EOC Review #9: The Great Depression

EOC Review #9: The Great Depression

1) The statement below from Herbert Hoover was made in 1928. Which statement best summarizes his statement?

Multiple Choice

1) The statement below from Herbert Hoover was made in 1928. Which statement best summarizes his statement?

• Laissez-faire policies interfere with industry and commerce.

• Government should avoid interfering with industry and commerce.

• When the government regulates business, people are more likely to have political equality.

• In order to promote free speech, the government must regulate the working lives of people.

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2) How is the Federal Reserve’s policy of maintaining low interest rates during the 1920s related to the Great Depression?

• Low interest rates encouraged speculation by banks and investors.

• Low interest rates protected American industries from foreign imports.

• Low interest rates discouraged lending by banks.

• Low interest rates discouraged farmers from investing to expand production.

3) Using the map, select the area most

affected by the Dust Bowl in terms of severity and duration of wind erosion.

Multiple Choice

3) Using the map, select the area most affected by the Dust Bowl in terms of severity and duration of wind erosion.

• Eastern Kansas

• Central Texas

• Western New Mexico

• Western Oklahoma

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4) How are tariffs related to the Great Depression?

• President Hoover favored using tariffs to protect U.S. markets from foreign competition during the Depression.

• American shipping companies were hurt by tariffs during the Depression, but these losses were offset by gains by farmers.

• The United States and European countries lowered tariffs during the Depression to promote global trade.

• High tariffs were used by many countries to protect their domestic markets which hurt U.S. export sales during the Depression.

5) Using the “Dow-Jones Industrial Averages” graph, how are the differences between the annual stock market high and the annual stock market low related to the stock market crash?

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5) Using the “Dow-Jones Industrial Averages” graph, how are the differences between the annual stock market high and the annual stock market low related to the stock market crash?

• The gap between the market high and the market low increased in the years immediately before and after the crash.

• The gap between the market high and the market low remained constant throughout the 1920s and shows no relationship to the crash.

• The gap between the market high and the market low was the narrowest in 1932, 3 years following the crash.

• The gap between the market high and the market low shows a steady decrease between 1920 and 1929 leading up to the crash.

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6) Knowledge of what concept is important if someone is to understand the stock market crash in 1929 and the Florida land boom in the early 1920s?

• socialism

• speculation

• overproduction

• repatriation

“Congress made provision for the return home of the so-called bonus marchers who have for many weeks been given every opportunity of free assembly, free speech and free petition to the Congress.”

7) This statement is from President Herbert Hoover following the congressional vote on the bill to authorize early payment of bonuses to World War I veterans. What is Hoover’s message to the bonus marchers?

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7) This statement is from President Herbert Hoover following the congressional vote on the bill to authorize early payment of bonuses to World War I veterans. What is Hoover’s message to the bonus marchers?

• With the passage of the bill, bonus payments will be sent to your home addresses.

• Petitioning the House of Representatives to pass the bill is important since the Senate rejected it.

• Continue your support for payment of bonuses with your state legislatures following the Supreme Court’s decision.

• Return to your homes because further protests will not be tolerated.

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8) How was industrial overproduction related to the Great Depression?

• Companies laid off workers to correct for overproduction in the 1920s.

• Producing more goods than the U.S. market needed brought much needed export revenue during the Great Depression.

• Government programs to purchase goods under President Hoover allowed companies to expand production and reduce the impact of unemployment.

• The U.S. Treasury increased printing of money to fund President Hoover’s programs to provide relief to impoverished families during the Depression.

9) This passage is from Life with Groucho. What event is Groucho Marx experiencing in this passage?

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9) This passage is from Life with Groucho. What event is Groucho Marx experiencing in this passage?

• hunger marches in 1932

• Dust Bowl in 1935

• stock market crash in 1929

• Great Miami Hurricane in 1926

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10) How is the development of air conditioning related to settlement patterns in the United States?

• Manufacturing of air conditioners led to population growth in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• The development of air conditioning made the Deep South in the United States more attractive for housing and business development.

• Migration patterns from southwestern to northeastern United States are due to the lower cost of running air conditioning in the Northeast.

• Population migration from Central American countries to the United States during the 1920s was due to the widespread availability of air conditioning.