EOC - Great Depression and The New Deal

What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

• Paying farmers to plane native grasses

• Increased demand for tobacco after World War I

• Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region

• Intense drought in the region

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

• Flash flooding and intense deforestation

• Prolonged drought and poor farming practices

• High winds and railroad construction

• Severe heat and rapid suburban development

What was the main reason the federal government built this damn?

• To provide resources for a population

• To facilitate the transportation of goods in the region

• To increase tourism in the region

• To prevent the Colorado River from drying up

Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?

• People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks

• Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors

• Financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stock investors

• Foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings.

Which statement best explains how bank failures contributed to the Great Depression?

• People lost their savings because the government did not insure bank deposits

• Business could not be done when President Franklin Roosevelt declared a bank holiday

• The interest rates on bank loans were too high

• Foreign investors did not invest enough in US banks

The economic conditions described in this excerpt contributed to --

• a global economic depression

• an increase in foreign investments in the US market

• the adoption of the gold standard

• an increase in free market activity

Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?

• The implementation of a personal income tax

• Overspeculation in the stock market

• New regulations on banking

• The elimination of import tariffs

Lines like the one shown above were partially the result of --

• growing demand for payment of military pensions

• a sudden increase in agriculture exports

• the passage of the Selective Service Act

• widespread business failures

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• Led to a decrease in US international trade

• Helped stabilize the US economy

• Strengthened US relationships overseas

• Led to a decline in US unemployment

Which of the following best completes this graphic organizer?

• Increase in consumer spending

• Overspeculation in the stock market

• Decrease in military spending

• Government subsidization of agriculture