Chapter 14: Great Depression

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What year did the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression occur?

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1929

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Who was the President of the United States when the Great Depression began?

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Herbert Hoover

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Which of the following was NOT a direct effect of the Great Depression? High unemployment rates, Bank failures, Widespread poverty

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Increased industrial production

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Herbert Hoover was a member of which political party?

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Republican

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Explain why the stock market crash is considered a major turning point in U.S. economic history.

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It marked the beginning of the Great Depression.

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Analyze how the stock market crash of 1929 contributed to the collapse of the banking system.

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It caused people to withdraw their money, leading to bank failures.

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Using your knowledge of the Great Depression, predict how a similar economic crash today might affect modern society.

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It could lead to widespread unemployment and financial instability

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Which reasoning best explains why Herbert Hoover’s belief in “rugged individualism” influenced his response to the Great Depression?

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He thought individuals and charities, not the government, should help those in need.

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What was one HUMAN cause of "the Dust Bowl"? Options: plowing up millions of acres of grass to plant wheat, allowing cattle to overgraze the midwestern U.S., overproduction of cotton and wheat crops, ALL of these were human causes of "the Dust Bowl"

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ALL of these were human causes of "the Dust Bowl"

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African Americans during the Depression often experienced

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Increased discrimination in employment