Week 23: Roaring 20's and the Great Depression

Front

What was a major drawback from the introduction of credit and installment buying?

Back

Overbuying sometimes led people into debt

Front

From 1921 to 1929, the average income per person rose from $522 to ____ a year.

Back

$716

Front

Which factor did NOT contribute to the economic suffering of American farmers? Options: The price of crops fell following WWI, Farmers had taken loans from banks to purchase land and equipment, Banks Seized land because of unpaid loans, Unemployed workers travelled the country by rail looking for work

Back

Unemployed workers travelled the country by rail looking for work

Front

October 29, 1929 was known as _____ after the prices of stocks fell sharply.

Back

Black Tuesday

Front

President Franklin D. Roosevelt created a plan to help Americans recover from the Great Depression called_____

Back

the New Deal

Front

Which of the following is the effect of factories producing more goods than they could sell? The Dust Bowl, Wages increased, Workers were laid off, The Great Depression

Back

Workers were laid off

Front

___ was the result of continually breathing air filled with dust.

Back

Dust pneumonia

Front

In what year did the severe drought begin in the Southern Plains region?

Back

1931

Front

What was one of President Roosevelt's greatest challenges when he was sworn in as president?

Back

Bring the country out of the depression