Great Depression

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Which of the following were causes of the Great Depression? Weak banks & buying on credit, Speculation & Stock Market Crash, Overproduction of crops & consumer goods

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all of the above

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Which of the following is NOT one of the "root causes" of the Great Depression? Uneven distribution of income, Credit and excessive debt, Mistakes by the Federal Reserves (National Banks), World War I

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World War I

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What happened on October, 1929?

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Stock Market Crash

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Which event occurred because of intensive farming, drought, and wind storms on the Great Plains in 1930's?

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the Dust Bowl

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President during the 1930s who was considered a failure because he couldn't fix the Great Depression.

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Herbert Hoover

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People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?

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Hoovervilles

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What was the name for the WWI Veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. demanding early payment of their $1,000 bonus checks?

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the Bonus Army

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What was the name of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's program to rescue the nation from the Great Depression?

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the New Deal

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How did the New Deal aim to address the problem of unemployment?

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By creating government programs that directly employed millions of people

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What are the 3R's of the FRD's New Deal legislation?

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Relief, Recovery, Reform