Great Depression Formative

Which group first felt the effects of the depression and why?

• Farmers because of the post-war demand changes in crops

• Factory workers because of unemployment

• Stock Market investors because it crashed

• Business owners because they lost profit

What was Hoover's plan to provide relief during the depression?

• Provide some help to banks, but rely on charities to give poor people relief

• Give every American a stimulus check

• Lower tariffs

• Start a trade war

Who was president during the stock market crash of 1929?

• Herbert Hoover

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Calvin Coolidge

The Bonus Army March demanded what?

• Their Bonus check for their wartime service that was promised to them

• A raise in their salaries

• Lowering their work hours

• Increasing their work hours

What is a tariff?

• Tax imposed by one country on the goods/services that are imported from another country

• Immigration policy

• War Strategy

• Popular dance craze of the time

Drought conditions that plagued North America during the Great Depression is referred to as:

• The Dust Bowl

• The Great Depression

• Reconstruction

• The Roaring 20s

The states primarily affected by the Dust Bowl: Select all that apply

• Kansas

• Oklahoma

• Colorado

• Texas

How were people affected by the Dust Bowl?

• Made over half a million Americans homeless and caused a mass migration to the West

• Unemployment rose

• Crop yields increased

• Put food on the table

Term that refers to the stock market crash of October 24th, 1929

• Cyber Monday

• Good Friday

• Red Friday

• Black Thursday

Buying on the margin refers to:

• Paying a small amount of money and borrowing the rest for investment

• Sports betting

• Selling stocks

• Saving money