Why did President Hoover create the President’s Organization of Unemployment Relief (POUR)?

to coordinate the efforts of volunteers helping the unemployed

What are trading pools?

investor group that bought & sold stock among themselves 2 run up the price

Which statement best describes the effect that the dust storms had on the population of the Great Plains?

Many stayed out of principle or necessity, but some went west to find jobs.

What role did religion play in Herbert Hoover’s victory over Alfred E. Smith in the election of 1928?

Smith was Roman Catholic, so Hoover benefited from anti-Catholic prejudice.

What prevented the Federal Farm Board from stabilizing the price of crops?

crop surpluses around the world

How were the National Credit Corporation and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation similar?

They were both established to help failing banks.

What effect did a 1929 plan to reduce Germany’s war debt have on Germany’s economy?

It provided only temporary relief to Germany’s economy.

How did the Great Depression affect politics in Europe?

It led to an increase in power for authoritarian leaders.

Which activity posed the greatest danger to those who lived on the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl?

migrating to California and living in squatter camps

Which of the following had nicknames that included President Hoover’s name?

things that demonstrated the severe poverty many Americans experienced

What approach did the Federal Reserve take when banks began to fail in 1930?

It did not intervene, believed a stronger banking system would develop.

How did the Washington, D.C., police superintendent and police chief respond to the arrival of the Bonus Army?

They provided food, medical care, and supplies for building shelters.

What effect did the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 have on laborers?

It strengthened the power of laborers.

How did Hoover’s belief in self-reliance affect his response to the Dust Bowl?

Only offered farmers money to buy food for livestock,not for their families

What led to increased productivity in the automotive industry after the end of World War I?

new machinery and assembly lines

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1
Why did President Hoover create the President’s Organization of Unemployment Relief (POUR)?
to coordinate the efforts of volunteers helping the unemployed
to provide food, clothing, and shelter for the unemployed
to create federal jobs for the unemployed
to connect the unemployed to employers in stable industries
2
What are trading pools?
bank accounts set up to make it easier to speculate on the market
special rooms where stock brokers bought and sold shares
investor group that bought & sold stock among themselves 2 run up the price
teams of Federal Reserve agents who oversaw the stock exchange
3
Which statement best describes the effect that the dust storms had on the population of the Great Plains?
Most people left the area to find jobs farther west.
Some stayed because they were too ill to leave.
Many stayed out of principle or necessity, but some went west to find jobs.
Most families stayed in the area because they were too poor to leave.
4
What role did religion play in Herbert Hoover’s victory over Alfred E. Smith in the election of 1928?
Smith was Jewish, so Hoover benefited from anti-Jewish prejudice.
Both candidates were Protestant, which made the race close
A charismatic faith leader endorsed Hoover, which helped him win.
Smith was Roman Catholic, so Hoover benefited from anti-Catholic prejudice.
5
What prevented the Federal Farm Board from stabilizing the price of crops?
the loss of labor from immigration quotas
crop surpluses around the world
frequent changes in farm ownership
flooding on the Great Plains
6
How were the National Credit Corporation and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation similar?
They were both established to provide loans to farmers
They were both established to help the unemployed buy basic supplies
They were both established to support businesses and create jobs.
They were both established to help failing banks.
7
Which group benefitted the most from President Coolidge’s tax cut?
politicians
farmers
middle-class Americans
wealthy Americans
8
Why was Woody Guthrie able to capture the plight of Dust Bowl refugees in his music?
He volunteered in migrant camps.
He had interviewed Dust Bowl refugees.
He was an “Okie” himself.
He worked for the Resettlement Administration.
9
What effect did a 1929 plan to reduce Germany’s war debt have on Germany’s economy?
It helped the German economy stabilize quickly.
It helped the German economy stabilize and flourish.
It provided only temporary relief to Germany’s economy.
It had little effect on Germany’s economy.
10
How did the Great Depression affect politics in Europe?
It led to an increase in power for authoritarian leaders.
It led more Europeans to embrace socialism.
It increased support for European leaders who aided the United States.
It led to a decline in America’s influence in Europe.
11
Which activity posed the greatest danger to those who lived on the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl?
trying to retrieve livestock after dust storms
remaining in their homes during a dust storm
migrating to California and living in squatter camps
trying to farm the land after the dust storms
12
Which of the following had nicknames that included President Hoover’s name?
items given to the unemployed by charitable organizations
food provided for animals of farmers in the Great Plains
things that demonstrated the severe poverty many Americans experienced
programs created by the president to address the hardships American faced
13
Which writer helped document the lives of three sharecropper families in Now Let Us Praise Famous Men?
James Agee
John Steinbeck
Richard Wright
John Dos Passos
14
What approach did the Federal Reserve take when banks began to fail in 1930?
It created a system of banking insurance that protected deposits.
It loaned money to the most vulnerable small banks
It closed banks that looked like they were in danger of failing.
It did not intervene, believed a stronger banking system would develop.
15
How did the Washington, D.C., police superintendent and police chief respond to the arrival of the Bonus Army?
They offered $100,000 to the Bonus Army to pay travel
They ordered troops to use tear gas on the protesters and burn their tents.
They ordered police officers to arrest anyone camping in public parks.
They provided food, medical care, and supplies for building shelters.
16
What was the decrease in stock value on Black Thursday?
$16 million
$9 billion
$12 billion
$13 million
17
What does it mean to buy stocks “on margin”?
to buy stocks on credit
to buy and sell stocks to affect their price
to buy undervalued stock
to buy and sell stocks on the same day
18
What effect did the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 have on laborers?
It gave laborers more control over their working conditions.
It strengthened the power of laborers.
It made it difficult for laborers to find employment after being fired.
It provided laborers with access to jobs in new industries.
19
What made it possible for smaller investors to invest in the stock market in the 1920s?
bank loans
tax breaks
increased wages
declining stock prices
20
How did Hoover’s belief in self-reliance affect his response to the Dust Bowl?
Only offered farmers money to buy food for livestock,not for their families
He only provided farmers with seeds and equipment to begin farming again.
He offered no aid to Dust Bowl survivors recover without assistance.
He offered farmers transportation to cities where they could find new jobs
21
What led to increased productivity in the automotive industry after the end of World War I?
increased demand for cars
more experienced workers
less competition
new machinery and assembly lines

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