Great Depression

Front

What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

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Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.

Front

In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.

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soup kitchens

Front

Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

Back

Herbert Hoover

Front

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

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banks closed

Front

What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?

Back

Hoovervilles

Front

What natural disaster of the 1930s added insult to injury? Options: Flooding along the Mississippi River, The Dust Bowl, Tornadoes called the Helen Hunt Twisters, Hurricanes along the Gulf Coast

Back

The Dust Bowl

Front

What tool - passed during the Hoover Administration - designed to protect American manufacturers actually ended up creating a worldwide depression? Options: Reconstruction Finance Committee, Hawley-Smoot Tariff, New Deal, Second New Deal

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Hawley-Smoot Tariff

Front

What is another name for the Stock Market Crash? Options: Black Friday, Taco Tuesday, Black Tuesday, Throwback Thursday

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Black Tuesday

Front

During the early 1930s, the main goal of the Bonus Army was to pressure the Hoover administration to

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support the early payment of money promised to veterans

Front

The Great Depression led to many people rejecting _______________ because they felt it created inequality

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capitalism