11.6

What were the 3 causes of the Great Depression?

• FDR, The New Deal, The Second New Deal
• Herbert Hoover, Hobos, Riding the Rails
• Credit, Stock Market Crash, Corruption

Unemployment is the number of people without.....

• money

• children

• jobs

• food

Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?

• many factories closed

• many banks closed

• many people lost their homes

• the stock market crashed

The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?

• Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water. 
• The government built large dams in the West for irrigation. 
• Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west. 
• The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment. 

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

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of

• excessive stock market speculation
• high unemployment
• increased use of credit
• limited income of senior citizens

A drought in the Great Plains that affected farmers greatly.

• Drought
• Dust Bowl
• Angel's Grave
• Texas Cattle Storm

What program did Franklin Roosevelt create in order to help Americans during the Great depression?

• Roosevelts boys
• Newer Deal
• New Deal
• FDR's relief

The Dust Bowl happened during the Great Depression?

• True 
• False

Who was the President of the United States when the Stock Market crashed?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• Woodrow Wilson
• Theodore Roosevelt

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