Great Depression Review

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What were Hoovervilles?

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The nickname for tent villages filled with people who had lost their homes or jobs during the Great Depression.

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All the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT: low tariffs, stock market speculation, excessive use of credit, overproduction of goods

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low tariffs

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The Dust Bowl was--

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The region of the Midwest that experienced extremely arid conditions and long, destructive dust storms which destroyed crops and farmland.

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All the following occurred during the Depression EXCEPT: New Deal programs offered African Americans equal and integrated employment opportunities for the first time, Thousands of people from Oklahoma moved to California in search of farm or factory work, The Dawes Act was repealed and tribal land ownership was restored, Unions were legalized and membership increased significantly

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New Deal programs offered African Americans equal and integrated employment opportunities for the first time

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What aspect of the Great Depression is illustrated by the political cartoon below?

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Bank failures

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The October 1929 collapse of stock prices as investors rushed to sell off shares causing stock prices to drop dramatically was called the--

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Stock Market Crash

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Which of the following was a cause of bank failures in the early 1930s? Options: a. People who feared that the banks would close rushed to withdraw their money., b. A major drop in foreign investments in U.S. banks following the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act., c. The international currency crisis., d. The failure of the American agricultural industry to plan ahead.

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People who feared that the banks would close rushed to withdraw their money.

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What was one effect of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?

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Global trade plummeted, contributing to the ill effects of the Great Depression and more poverty.

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The legacy of the New Deal included--

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The U.S. government taking a larger role in people's lives.

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The statement below was MOST LIKELY part of--

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A "Fireside Chat."