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The Great Depression
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1
This man was president at the start of the Great Depression.
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Truman
2
What caused the farming crisis of the 1920's?
most farmers did not have electricity
end of WW I lowered demand for crops
Dust Bowl took the land
price supports did not work
3
The unemployment rate during the great depression was near __________%.
60
40
25
10
4
Hoover's idea on how to end the depression was based on
people helping themselves by hard work
people depending on government
government bailing people out
government giving jobs
5
Buying stocks with borrowed money from a stock broker was known as
credit buying
a good risk
buying on margin
sound investing
6
A key long term effect of the great depression was that Americans:
developed habits of saving and thriftiness
risked money in the stock market
liked President Hoover
believed in small government
7
What was the bonus army?
army from the country of Bonus
army that protected the president during the depression
another name for the reserves
upset WW I vets
8
Region hard hit by a loss of farming and little rain was known as
The Desert Lands
No Mans Land
The Dead Zone
The Dust Bowl
9
The superficial prosperity of the 1920's refers to which of the following?
installment plan
flappers
organized crime
speakeasies
10
Many city people lost their homes during the depression. They moved to areas known as
Shantytowns
Hoovervilles
Hoovervillages
suburbs
11
Buying stocks on the chance of making a quick profit without thinking about risk is called
profit taking
speculation
buying on margin
living on credit
12
President Hoover project aimed at helping those in need as well as Las Vegas and L.A.
Boulder Dam
Route 66
Interstate highway system
Yosemite National Park
13
Which of the following led to the great depression?
large business debt
stock market crash
large individual debt
uninsured bank accounts
14
Which of the following tariffs led to a dramatic drop in world trade?
Barnes-Noble
Hawley-Smoot
Jackson-Hewitt
Fordney-McCumber
15
President Hoover's "laissez faire" approach to the depression is best described as
hands off approach
hands on approach
total government intervention
strong government involvement
16
During the depression ____________________ went up by 30%.
suicide
unemployment
homelessness
business closures
17
On October 29, 1929 the stock market crashed. This day is known as what?
The Great Crash
Black Tuesday
The Beginning
Black Friday
18
The Great Depression led to which of the following?
many teens as young as 13 moved out of their homes
many men became hoboes
many schools closed
many men leaving their families
19
Many of these failed and went out of business early in the depression.
banks
restaraunts
stores
factories
20
Why were farmers around Mansfield Missouri not really effected by the great depression?
saved all of their money
were poor during the 1920's
didn't use banks
didn't own stocks