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Chapter 26 The Great Depression
Chapter 26 The Great Depression
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1
the effects of the bank holiday caused many farmers to move to California
false
true
2
Which topic did author John Stein beck write about in his famous novel The Grapes of Wrath?
Bank Failures
The Dust Bowl
The Crash of 1929
The Bonus Army
3
name that becomes synonymous with suffering in the 1930s
Cooldige
FDR
Hoover
Ford
4
Why did Roosevelt try to increase the size of the Supreme Court?
to increase the power of the courts
to add justices who would support his New Deal
all of these are reasons
so the courts could decide more cases each year.
5
Radio broadcasts given by FDR
fireside chats
bank holiday
Inaugural address
6
Which part of the New Deal is not a part of life in America today?
government programs to aid the unemployed
involvement of the federal government in everyday activities
federal insurance for American's bank deposits
programs to regulate industry and raise wages
7
WWII pulled America out of the Great Depression
false
true
8
Shanty towns built up in the middle of cities
Hoovervilles
Oaklandvilles
Bonus Army
9
Declared by FDR, one of his first acts as president.
bank holiday
bonus army
war bond
fireside chat
10
After the New Deal brought relief, FDR proposed fewer reforms in his second term.
false
true
11
How did buying on margin contribute to the stock market crash?
prices fell, those who borrowed money for stocks had to sell
all of these are true
immense selling led stock prices to continue to drop
lower stock prices led to more selling of stocks
12
paying a small part of a stocks price and borrowing the rest is known as
buying on margin
deficit spending
speculation
13
His programs were called the New Deal
Hoover
FDR
Coolidge
14
Migrants heading west on Route 66
Hoovervilles
Calis
Oakies
15
Black Tuesday
10/29/29
both of these are true
when the stock market crashed
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Buying stock with the idea of making a quick profit by selling it a short time later is called
speculation
stock leveraging
buying on margin
deficit spending
17
Which is not true about the nation's economy in the 1920s
the decade's growth was due to installment buying
by 1929 few families earned enough money to live decently
The economy grew as demand for products increased
Consumers could not buy as many products as were being made
