Boom & Bust

The stock market crashed on "Black Tuesday"--what was this date?

• October 29, 1920
• October 20, 1929
• October 29, 1929
• October 20, 1920

The law that officially made liquor sales illegal was called

• the New Deal
• the Volstead Act
• Prohibition
• speakeasy

President Hoover talked to Americans through radio programs called "fireside chats"

• True
• False

Which of the following caused the farm crisis in Minnesota?

• raised farm product prices
• auctions of farms/equipment
• stock market crash
• drought/lack of rain

What organization would a farmer contact when trying to sell wheat at a higher price?

• REA
• FHA
• AAA
• WPA

Breezy Point and St. Peter were favorite places for gangsters and movie stars to hang out.

• False
• True

There were both good and bad things about the stock market.

• Yes
• No

By 1920, most Americans thought that Prohibition was a mistake.

• No
• Yes

The United States banned the making, selling and drinking of alcohol with the 18th Amendment. 

• True
• False

Which organization offered to buy cattle that farmers in Otter Tail County, Minnesota could not afford to keep?

• WPA
• AAA
• FHA
• REA