave Market
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Why was the year 1929 a turning point for the American economy?
The Great Depression began.
The stock market was created.
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Congress and state governments funded several public-works projects
at the request of the Communist Party.
at Hoover’s request.
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thought government should let business get out of the depression on its own
William Faulkner
Andrew Mellon
10
Farmers banded together to save farms from
falling crop prices.
foreclosure sales.
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Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor?
direct relief
price support
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Which was
not
a cause of the Great Depression?
a crisis in the farm sector
a growing number of homeless people
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deep economic downturn lasting from 1929 to the 1940s
Great Depression
El Congreso
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Which of the following was
not
an effect of the Great Depression?
Many families became homeless.
Many people started farming.
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Which was
not
a cause of the Dust Bowl?
drought
thick layers of prairie grasses
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Which of the following increased in the 1920s?
domestic demand for U.S. farm products
farmers' debts
17
An example of the psychological stress caused by the Great Depression
women who worked outside the home.
rise in suicides
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After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?
by asking businesses not to lay off employees
by lowering foreign tariffs
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What does buying a stock on margin mean?
borrowing money to help pay for the stock
paying less than the market price of the stock
20
Why was the year 1929 a turning point for the American economy?
The Great Depression began.
The stock market was created.
21
Which of the following was not an effect of the depression?
more marriages took place
there were more suicides
22
Food was given to the needy in
shantytowns.
breadlines.
23
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
World War I veterans and their families
unemployed industrial workers and their families
24
The aim of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act was to
prevent farmers and homeowners from losing their property.
encourage new construction.
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October 29, 1929
Black Thursday
Black Tuesday
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offered the American public a "new deal"
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Some economists felt the depression was caused by
crop failures.
unequal distribution of wealth.
