Topic 6 Test Review

Which 1929 event sparked a chain reaction that led to the Great Depression?

• The stock market crashed.

• Herbert Hoover became president.

• Bandits robbed banks across the country.

• The Federal Reserve outlawed speculation.

What happened as a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?

• Foreign companies dominated the thriving world market.

• The United States asked for loans from European nations.

• Foreign nations increased their tariffs in response, leading to a decline in trade

• European nations prospered while the United States suffered

How did the Federal Reserve try to limit speculation in 1929?

• by closing banks

• by cutting interest rates

• by printing more money

• by limiting the money supply

What happened in 1929 as a result of stock speculation?

• Increased consumer spending led to greater production.

• Investors became wealthy and helped to stimulate the economy.

• Investors lost their expected profits and faced economic devastation.

• The Federal Reserve had to make more money to match the stock market.

Why did many banks fail in 1929?

• The Federal Reserve cut interest rates.

• Corruption plagued the banking system.

• Depositors withdrew their money all at once.

• The Federal Reserve decreased the money supply.

How did U.S. demographic patterns change during the 1930s?

• Thousands of German Jews immigrated to the United States fleeing Nazi persecution.

• City populations grew as farmers left their homes on the Great Plains in search of urban work.

• Rural populations grew as government-funded relief workers traveled to help farmers during the Dust Bowl.

• Mexican immigrants flooded into the United States to escape an even worse economic depression in Mexico.

What happened to some Mexican Americans during the Great Depression?

• Government repatriation efforts forced them to return to Mexico.

• Noncitizens were deported while citizens were encouraged to stay.

• They were forced to take over farms that had been abandoned by Okies.

• Employers hired more Mexican Americans as Chinese American laborers left the country.

How did the Great Depression affect employment in the United States?

• Almost one fourth of all workers lost their jobs.

• About half of all laborers were forced to work longer hours.

• Many workers fled the country in search of foreign employment.

• Most businesses could not fill the growing demand for more workers.

How did new farming methods in the 1920s impact the Great Plains?

• They allowed farmers to grow crops even in severe droughts.

• They altered landscapes and made the land more vulnerable to drought.

• They led to increased deforestation that destroyed plains ecosystems.

• They introduced irrigation systems that improved the quality of crops.

How did the Great Depression affect European immigrants?

• They left northern urban areas to work on ranches in the Southwest.

• Immigrants from Europe flooded the country because the depression there was worse than the Great Depression.

• Thousands left the country for both voluntary and involuntary reasons.

• Thousands were forced into internment camps within the United States.