Great Depression Test - Chapter 9

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What is an investor?

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someone who buys stock in a company

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What was a cause of the Great Depression?

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People borrowed money to buy stocks and could not repay it when stock prices fell.

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

Back

Herbert Hoover

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What does unemployment measure?

Back

the number of workers without jobs

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What is something that happened during the Great Depression?

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Many people lost their jobs and savings.

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Which states were in the Dust Bowl region?

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Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas

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Which President of the United States introduced a series of programs known as the New Deal?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Which feature of the New Deal gave Americans confidence that the money they put in the bank was safe?

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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On October 29, 1929, the ______________________________ crashed causing investors to lose billions of dollars.

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stock market

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During a ______________________, businesses close and people lose their jobs and money.

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depression