AH Unit 5: 1920s & Great Depression

Which group did NOT prosper during the 1920s & suffered more during The Great Depression?

• Bankers

• Women

• Farmers

• all of the above

By the late 1920s, what changed with American consumers?

• Consumers were buying more due to an increase of jobs

• Consumers were buying less due to an increase in unemployment

• Consumers were buying the same amount throughout the entire decade

• There was no change in the trend of consumers purchasing goods

During the late 1920s, the gap between the rich and the poor...

• continued to expand

• remained the same

• decreased dramatically

• were stagnant

Though there was no single cause, what event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The creation of hoovervilles

• the rise of buying on credit and consumerism

• the Dust Bowl

• The Stock Market Crash

Which of the following were a cause of the Great Depression?

• Low demand for goods

• Farming crisis

• Bank failures

• overproduction of goods

The shantytowns were named after which president due to Americans putting the blame on him?

• President Hoover

• President Roosevelt

• President Harding

• President Coolidge

What became common in many urban areas so that unemployed citizens could have food?

• Speakeasies

• Bread lines

• Hoovervilles

• Social Security

What effect did the Dust Bowl have on migration in American Society?

• Many farmers moved to Kansas and Missouri

• Many farmers were able to increase production of crops due to a booming economy

• Many farmers moved to California and other West coast states

• There was no change in migration.

President Hoover believed in a ________________ approach to economics.

• hands on

• hands off

Which of the following are goals from FDR's New Deal?

• Relief

• Recovery

• Reform

• Recession