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The Great Depression
The Great Depression
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A review of Chapter 9
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1
How might this photograph be evidence of the living conditions of migrant farm workers?
It shows how hard life was for migrant workers
All other answers are correct
The fear of feeding a family is evident
It could show the uncertainty of where to find work
2
Did movies produced during the Depression focus on the plight of the homeless and unemployed?
No
Maybe so
Go away
Yes
3
Hoover believed in...
Slytherin
Yes
Waiting for gradual economic recovery
Deficit spending
4
The stock market crash on 10/29/1929 was known as...
Black Tuesday
Black Blizzards
Black Friday
Black Monday
5
When a person would make a risky investment in the stock market, hoping for a quick profit:
Hooverville
Fundamentalism
Bull Market
Speculation
6
What happened when depositors lost confidence in their banks?
Many depositors called for government regulation of banks.
Many demanded that banks raise interest rates immediately.
Many depositors withdrew their cash from banks.
Many borrowed money from banks to invest in stocks.
7
Who wrote the
Grapes of Wrath
?
Richard Nixon
John Steinbeck
Groucho Marx
F. Scott Fitzgerald
8
The first feature-length animated film was...
Bambi
The Wizard of Oz
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Lady and the Tramp
9
Which of the following were primary causes of the Dust Bowl?
Black blizzards and climate changes
New fertilizers
Dam building
Prolonged drought and uncultivated lands
10
What best describes what happened on Black Tuesday?
Federal troops attacked the Bonus Army marchers.
The Supreme Court ruled that the NRA was unconstitutional.
Stock prices fell and American lost much invested money.
Bank runs forced many banks to stay open for longer hours.
11
Daytime radio dramas were sponsored by makers of laundry soap and nicknamed...
soap operas
guiding lights
laundry stories
detergent dramas
12
The purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was...
to administer public assistance programs
to regulate the stock market
to make loans to banks, railroads, agricultural institutions
to manage public works projects
13
Which of the following contributed most to the start of the Great Depression in the 1930s?
U.S. war debts and the declining value of the U.S. dollar
High taxes and overspending on social welfare programs
Immigration restrictions and a lack of skilled workers
Overproduction and the excessive use of credit
14
In order to pay for public works, the government would have to...
Borrow from banks
Print money
Collect reparations
Reduce inflation
15
During the beginning of the Great Depression, what happened when a bank collapsed?
Depositors lost their savings.
The Chamber of Secrets was opened.
The government repaid up to 30 percent of the bank's loss.
The government stepped in and took over the bank.
16
A long period of rising stocks is known as....
a Crow market
a Margin call
a Bull market
a Bear market
17
What did the Emergency Relief and Construction Act provide?
Loans to businesses to create jobs and new facilities
Loans to the state for direct relief
Loans to banks for home construction loans
Funds to purchase agricultural goals
18
Who led the troops that dispersed the Bonus Army?
General Douglas MacArthur
The Rough Riders
Groucho Marx
Sirius Black
19
To protect their loans, stockbrokers could issue a demand for immediate repayment, called a....
foreclosure
margin call
speculation
collateral
20
Hoover believed that only state and city governments should dole out...
loans
soup kitchens
work programs
relief
21
What severely dampened commerce and intensified the Depression in the U.S.?
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff
The Federal Reserve
The farm shortage
The bear market
22
During the Depression, many unemployed people lived in...
Hoovervilles or Shantytowns
National parks
government housing projects
their employer's home
23
Which of these drew Okies to California?
The prospect of plentiful factory work
A mild climate near the ocean
A promise of steady farm work
A cheap home on large plots of land
24
What was a major campaign issue during the election of 1928?
Social reform
Economic recovery
Prohibition
Depression relief
25
In the early 1930s, farmers retaliated against foreclosure by creditors and...
marched to Washington, D.C., in protest
destroyed their crops to reduce supply and raise prices
participated in coast-to-coast hunger marches
stored their harvest until prices were raised
26
This was a key cause of the Depression...
overproduction
overage
overconsumption
over and out
