Great Depression/Response

Which was NOT a contributing factor to the Great Depression?

• Public optimism led to reckless consumer behavior

• Stock prices rose too far above their real value

• Explosive growth in consumer debt and "buying on margin"

• The Gross Domestic Product dropped suddenly.

What percentage of American wealth was lost on Black Tuesday?

• 10%
• 50%
• 25%
• 75%

Which was NOT a prevailing factor that drove the United States into the Great Depression?

• Bank failures

• High unemployment

• Farm foreclosures

• High inflation

Many of these homeless communities popped up during the Great Depression:

• Hoovervilles

• Herbertvilles

• Homelessvilles

• Helplessvilles

Event in 1930's that drove many people to migrate from the Midwest to California:

• Dust Devils

• Dust Bowl

• Dirt Devils

• Dirt Bowl

Event that convinced many Americans that President Hoover didn't care about their plight:

• Great Depression March
• Presidential Parade
• White House Rally
• Bonus Army March

Hoover's vision for voluntary partnerships between government and business was called:

• Associationalism
• Partnershipism
• Collaborationism
• Corporatism

Hoover initiative intended to help American consumers/producers but backfired:

• Taft-Hartley Act

• Smoot-Hawley Act

• Smith-Hoover Act

• Tower-Hardin Act

FDR was able to win the Election of 1932 by convincing Americans that Herbert Hoover:

• Had failed to secure peace

• Had spent too much money

• Had failed to respond to crisis

• Had taken too many vacations

Which was NOT an emphasis of the New Deal?

• Relief for those who were suffering

• Recovery of the depressed economy

• Reforms to prevent future crisis

• Reliance on allies for support and help