The Great Depression

Herbert Hoover: Elected president halfway through the Depression.

• True

• False

Herbert Hoover: Conservative fiscal beliefs.

• True

• False

Herbert Hoover: The great “hero” of the Depression.

• True

• False

Herbert Hoover: Did little to combat the effects of the economic collapse.

• True

• False

Herbert Hoover: Did not think the government should get involved in the economy.

• True

• False

What were Hoovervilles?

• Settlements created by the government that provided shelter for Americans who lost their homes.

• The nickname given to suburban towns during the Great Depression, named after President Hoover who was greatly admired for his work supporting financially distressed Americans.

• The nickname for tent villages filled with people who had lost their homes or jobs during the Great Depression.

• The suburbs built around Northeast cities in the 1930s, funded by President Hoover’s Department of Homeland Security.

The Dust Bowl was—

• The desert areas of the Southwest that saw an influx of wealthy people moving in from the East.

• The Midwest region that experienced extremely arid conditions and dust storms which destroyed crops and farmland.

• California’s Central Valley, which saw major government irrigation projects turn the “dusty” land into rich, fertile soil.

• The part of northern Florida that experienced a severe drought from 1934 – 1939.

What aspect of the Great Depression is illustrated by the above political cartoon?

• Bank failures

• Unemployment

• Hoovervilles

• The New Deal

What aspect of the Great Depression is illustrated by the above photograph?

• Bank failures

• Unemployment

• Hoovervilles

• The New Deal

Which of the following was a cause of bank failures in the early 1930s?

• People who feared that the banks would close rushed to withdraw their money.

• A major drop in foreign investments in U.S. banks following the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.

• The international currency crisis.

• The failure of the American agricultural industry to plan ahead.