Causes of the Great Depression and Hoovervilles

The shantytowns jobless and homeless Americans were living in during the Great Depression were called Hoovervilles because

• Americans wanted to honor and praise President Hoover because they were grateful for all that he was doing to help them.

• Americans had fallen in love with the invention of vacuums during the 1920s and Hoover was their favorite brand.

• Americans blamed President Hoover for their current struggles and felt he was not doing enough to help Americans or to pull America out of the Depression.

• Hooverville sounded like a nice place to live

Who lived in Hoovervilles?

• Rich Americans who had made a lot of money investing in the stock market of the 1920s

• Impoverished Americans, mostly men, who were in search of jobs and had lost their homes.

• Women and children who came together to form a cooperative living situation.

• Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

Where were Hoovervilles usually found

• near cities and rivers

• in the countryside

• in small towns and near lakes

• near the wilderness

Who usually lived in Hoovervilles

• young children

• the elderly

• only women

• young-middle aged men

Which of the following is not a cause of the Great Depression

• the stock market crash of 1929

• too much credit and debt from the consumerism and overproduction of the 1920s

• lack of regulations that allowed banks to make risky loans, which led to bank failures

• the influx of immigrants and migration of African Americans during the 1920s

Tariffs are

• returns you get from the IRS

• taxes on imported and exported goods/products

• income taxes

• local sales taxes

Why did European countries stop wanting to trade with the United States?

• Because they did not like President Hoover

• Because they were getting ready for WWII

• Because they were still paying off debt from WWI and the U.S. had raised tariffs on European imported goods in order to protect American manufacturers

• Because they did not like the products America had to offer and they felt superior to America

How did "bank runs" impact the American people during the Great Depression?

• Banks eventually ran out of money to loan, and people's life savings were gone.
• Banks made loans throughout the Great Depression, helping people pays bills until they could find work.
• Banks were able to people's deposits safe, but they could not loan out any more money.
• Banks were not at all involved in the Great Depression because people did not use them.

During the early 1930s, the main goal of the Bonus Army was to pressure the Hoover administration to

• strengthen the nation’s defenses
• end the military draft
• bring American troops home from overseas
• support the early payment of money promised to veterans

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During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the

• formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
• creation of wheat surpluses
• growth of the Populist movement
• development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains