What group was struggling the most during the late 1920s and why?

Farmers and because they overproduced

How did Hoover feel about the government providing aid to less fortunate people?

He thought the government should NOT, but charities should

A tax or fee on a good from a different country

What was a Hooverville?

A shantytown where people made temporary shelters out of scrap materials

How did Businesses respond to Americans buying more stuff in the 1920s? What happened to rice?

They began to make more stuff, driving prices down.

What was Black Tuesday?

When the Stock Market crashed, start of the Great Depression

What was NOT the Dust Bowl?

Land in Oregon and Alaska impacted by dust storms.

How did farmers contribute to it?

Plowed too many fields and ripped up the grass

When people run to the bank to take all of their money out.

The amount of a good or service consumers want and can buy

The amount of a good or service available for consumers to buy

Was Hawley-Smoot Tariff effective? Why?

No, because other countries put a tariff on our goods and it hurt us

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1
What group was struggling the most during the late 1920s and why?
Farmers and because they overproduced
The car industry because they overproduced
Farmers and because they underproduced
The car industry because they underproduced
2
How did Hoover feel about the government providing aid to less fortunate people?
He thought the government and charities should
He thought the government should provide help and charities should not
He thought the government should NOT, but charities should
He thought people should figure it out totally on their own
3
What is a tariff?
A tax or fee on a good from a different country
A loan from one country to another to help them pay their debts.
A tax or a fee on a good that was made in the US
4
What was a Hooverville?
A shantytown where people made temporary shelters out of scrap materials
A place where people could get free food if they stood in line
Where the dust bowl took place
5
What year was Black Tuesday/start of the Great Depression?
1929
1932
1918
1930
6
How did Businesses respond to Americans buying more stuff in the 1920s? What happened to rice?
They began to make more stuff, driving prices up
They began to make less stuff, driving prices up
They began to make more stuff, driving prices down.
They began making less stuff, forcing prices down
7
What was Black Tuesday?
When the Dust Bowl began
The day of the biggest dust storm during the Dust Bowl
When the Stock Market boomed, start of the Great Depression
When the Stock Market crashed, start of the Great Depression
8
What was NOT the Dust Bowl?
Land in the Great Plains impacted by over planting and droughts
Land in Oregon and Alaska impacted by dust storms.
Land made unfarmable by a series of severe droughts in the 1930s
A series of droughts and dust storms that destroyed land
9
How did farmers contribute to it?
Plowed too many fields and ripped up the grass
Planted too much grass and not enough crops.
10
What happens to price when demand goes down?
Price goes up
Price goes down
11
What happens to price when supply increases?
Price goes down
Price goes up
12
What is a Bank run?
When people run to the bank to deposit all their money in the bank
When people run to the bank to take all of their money out.
When people run to the bank to tell them they're doing a great job
13
What is demand?
The amount of a good or service available for consumers to buy.
Amount of a good or service consumers want to buy, regardless of ability
The amount of a good or service consumers want and can buy
14
How was the stock market doing in the 20s?
It was falling for most of the 20s
It was booming
It was stagnant
15
What is supply?
The amount of a good or service consumers want and can buy
The amount of a good or service available for consumers to buy
Amount of a good or service consumers want to buy, regardless of ability
16
Was Hawley-Smoot Tariff effective? Why?
No. All tariffs always fail!
Yes, because other countries did not put tariffs on our goods.
No, because other countries put a tariff on our goods and it hurt us
Yes, because tariffs always work!

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