STAAR Review High School SS Great Depression/New Deal

What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

• Paying farmers to plant native grasses

• Increased demand for tobacco after World War I

• Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region

• Intense drought in the region

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

• Flash flooding and intense deforestation

• Prolonged drought and poor farming practices

• High winds and railroad construction

• Severe heat and rapid suburban development

• To provide resources for a growing population

• To facilitate the transportation of goods in the region

• To increase tourism in the region

• To prevent the Colorado River from drying up

• To ensure deposits into customer savings accounts

• To increase government regulation of business

• To end speculation in the stock market

• To stabilize the national economy

Which statement best explains how bank failures contributed to the Great Depression?

• People lost their savings because the government did not insure bank deposits.

• Business could not be done when President Franklin Roosevelt declared a bank holiday.

• The interest rates on bank loans were too high.

• Foreign investors did not invest enough in U.S. banks.

• a global economic depression

• an increase in foreign investments in the U.S. market

• the adoption of the gold standard

• an increase in free market activity

Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?

• The implementation of a personal income tax

• Overspeculation in the stock market

• New regulations on banking

• The elimination of import tariffs

• growing demand for payment of military pensions

• a sudden increase in agricultural exports

• the passage of the Selective Service Act

• widespread business failures

• The rise of corporate monopolies

• Strict banking regulations and high income tax rates

• The influx of immigrants into urban areas

• High unemployment and widespread home foreclosures

Which headline describes the primary issue faced by the federal government at the onset of the Great Depression?

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