USH 17-18 Great Depression & New Deal

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Migrant farmers from Oklahoma

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Okies

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Which situation was a basic cause of the Great Depression? Options: excessive profits for farmers, overregulation of the stock market, overproduction of consumer goods, continued increases in wages for workers

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overproduction of consumer goods

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What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl during the early 1930s?

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over farming and severe drought

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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, all of the above

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all of the above

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People who lost their life's savings and were unemployed often lived in these shantytowns?

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Hoovervilles

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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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What was President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

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he did not take any direct action to help the people

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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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FDR's New Deal programs focused on helping the nation in what areas: Relief, Recovery, Reform, Refund, Recovery & Reform, Return & Relief?

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Relief, Recovery, Reform