Ch.15 Boom and Bust

The Dust Bowl in the 1930s resulted from

• the over-use of farmland

• the introduction of new crops

• government work programs

• increased pollution

The stock market crashed on "Black Tuesday"--what was this date?

• October 29, 1920
• October 20, 1929
• October 29, 1929
• October 20, 1920

The law that officially made liquor sales illegal was called

• the New Deal
• the Volstead Act
• Prohibition
• speakeasy

President Hoover talked to Americans through radio programs called "fireside chats"

• True
• False

What organization would a farmer contact when trying to sell wheat at a higher price?

• REA
• FHA
• AAA
• WPA

The United States banned the making, selling and drinking of alcohol with the 18th Amendment. 

• True
• False

Which organization offered to buy cattle that farmers in Otter Tail County, Minnesota could not afford to keep?

• WPA
• AAA
• FHA
• REA

New music of the 1920's that came from the south was

• country
• classical
• rock'n'roll
• jazz

This term describes the bank taking over items/goods for failure to make payments.

• welfare
• foreclosure
• prohibition
• bootlegger

Banning alcohol caused crime and violence in Minnesota to

• go down
• stay the same
• go up
• it had no effect