Great Depression Review

Select three statements below that would be considered causes of the photo above?

• Consumers purchased too many goods on credit and could not meet payments after the economic collapse.

• The emerging threat of Communism lead to many Americans protecting their money in national banks.

• Following the stock market crash and some bank failures, families made rushed withdrawals from banks in fear of losing their deposits.

• Risky bank loans used to speculate on the stock market connected the banking industry to the stock market crash.

• Monopolies were using the Sherman Antitrust Act to attack banking conglomerates to provide more banking options for the Public

Which statement BEST connects the advertisement above to a cause of the Great Depression?

• Families were using the automobile to move away from industrial centers to rural areas in Oklahoma

• In order to keep up with social trends, families were borrowing money to buy products they could not afford.

• The automobile industry struggled to meet the demand of the public in a timely manner which increased prices

• Although more families were gaining access to the automobile, it didn't have any major impact on society. 

Which factor MOST intensified the effect of the 1929 stock market crash on the U.S. economy?

• Investors had purchased stock by buying on margin

• The government had halted stock transactions as an emergency measure

• The government had enforced restrictions that prevented insider trading

• Individual investors had been able to buy inexpensive stock

How did overproduction of U.S. goods by manufacturers contribute to the Great depression?

• by causing an increase in prices of goods in foreign markets

• by resulting in large unsold inventories due to market saturation

• by encouraging businesses to employ more workers

• by prompting businesses to build factories in more locations

How does the map above illustrate changes in population associated with the Dust Bowl?

• The majority of migrant farm workers moved into the Northeast to fill factory positions

• A massive number of migrant farmers moved to the Southeast to become Sharecroppers

• There was no major change in population and migration trends

• A massive number of migrant farmers moved to the West Coast to take advantage of farming opportunities

The excerpt is from a poem written in 1938...

Based on the poem and your content knowledge, which statement explains why these workers were paid so little?

• There was a significant decrease in immigrant workers who competed for manufacturing jobs because of global economic depression

• There was a significant decrease in immigrant workers who competed for agricultural jobs because of global economic depression

• There was an abundance of U.S. workers who had to relocate and compete for manufacturing jobs because of the Dust Bowl. 

• There was an abundance of U.S. workers who had to relocate and compete for agricultural jobs because of the Dust Bowl

What does the emergence of "Hoovervilles" demonstrate about the Great Depression?

• That immigrants were settling on farms to avoid harsh living conditions in major cities.

• Frustration with the lack of government assistance and action increased with more citizens becoming homeless

• The Dust Bowl had destroyed many of the shelters that farmers were using in Oklahoma

• President Hoover was quick to interject the government in attempts to solve citizens' problems.

Look at the photograph and answer the question.

Which statement describes President Herbert Hoovers response to these protestors?

• President Hoover refused to pay the Bonus Army, resulting in a decline in his popularity

• President Hoover met with members after the Bonus Army leadership rejected a plan to relocate the protesters

• President Hoover supported meeting veteran demands, but the U.S. Congress refused to authorize payment

• President Hoover's Reconstruction Finance Corporation paid a small portion of the benefits to the protesters

"...But in addition to this great record of contributions of the Republican Party to progress, there has been a further fundamental contribution- a contribution perhaps more important than all the others- and that is the resistance of the Republican Party to every attempt to inject the Government into business in competition with its citizens..."

-President Hoover's Rugged Individualism Speech- Oct. 22, 1928

Which 1920s pre-depression government practice was Hoover praising in this excerpt?

• heavy government regulations of industry and banking

• increased tariffs on foreign goods

• Laissez Faire policies

• government mandated parity prices

Which photograph shows one effect of the work of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

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