stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Chapter 21-Great Depression Begins Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Chapter 21-Great Depression Begins
Chapter 21-Great Depression Begins
20 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
274 plays
Chapter 21 Review
Flashcards
20 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
20
Answers
1
What were homeless camps called during the Great Depression?
Herbert Towns
Hoovervilles
Hooviespots
Hoover Cities
2
What type of credit did people use to buy items in the 1920s?
Installment plan
Debit Card
Credit Card
Student loans
3
What caused prices to drop for farmers?
High demand
Undersupply/Shortage
All of the above
Oversupply/Surplus
4
What happened in the Midwest during the Depression to cause many farmers to lose their crops?
Earthquakes
Drought
Fires
Floods
5
Belief held by Hoover that individuals should be able to help themselves and that the government should not
Rugged individualism
Collectivism
Help yourselfism
New Deal
6
What is it called when people buy stocks using credit?
Margin
Mutual Fund
Mortgage
Bond
7
What president was elected after Herbert Hoover?
Warren Harding
Harry S. Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
8
What was one of the result of the stock market crash?
Business improved
Many people lost their savings & jobs
The economy recovered
New jobs were created
9
Which of the following caused the stock market to crash?
Slow economy
Wild Speculation
All of the above
People buying stock on credit
10
Which political party was Herbert Hoover a member of?
Socialist
Republican
Whig
Democrat
11
A majority of Americans were confident that the booming economy of the 20s would continue.
False
True
12
Hoover believed all of the following should help people through the difficult times EXCEPT?
Federal Government
Charities
Families
Churches
13
What major construction program did Herbert Hoover approve, it was eventually named after him?
Hoover Canal
Hoover Dam
Hoover Bridge
Hoover Highway
14
Many people used easy credit and went into debt buying new products like washing machines and cars.
True
False
15
What type of Market is it when prices are going up? This was happening in the 20's
Bear Market
Bull Market
16
What month did the stock market crash?
February
March
October
August
17
What major industry failed, helping to cause the Great Depression?
Gambling
Entertainment
Oil
Banking
18
What event is generally considered to be the start of the Great Depression?
Bonus Army March
Dust bowl
Stock market crash
Prohibition
19
These were passed to the highest in history, and hurt trade with other countries.
Laws
Services
Acts
Tariffs
20
Agricultural markets began to go down after?
The Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
WW I
WW II