Dust Bowl, New Deal, Depression

What years did the dust bowl take place?

• 1910s

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1950s

The Dust Bowl took place in the

• The Costal Plains

• The Great Plains

• California

• South Texas

The effect of the Dust Bowl on farmers was made even worse by...

• The Great Depression

• The New Deal

• The Ice Age

• The discovery of oil

During the Great Depression, ______.

• many Americans lost their jobs

• many Americans had little money

• many farmers lost their land to drought

• a, b, and c

What did many farmers in Texas do during the Dust Bowl?

• They moved West to seek jobs

• Started businesses in Texas

• They had to grow cotton instead.

• Nothing changed for farmers in Texas

What event valued stocks lower than their worth and caused lots of people to panic?

• The first Day of school.

• The stock market Crash

• World War II

• None of the above

During the Great Depression, ______.

• many Americans lost their jobs

• many Americans had little money

• many farmers lost their land to drought

• a, b, and c

What forced banks to close during the Great Depression?

• Huge amounts of inflation

• War in Europe

• Investors unable to pay loans and everyone trying to withdraw their money at the same time.

• Not enough people invested in the Stock Market

Which TWO answers best describe President Herbert Hoover's presidency during the Great Depression?

• A very hands-on government

• Mostly hands-off government

• Largely unable to better economic conditions

• Created many programs to help the poor.

Which TWO answers best describe Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency during the Great Depression?

• Very active hands-on gov't with business

• Mostly hands-off gov't with business

• Created many Programs that helped people.

• Created a tariff that hurt American economy