Great Depression

What does it mean if a society has social and economic problems?

• The society has people that don't know how to make friends.

• The society is having problems with people having jobs and enough food.

• The society believes it is best to worry about yourself and not help others.

• The society has too many jobs and not enough people to work.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was a president that believed

• Citizens needed help from government programs.

• Citizens need to learn how to help themselves.

• Each state needed to provide its citizens with jobs, food, and money.

• The federal government should never get involved with the citizens.

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The Dust Bowl could be described as

• A large bowl that was full of dust.

• An area that had great farming for wheat.

• A place where many people wanted to live.

• An area in the mid west that had dust storms for ten years.

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What was the problem with farming during the Dust Bowl?

• Farmers had a problem with people stealing their crops.

• Farmers were able to harvest so much wheat that they had to drop the price.

• Farmers over-plowed the land which caused the soil to become too fine and led to erosion.

• Farming during the Dust Bowl did not have any problems.

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Which answer below is true?

• People that lived during the Great Depression did not worry about having a job.

• People that lived during the Great Depression had to stand in line to get free food at Soup Kitchens.

• People that lived during the Great Depression did not get any help from the federal government.

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What economic crisis happened in 1929 and is known as Black Tuesday?

• The Stock Market crashed and many Americans became wealthy and moved to large cities.

• Many Americans shared their stocks with their friends to be a good neighbor.

• The Stock Market crashed and many Americans became unemployed.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was responsible for

• Providing government programs called the "New Deal".

• Providing state programs called the "New Jobs"

• Providing homes for people that lived in a Hooverville.

• Providing an education for all men.

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If you lived during the Great Depression you would probably

• Wished that Herbert Hoover stayed president.

• Had extra money to invest in the stock market.

• Not have a home or a job

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What is a consumer?

• Someone who sells a product or service.

• Someone who buys a product or service.

• Someone that produces a product to sell.

What would cause a company like Domino's to be concerned if a Pizza Hut just opened next door?

• Competition has decreased because consumers have more choices.

• Competition doesn't change so Domino's doesn't need to worry about the Pizza Hut opening for business.

• Competition has increased because consumers have more choices.

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