US History Great Depression & Early Cold War

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What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

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Intense drought in the region.

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Which statement best explains how bank failures contributed to the Great Depression?

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People lost their savings because the government did not insure bank deposits.

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The economic conditions described in this excerpt contributed to —

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A global economic depression.

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Which New Deal agency was created to specifically serve this population?

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Social Security Administration.

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How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation change the nature of banking in the United States?

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The government began to guarantee bank deposits.

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Which of the following was a significant effect of New Deal legislation? Options: Income tax rates fell to historic lows. The federal government took on new roles. The regulation of intrastate trade was transferred to the states. States became the sole enforcers of immigration law.

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The federal government took on new roles.

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Some of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional when the Supreme Court held that they —

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Infringed on powers reserved to the states.

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Which reason correctly replaces the question mark on this list? Decrease in interest rates. Failure of banks. Outsourcing of manufacturing jobs. Outbreak of a global war.

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Failure of banks.

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Which phrase correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram? Options: Increase in minimum wage., Growth of immigration., Increase in unemployment., Growth in consumer spending.

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Increase in unemployment.

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What was one result of the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s?

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The federal government provided aid to people suffering from unemployment.