Great Depression Era Review

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During World War I, the Germans asked Mexico to join them in fighting the United States. In return for Mexico's participation, the victorious Germans would have given Mexico...

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the southwestern United States

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Which event initiated the Great Depression in 1929?

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Stock market crash

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Which event contributed to farmers leaving their land during the Great Depression?

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Dust Bowl

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During the Dust Bowl, many Texan farmers began to migrate. Where did these farmers migrate to?

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California

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Which of the following reasons were contributors to the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains? drought, cattle overgrazed, speculation, buying on margin

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drought

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Using the image, the Great Depression forced many Americans to live in shantytowns known as ---

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Hoovervilles

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What event in American history is this political cartoon referring to? Options: World War I spending, Effects of the Dust Bowl, Bank failures caused by buying on margin, The attack at Pearl Harbor

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Bank failures caused by buying on margin

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In 1929, stock prices fell to historic lows on Wall Street causing many Americans to lose millions of dollars. The stock market crash contributed to the _________.

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Great Depression

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Complete the sentence: The Texas economy of the 1930s was negatively impacted by the ______.

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Dust Bowl

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Complete the sentence: Farmers who lived in the Texas Panhandle experienced major ______ that eroded the land and made farming impossible.

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drought