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American History, Chapter 14
American History, Chapter 14
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1
What was the purpose of the Patman Bill?
provide schooling for veterans
give money to veterans
provide land to veterans
provide housing for veterans
2
What was a common name for shantytowns?
Herbertvilles
Hoboevilles
Hoovervilles
Homelessvilles
3
This reduced the flow of goods into the US, and was made to protect US economy.
credit
price support
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
McNary- Haugen bill
4
By November, how much money was lost?
$30 billion
$60 million
$40 million
$30 million
5
What is the most widely used measure of the stock market's health?
DJIA
buying on margin
speculation
credit
6
How many banks failed in 1929?
400
500
600
300
7
What was Hoover's philosophy?
government aids
rugged individualism
increase government spending
government handouts
8
Suicide rates rose _________ between 1928-1932.
20%
47%
30%
60%
9
What happened to world trade in the early 1930's?
rose 40%
fell 30%
fell 40%
rose 30%
10
How many Americans owned stocks in 1929?
10,000
4 million
30 billion
5%
11
How many businesses went bankrupt from 1929 to 1933?
60,000
90,000
50,000
30,000
12
How many shares were sold?
600
16.4 million
30 million
4 billion
13
What was the unemployment rate in the US in 1933?
3%
33%
25%
40%
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By 1933, how many banks failed out of the total 25,000?
4,000
12,000
11,000
600
15
What is paying a small percentage of a stock's price as down payment and borrowing the rest?
buying on margin
interest
credit
spectulation
16
The time period between 1924 to 1940 in which the US economy plummeted and unemployment rose?
Great Depression
Black Tuesday
Roaring Twenties
Great Recession
17
What were hoboes?
men who picketed the White House
man who farmed for a "lead farmer"
men who lived in Hoovervilles
men who traveled from town to town looking for work
18
What was the first name of the Hoover Dam?
Nevada Dam
Boulder Dam
Beaver Dam
Herbert Dam
19
What was the purpose of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
increase imports
make trading easier
protect US industry
give farmer's jobs
20
Did the Patman Bill pass?
No
Yes
21
After the Great Depression, many people developed habits of:
intense spending
investing in the Stock Market
splurging on luxury goods
savings and thriftiness
22
What factor did NOT lead to the Dust Bowl?
high winds
abundance of shrubbery
erosion of topsoil
severe drought
23
Making extremely risky business transactions on the chance of making a quick profit?
buying on margin
credit
spectulation
DJIA
24
Who was in charge of removing the Bonus marchers?
Hoover
Nixon
Roosevelt
MacArthur
25
What it the total output of a nation's goods and services?
DJIA
US Market
GNP
GPN
26
What Democrat lost the election of 1928?
Herbert Hoover
Alfred Smith
Teddy Roosevelt
James Garfield
27
What was the name termed to the veterans?
Vet Marchers
Patman Marchers
Bill Marchers
Bonus Marchers
28
What term refers to the stock market crash of October 29th, 1929?
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
Black Monday
Great Depression
