Why did the drop in stock prices in October 1929 lead to the crash?

business leaders sold shares causing a panic

What helped FDR defeat Hoover in 1932?

FDR had provided direct relief as governor of NY

What was the bonus army?

veterans who went to DC to demand their bonus

Which of the following government actions is a result of the New Deal?

protection of savings of bank cutomers

How did the Emergency Banking Relief Act help people regain faith in banks?

only let healthy banks stay open

Federal aid to farmers included

giving loans and helping stabilize prices for farm products

Which action goes against Hoovers view of government aid?

his creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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1
Why did the drop in stock prices in October 1929 lead to the crash?
banks stopped giving credit to middle class investors
business leaders sold shares causing a panic
stocks sold because of fear of debt repayment
market shut down causing angry investors to sell stock
2
What helped FDR defeat Hoover in 1932?
FDR was more well known
FDR had provided direct relief as governor of NY
FDR was dedicated to the civil rights movement
FDR promised to prosecute those who caused the market crash
3
Who payed the tax to fund the Social Security Act?
business owners
the elderly
workers and employers
the rich
4
Who suffered the most from the Dust Bowl?
unskilled laborers
scientist
industrial workers
farmers
5
What does it mean to buy stock on margin?
buy stock at an inflated price
borrow to purchase the stock
buy stock directly from the stock market
borrow stock to sell at an inflated price
6
What was the bonus army?
troops who scattered dwellers of shantytowns in DC
Veterns who sabotaged Hoover's reelection campaign
veterans who went to DC to demand their bonus
troops who distributed military bonuses to veterans
7
Who was Frances Perkins?
first African American female cabinet member
first female cabinet member
first secretary of Labor
first African American cabinet member
8
Which New Deal critic proposed taxing rich Americans to aid the poor
Coghlin
Republicans
Townsend
Long
9
The up and down pattern of the economy is called the
trade gap
peak-through model
business cycle
see-saw effect
10
Which of the following government actions is a result of the New Deal?
whistle blowers in corrupt corporations
workplace safety
protection of savings of bank cutomers
clean air and water
11
According to Hoover who should provide relief during the Great Depression?
private individuals and groups
foreign natins
state and local governments
the federal government
12
How did the Emergency Banking Relief Act help people regain faith in banks?
forced the federal government pay back money to failed banks
allowed people to withdraw all their money with no penalty
only let healthy banks stay open
had the federal government deposit money directly into anks
13
What was the main theme of the works by Guthrie and Steinbeck?
brighter futures
racism and poverty
hardships of slavery
loss and struggle
14
Why were Mexican workers and their American-born children deported during the depression?
lower unemployment figures
punish illegal immigrants
protect American jobs
enforce labor laws
15
Which program did Eleanor Roosevelt convinced FDR to create?
National Youth Administration
Natinal Industrial Recovery Act
Works Progress Administration
Civil Works Administration
16
Federal aid to farmers included
applying chemicals to prevent dust storms and soil erosion
giving loans and helping stabilize prices for farm products
giving tax-breaks to livestock breeders and cattle ranchers
lowering mortgage rates for farmers in the dust bowl
17
Which action goes against Hoovers view of government aid?
his creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
his use of the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration
his treatment of the bonus army
his decision to run for a second term

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