Why did the Bonus Army camp out in DC during the summer of 1932?

To protest for an early payout of a salary bonus

What did the the Reconstruction Finance Corporation do?

Made federal investments in large corporations & banks

All of the following are part of Hoover's background before presidency EXCEPT...

He served 2 terms as a Congressman from Iowa

What was the focus of this talk from Dr. Eddie Glaude (or at least in the part we watched)?

Racially there wasn't the same recovery from the recession

What was the main effect of RFC investment?

Money was held within companies instead of creating jobs

Which of the following best describes the election of 1932?

FDR was elected by a wide margin

Do you have good notes ready to go for your essay response tomorrow?

I'll work on them tonight!, Yes, Of course!

What was the result of the Bonus Army protests?

They were violently cleared out by the current army

How did the depression impact Mexican agricultural workers in the US?

Many were deported by the government

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1
What were "Hoovervilles"?
Bars that secretly served liquor
Affordable apartments built by the government
Shanties built by the homeless
Mansions lived in by the wealthiest Americans
2
Who does this image depict?
People in a breadline
Bonus Army protestors
The Scottsboro Boys
Farm workers in California
3
Why did the Bonus Army camp out in DC during the summer of 1932?
To protest for an early payout of a salary bonus
To protect the capitol from a Russian attack
To protest American occupation of Puerto Rico
To take part in a new jobs program for veterans
4
What did the the Reconstruction Finance Corporation do?
Help people move from farms to cities for new work
Made federal investments in large corporations & banks
Create a social security system for retirees
Enforce donations from the wealthy to help those struggling
5
What was one infrastructural project under Hoover that was too little, too late?
Building a dam in Nevada
Building the Tri-borough Bridge in NYC
Building a major airport system in Los Angeles
Creating a massive highway network across the US
6
All of the following are part of Hoover's background before presidency EXCEPT...
He became wealthy from investments in silver mines
He served as Secretary of Commerce for Harding & Coolidge
He ran the US Food Administration during The Great War.
He served 2 terms as a Congressman from Iowa
7
What was the focus of this talk from Dr. Eddie Glaude (or at least in the part we watched)?
Racially there wasn't the same recovery from the recession
Older individuals in vans hitting the road in search of work
The increase of lynchings during the Great Depression
The increase of African American voting in the 1930s
8
What was the main effect of RFC investment?
Unemployment was instantly cut to 10%
Migrant workers shifted to working in the railroad industry
Money was held within companies instead of creating jobs
The government employed artists to put people to work
9
In which book did John Steinbeck capture the challenges facing a migrant family?
Farewell to Arms
Out of the Dust
Grapes of Wrath
The Great Gatsby
10
Where was this photo taken?
In Europe to compare the lives of average citizens
In a major industrial city like Detroit
On Wall Street after the crash
At a migrant camp
11
Which of the following best describes the election of 1932?
FDR was elected by a wide margin
FDR was elected by a slim margin
Hoover was reelected by a wide margin
Hoover was reelected by a slim margin
12
Do you have good notes ready to go for your essay response tomorrow?
I'll work on them tonight!
Yes
Of course!
No (don't pick this...this is never the right answer).
13
What was an effect of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
Other countries lowering their own tariff rates
Increase flow of goods in the global market
Growth in American manufacturing
Decline in American exports
14
What was the collective discriminatory nickname for Dust Bowl migrants?
Huskers
Okies
49ers
Sooners
15
What economic theory based on govt spending was not yet invented to alleviate GD issues?
Laissez-faire
Snowball effect
Trickle down
Keynesian
16
What was the average rate of unemployment during the Great Depression?
10%
25%
50%
5%
17
How did Woody Guthrie help bring national attention to issues of the Dust Bowl?
By making documentaries
Through folk music
With photography
By reporting for the New York Times
18
What happened on Black Tuesday (10/29/29)?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Alcohol was banned
Stock Market crash
President Harding died
19
What was the result of the Bonus Army protests?
They received their pay
They were violently cleared out by the current army
American citizens complained and pushed them out of DC
They didn't get paid but passed the GI Bill in 1934
20
How did the depression impact Mexican agricultural workers in the US?
The border was closed to prevent any future workers
It helped them unionize for higher pay and benefits
Many were deported by the government
More immigrants came for new farm jobs

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