Unit 6-The Great Depression

Which characteristics are associated with the Great Depression?

• Speculation on the stock exchange and Prohibition

• Acquisition of overseas territories and war with Spain

• Widespread business failures and high unemployment

• Equal rights for minorities and peace overseas

Which era of U.S. history witnessed high unemployment, bank failures, and widespread homelessness?

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Great Depression

• World War II

• The Sixties

Which of these events took place last?

• A World War I

• Progressive Era

• Roaring Twenties

• Great Depression

What was the significance of 1929 to American history?

• The United States signed a peace treaty with Germany.

• Attorney General Palmer conducted raids against anarchists.

• The Great Depression began with the Stock Market Crash.

• President Herbert Hoover recognized Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.

The picture above shows a dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas in 1935. What was one effect of such events on the Great Plains in the 1930s?

• Growth of the banking industry from farm loans

• Migration of many farmers to California

• Suspension of government assistance to farmers

• Increase in farm production on the Great Plains

What was the impact of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

• It encouraged farmers to grow fewer crops to raise prices.

• It eliminated the soil erosion responsible for the Dust Bowl.

• It encouraged farmers to resettle in new areas.

• It compensated farmers who sold crops at below market prices.

How did monetary policy in the early 1930s at first contribute to the Great Depression?

• The Federal Reserve increased its collection of income taxes.

• The Federal Reserve tightened the money supply rather than relaxing it.

• The Federal Reserve persuaded President Herbert Hoover to reduce government spending

• The Federal Reserve increased the money supply and lowered its interest rates.

Which statement best describes the American economy in the late 1920s?

• High tariffs stimulated international trade.

• Only the wealthiest Americans had access to credit.

• Mass production was not equally matched by consumption

• Unemployment was higher than ever before in American history.

The photograph above shows unemployed men waiting at a soup kitchen in Chicago in 1931. Which of the following contributed to the conditions depicted in the photograph?

• The prohibition of alcoholic drinks had led to a massive loss of jobs in many cities

• The refusal of France and Britain to pay debts owed to the United States from the war had led to an economic collapse

• President Herbert Hoover supplied money to soup kitchens to prevent widespread hunger

• An earlier stock market crash had reduced the demand for goods, causing business failures and high unemployment

Why did President Herbert Hoover authorize the Mexican Repatriation Act?

• More farm workers were needed in Mexico to prevent dangerous food shortages

• Unemployed farm workers demanded the jobs filled by Mexican-American immigrants

• American voters feared that Mexican immigrants required too many social services

• Mexican refugees no longer had to fear violence from the Mexican Revolution