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Great Depression
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1
Which group was gaining support during the Great Depression?
Republicans
Communists
Socialists
Progressives
2
The rise in homelessness mainly resulted from
laid-off workers losing their homes
increased immigration
decline in housing construction
high interest rates
3
During the Depression, working women were
respected for being family providers
accused of taking jobs away from men
embarrassed to be working
paid extra if they got married
4
Before becoming president, FDR was governor of...
New Jersey
Kentucky
New York
Illinois
5
Why did people use humor during the Depression?
to make higher salaries
to help fight despair
to fight the Prohibition Amendment
to force radical political change
6
One of the underlying causes of the Great Depression was the US's
unstable government
unstable economy
lack of farmers
lack of speculators
7
The 1932 election changed the way Americans viewed...
false optimism
Keynesian economics
the responsibility of the federal gov't
states rights
8
1931-1940; environmental crisis of the decade
Hoover Dam
Capone's reign in Chicago
Stock Market Crash
Dust Bowl
9
During the Depression, which groups lost jobs to white laborers?
Asian Americans
African Americans
Hispanics
All of these
10
Which activity would the "Depression generation" avoid?
voting for Hoover
buying illegal booze
paying cash for purchases
buying on credit again
11
Throughout most of the 1920s, Americans were generally...
Pessimistic this would be short lived
weary of the 18th amendment
delighted that wealth was evenly distributed
confident about business and prosperity continuing
12
Why did thousands of banks close after the crash?
could not return depositor's money
charged too high an interest rate
Had to print new money
had invested in European banks
13
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation aimed to...
provide gov't credit to banks
create a national bank
give loans to war veterans
give loans to women
14
In 1929, more money was spent on ____ than education.
Jimmy's allowance
marketing
stocks
paying the president
15
One of Franklin D Roosevelt's traits that appealed to Americans was his
disability
extreme shyness
unwillingness to experiment
spirit of optimism
16
When was Black Tuesday?
October 29, 1929
Nov. 11, 1918
October 24, 1921
October 15, 1929
17
What was one dramatic symbol of hope during the Depression?
Calvin Coolidge
the Model T
Empire State Building
Hooverville
18
International trade slowed down as a result of...
Allied war payments
the Hawley-Smoot Tarrif
Bonus Army demands
Election of 1932
19
What city is greatly affected by the Hoover Dam's completion?
Hudsonville
Miami
Chicago
Las Vegas
20
Hoover promoted _________ action - businesses would promise to keep wages up.
Involutary
penalized
voluntary
gov't enforced
21
Who wins the election of 1932?
FDR
Coolidge
Hoover
Harding
22
This was FDR's plan to turn the economy around:
New Deal
Old Deal
Public Works
Social Promotion
23
To get the Bonus Army marchers to leave DC, General MacArthur
paid them their bonus
used force
negotiated with the veterans' leader
gave a patriotic speech
24
Why did Hoover created the Agricultural Marketing Act?
give farmers college credits
to try to stabilize crop prices
refinance farms
help dust bowl survivors
25
2/3 of "dustbowlers" stick it out and don't move. What brings them comfort?
Movies
Radio
Soccer
Television
26
Many farms were auctioned off when farmers...
destroyed crops to protest low prices
combined households to save money
could not pay their mortages
began to irrigate crops
27
Which was NOT an underlying cause of the Great Depression?
over-speculation
unstable economy
lack of gov't regulation
Stock market crash
28
What did investors do when the stock prices were suddenly falling?
Bought more stock at low prices
raced to sell their stocks
Waited it out.
Radio broadcast to reassure Americans
29
People's physical and mental health declined as a result of
Farm Security Admin programs
poor diet and anxiety
increased wages
a soaring divorce rate
30
The Crash led to...
higher farm prices
higher unemployment rates
increased factory production
higher wages
31
In 1936, an infamous boxing match took place between Max Schmelling (Germany) and __?
Joe Louis
Jim Thorpe
Louis Armstrong
Mr. Baer
32
What is an example of gov't spending on public works?
Bonus Army
Hoover Dam
RFC
Smithsonian Museums
33
30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange...
New York Co
Jones McNaughty Measure
Dow Jones Industrial
Dante Kohn Exchange
34
What % of Dust Bowl families lost their farms?
25%
13%
60%
95%
35
A prolonged period of stock market prices rising.
Bear Market
Great Crash
Bull Market
Great Prosperity
36
Americans used _____ as a way to escape their struggles.
spending
movies
vacations
water aerobics
37
Large gov't spending needed to stimulate a downward economy. This is the theory of...
Keynesian Economics
Farming Bailout
Black Sunday relief
Hoover's Economic Policy
38
Which is NOT true about the Bonus Army?
20,000 picketed in front of the White House
Hoover supported them
They wanted their bonuses early to survive the Great Dep
They were WWI veterans
39
Why did they build the Hoover Dam?
show off to the president
to distract from the farming crisis
hydroelectric power
get us out of the Great Depression
40
Europeans can't sell products to the US due to tariffs, so Europe relies on Germany's...
reparations
political mentorship
financial advice
optimism
