Great Depression and New Deal

When did the Dust Bowl take place?

• 1830's

• 1920's

• 1930's

• 1960's

Which factor below did not contribute to the Dust Bowl?

• too much plowing of grasses

• too much land planted with wheat

• farmers leaving the area and moving to California

• a very long drought

What was the Dust Bowl? 

• A series of severe winds and droughts
• A time with high erosion 
• A time where it what nearly impossible to farm
• All of these answers are correct

What allowed Americans to "live beyond their means" during the 1920s? 

• Savings bonds 
• Newly printed money 
• Free housing 
• Buying on credit

What event occurred on October 29th, 1929? 

• Joseph Stalin was elected President of the Soviet Union
• The Stock Market crashed 
• The U.S.S. Maine sank in Manilla Bay 
• Members of Congress signed the US Constitution

What happened during the banking crisis? 

• Banks ran out of money and closed.
• Banks stop lending money for auto loans.
• The President declared that banks must close on Columbus Day.
• Banks began giving out free money.

Many Americans lost their homes during the Great Depression. Where did some of them end up living?

• Muckvilles

• Hoovervilles

• Harleysville

• Hoopertown

Who did Americans blame for the problems of the Great Depression? 

• Germany and the Central Powers
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Themselves 
• Herbert Hoover 

What was the name of the World War I Veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. to demand retirement payments? 

• The Bonus Army
• The New Army
• The Veteran's Army
• The Army Corps of Engineers

In the 1930's, too much plowing, farming, and grazing in the __________________________had worn away the earth.

• western front

• east

• city

• Great Plains