1920s Depression and new deal review

Which of the following are causes of the great depression

• Unstable Economy

• Over Speculation

• Lack of Government regulation

• All the above

This tax helped create an uneven distribution of wealth in the United States

• Melon Tax

• RFC Tax

• Liquor tax

• Stamp act

The RFC was created by this president to provide loans to large businesses and banks in hopes that the money would "Trickle down" to the worker.

• Warren Harding

• Woodrow Wilson

• Herbert Hoover

• Jimmy Carter

Why did people in the Great Depression call their temporary settlement communities “Hoovervilles”?

• President Hoover was very popular during the depression

• They blamed President Hoover for the depression

• They wanted to remember President Hoover

• President Hoover grew up in similar housing

African Americans during the Depression often experienced

• Access to low-paying industrial jobs once available only to whites

• Increased discrimination in employment

• Migration from the North back to Southern farms

• Greatly improved civil rights and opportunities

What were the people called who left the Dust Bowl area and went to other places?

• migrants
• travelers
• Okies
• loners

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Severe ________ played an important part in the creation of the Dust Bowl.

• droughts
• rainfall
• tornados
• thunderstorms

How did the Dust Bowl affect the Great Plains during the Great Depression?

• Thousands of families left for the West Coast

• It brought economic prosperity to urban areas

• Thousands of individuals relocated to the East

• It causes a population decline in northeastern cities.

Giant dust storms known as ______________ ravaged the plains, some even reached as far as the Atlantic ocean.

• Dust Devils

• Black Blizzards

• Dust Blizzards

• Dust in the wind

What impact did the great depression have , list at least 2 that we discussed.

Answer explanation

Health was impacted as children suffered long term effects because of poor diet and medical care, families were broken as men could no longer support their families and abandoned them, and discrimination was growing