Unit 13: The Great Depression & New Deal Test

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Which of these contributed to the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression?

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stock market speculation

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How did overproduction and underconsumption contribute to the Great Depression?

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Causing falling prices on goods

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What were "Hoovervilles"?

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Shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depression.

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During the Great Depression, drought and soil erosion caused the Dust Bowl. Which state was MOST affected by this disaster?

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Oklahoma

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Following the stock market crash in 1929, President Hoover was criticized for…

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waiting for the economy to come out of the Depression

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During the 1930s, the "New Deal" demonstrated the willingness of the United States government to…

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become more involved in the direction of the United States' economy.

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What was a major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression?

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They made people dependent on the federal government.

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What was the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created during Roosevelt's New Deal?

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Regulate the sale of stocks and oversee the disclosure of information on stocks being sold.

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After the stock market crash in 1929, thousands of banks in the U.S. closed. What was a reason that the banks started closing?

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Many people lost their trust in banks and started to withdraw their money.

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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) helped supply which resource to farmers and residents of Alabama and other states in the Southeast?

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electricity