Unit 7 The Great Depression and New Deal

Which economic conditions do not represent signs of a weakened economy in the 1920s?

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  low unemployment

• overproduction in agriculture

• poor banking practices

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  speculation in the stock market

Which event marks the start of the Great Depression?

• passage of the Smoot-Hawley tarriff

• the election of Herbert Hoover

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  drought in the Great Plains

• stock market crash on October 29, 1929

Which statement best characterizes President Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

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  He immediately created government programs to provide relief directly to the American people.

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  He believed the economy would recover and delayed direct intervention by the federal government.

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  He supported lowering tariffs and demanded European countries repay their World War I debts to stabilize businesses and banks.

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  He urged Congress to pass banking reform laws and reduce the regulation of businesses to strengthen the economy.

Why did the Bonus Army protest in Washington, D.C.?

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  They demanded the government pay extra money to farmers to make up for the fall in crop prices.

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  They wanted the government to pay their promised military pensions early to help struggling veterans.

• They wanted to government to provide jobs and training for workers who had lost their jobs during the Great Depression.

Which factors are the causes of the Dust Bowl?

• poor farming practices

• lack of rainfall over consecutive years

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  overpopulation in the Great Plains

To which state did the majority of Oklahoman Dust Bowl migrants move?

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  California

• Arizona

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  Oregon

Which campaign promise led to Franklin Roosevelt's landslide victory in 1932?

• fewer trade restrictions on imports

• greater government assistance and relief

Which activity was the focus of Roosevelt's first days in office?

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  reform of the banking system

• relief for the unemployed

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) seek to help farmers?

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  pay them to reduce the amount of crops or livestock they raised to increase the price of commodities

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  provide them with low-cost land or free land to increase the amount of food they could produce

Match the following

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• provide electricity and manage natural resources

• Public Works Administration (PWA)

• contract with private businesses to build large-scale infrastructure like the Boulder Dam and Golden Gate Bridge

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• regulate business practices such as wages and production

• National Recovery Administration (NRA)

• create jobs for unskilled workers, artists, performers, students, and others