Great depression lesson # 1

What happened on Black Tuesday?

• stock prices reached a high point

• the Bonus Army Arrived in Washington, D.C.

• the stock market crashed

• most of nations banks closed

Which person did Americans blame the most for economic hard times?

• Herbert Hoover

• Calvin Coolidge

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Tom Joad

What is buying stock on borrowed money called ?

• speculation

• credit

• economics depression

• buying on margin

The Bonus Army marched on Washington DC, because its members wanted?

• get jobs and good pay

• reopen the failed banks and pay back their life savings

• Pay WW 1 veterans their bonuses early

• pay double the original bonus amount

In the Movie the Grapes of Wrath, the main charter is

• Mulley

• the Preacher

• Granda Pa

• Tom Joad

The Joad Family was leaving what state and heading to which new one?

• Kansas to California

• California to Oklahoma

• Oklahoma to Texas

• Oklahoma to California

Who was the first Family member to die on the trip?

• Grand Pa

• Granada Ma

• The Preacher

• Tom Joad

Why did Mr. Joad want to pay for the loaf of bread, instead of getting it for free?

• He felt guilty

• He was too proud to take a free hand out

• He was embarrassed

• He was shameful

Thousands of Banks failed because

• They lost in the stock market as well

• They ran out of paper money

• They were robbed by Al Capone

• No one wanted to work there

In the 1932 Presidential election, Hoover lost to Democratic candidate ?

• Calvin Coolidge

• Woodrow Wilson

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Franklin Roosevelt