What were some effects of the Dust Bowl?

it ruined crops and destroyed farmers income

Why was the invention of the tractor good and bad for farmers in the central United States?

allowed them to farm more land; farmed more land than needed

What was a result of the Dust Bowl.

soup kitchens opened up to feed the poor

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SS5H3a The Great Depression

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#SS5H3a Discuss the stock market crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl and soup kitchens.

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1
What were some effects of the Dust Bowl?
tractor use increased
farmers land flourished
it increased crops and farmers income
it ruined crops and destroyed farmers income
2
Why was the invention of the tractor good and bad for farmers in the central United States?
farmed the right amount of land; made horses obsolete
provided transportation to town; used a lot of fuel
allowed them to farm more land; farmed more land than needed
did not take long to plow; polluted the environment
3
What's a good farming technique central U.S. farmers could have used to prevent erosion?
tilling the fields
windbreaks
over plowing
removing irrigation
4
The homeless became known as....
Home for the Homeless
Home Away From Home
Knots Landing
Hoovervilles
5
Who was president at the time of the Great Depression and blamed for the countries problems?
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
6
Throughout the 1920's the U.S. economy was...
In a Depression
Sluggish
Roaring
Slow
7
What major event hit the central United States for several years during the 1930's
Typhoon
Hurricanes
Drought
Tornado
8
What was a result of the Dust Bowl.
soup kitchens opened up to feed the poor
people no longer cooked they ate at restaurants
tractors made it easy to farm land
people traded in their horses for tractors
9
The stock market crashed in what year.
1939
1930
1925
1929
10
Who promised the American people a "New Deal"?
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
11
When did the Roaring 20's come to an end?
1930
1929
1920
1925
12
Why were banks forced to close during the stock market crash?
because they owed the federal government loans
because people loaned the banks money
because they were out of money
because they wanted to loan more money
13
Who was elected president in 1932?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
John F. Kennedy
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
14
What did thousands of people live in because they could not afford a home?
River Boats
Mansions
Museums
Boxes or Shanties
15
What were major things that caused erosion and giant dust storms to ruin many farms?
drought
over farming
all the above
poor farming techniques

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