People were buying more appliances during the Depression because

more areas of the country were getting electricity

Two basic causes of the Dust Bowl were

over farming and severe drought

The Dust Bowl experiences of the Okies during the Depression showed the

effect of geography on people's lives

Hoover asked business leaders to _____ in an effort to stabilize the economy.

promise not to cut wages or production

What is a "foreclosure"?

when a person defaults on their mortgage

All led to the stock market crash except

people were repaying their loans back

The geographic factor that most influenced farmers' westward migration

extended drought in farming areas

Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed that President Hoover

was blamed for the suffering of the poor

People during the Great Depression can be characterized as

feeling shame due to their worn clothes

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1
People were buying more appliances during the Depression because
they were considered a status symbol
manufacturers made more products
more areas of the country were getting electricity
none of the above
2
Written by John Steinbeck that focused on the plight of the Okie family
The Grapes of Wrath
Citizen Cane
The Legend of Ricky Bobby
Gone with the Wind
3
During the Great Depression, unemployment
increased
decreased
none of the above
stayed the same
4
Two basic causes of the Dust Bowl were
over farming and severe drought
strip mining and toxic waste dumping
clear cutting of forests and construction of railroads
overpopulation and urban sprawl
5
Many Americans' most prized possession and a status of symbol during the Depression was a
land
stocks
refrigerator
car
6
The Dust Bowl experiences of the Okies during the Depression showed the
limitation of civil liberties during times of crisis
success of government international trade policies
result of the Indian Removal Act
effect of geography on people's lives
7
How did farmers support each other during the Depression?
they held Sunday barbeques
they held penny auctions
they went bowling together
they would lend each other money to fixup their farms
8
___ looked at the injustices in society during the Depression.
politicians and civic leaders
schools
evangelists
writers and artists
9
Hoover asked business leaders to _____ in an effort to stabilize the economy.
cut jobs and production to save money
promise not to cut wages or production
pay lower wages
cut employee benefits
10
Why were radios so important during the Depression?
All of the above.
It featured adult and children programs.
It offered news and sports.
It provided music performances.
11
What was the biggest selling appliance during the Depression?
vacuum cleaner
washing machine
refrigerator
trailer
12
FDR won the 1932 election. He was a member of the ___ party.
Liberatarian
Republican
Socialist
Democratic
13
What is a "foreclosure"?
when "city slickers" sell their stock
when a person defaults on their mortgage
when famers have to sell their property
when banks go out of business
14
Why were trailers such big sellers in the 1930s?
were not heavy
were safe
very spacious
offered free rent
15
All led to the stock market crash except
brokers called in their margins & investors couldn't cover
brokers started selling stocks in large quantities
people were repaying their loans back
a tightening of credit by the Federal Reserve
16
Became one of America's top 3 industries during the 1930s:
tourism
plastics
textiles
regionalism
17
Violations of rights and a depressed economy led many Mexican Americans to apply for
jobs in the movie industry
a green card
naturalization
repatriation to Mexico
18
WWI veterans created the ____ to try to get early payment of their bonus due to them in 1945.
Hoover Rebellion March
Million Man March
Veterans March
Bonus Army
19
The social focal point of most households in the 1930s were
the family car
radios
television
refrigerators
20
The geographic factor that most influenced farmers' westward migration
destructive hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico
excessive flooding of the Mississippi River
extended drought in farming areas
serious earthquakes in Pacific coastal areas
21
How did people try to escape the Depression?
family trips
sports events
movies
all of the above
22
Shares in business ownership that increase/decrease in value due to the business's success:
margin
speculations
stocks
brokers
23
Date known as "Black Tuesday":
November 5, 1929
November 27, 1930
October 20, 1930
October 29, 1929
24
Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed that President Hoover
was blamed for the suffering of the poor
was seen as a role model
used the military to aid the unemployed
supported relief and public housing for the needy
25
People during the Great Depression can be characterized as
wanting to dance in marathons
wanting to marry and have big families
feeling shame due to their worn clothes
happy and free-spirited
26
The Great Depression affected women's roles in the family in that they
worked outside the home
all of the above
ran the household
learned to do many things to help in the home
27
Business conditions worsened in the early 1930s, resulting in
mounting business failures
all of the above
declining incomes
rising unemployment
28
Besides the stock market crash, other causes of the Great Depression included:
loss of income by farmers
<p>all of the above</p>
higher tariffs and a reduction in foreign loans
growing gap between the rich and poor
29
A factor that accounted for the westward migration of farmers from the Great Plains was
the Dust Bowl
the Baby Boom
new technologies
high farm prices
30
Hoover asked Congress to create ____ in response to the deepening economic crisis.
all of the above
free car giveaways
the RFC
Hoovervilles in cities

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