US History Final Exam Review 2024

Which of the following best describes a cause of what you see in the image here?

• High unemployment and limited government assistance.

• The opening of new community banks.

• The closing of trading on the Stock Exchange.

• Half-price tickets on Taylor Swift's latest tour.

What was the immediate consequence of the 1929 Stock Market Crash?

• A rapid increase in stock prices

• A surge in consumer spending

• Government intervention to stabilize the market

• Bank failures and widespread unemployment

How did President Herbert Hoover initially respond to the Great Depression?

• He implemented extensive government intervention

• He provided direct financial aid to citizens

• He relied on voluntary efforts and limited government intervention

• He called on Congress to make laws about economic relief

What is the term for the practice of buying stocks with borrowed money, contributing to the market's instability in 1929?

• Buying on Margin

• Insider Trading

• Short selling

• Dividend reinvestment

What social and economic factors contributed to the growth of Hoovervilles during the Great Depression?

• Increased industrialization

• Widespread unemployment and poverty

• Strict government regulations

• Successful agricultural practices

What was the common nickname given to the makeshift shelters and communities built by homeless individuals and families during the Great Depression?

• Rooseveltvilles

• Dust Bowl Camps

• New Deal Towns

• Hoovervilles

What environmental factor contributed significantly to the development of the Dust Bowl?

• Excessive rainfall

• Drought

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

What geographical region in the United States was primarily affected by the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

• Northeast

• Great Plains

• Southeast

• Southwest

Which leader came to power in Germany during the 1930s?

• Stalin

• Mussolini

• Hideki Tojo

• Hitler

Joseph Stalin dominated the Soviet Union using the tactics of:

• Appeasement and neutrality

• Coaxing and persuasion

• Gifts of food and land

• Terror and purges