Great Depression: over speculation and dust bowl

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

Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930s?

• A sharp increase in the power given to state governments

• An extended period of economic depression

• The adoption of an interventionist foreign policy

• The formation of a national Civil Rights movement

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• Led to a decrease in U.S. international trade

• Helped stabilize the U.S. economy

• Strengthened U.S. relationships overseas

• Led to a decline in U.S. unemployment

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 dam?

• To provide resources for a growing population

• To facilitate the transportation of goods in the region

• To increase tourism in the region

• To prevent the Colorado River from drying up

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

• growing demand for payment of military pensions

• a sudden increase in agricultural exports

• the passage of the Selective Service Act

• widespread business failures

This excerpt describes an instance of deportation during the 1930s as part of a repatriation effort.  Why did the federal government implement repatriation?

• To fulfill the terms of a global peace treaty
• To protect national security
• To reduce competition for jobs
• To prevent communist influence on labor unions

The farmer’s criticisms are similar to those found in —

• Warren Harding’s advocacy of a “return to normalcy”

• Huey Long’s proposal to “share our wealth”

• Charles Coughlin’s rhetoric of “Christianized democracy”

• Herbert Hoover’s emphasis on “rugged individualism”

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

Which headline describes the primary issue faced by the federal government at the onset of the Great Depression?

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