Great Depression

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Which of the following BEST describes farmers during the Great Depression?
Options:
Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to other countries,
Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to hungry Americans,
a drought and low prices forced many farmers into poverty and foreclosures

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a drought and low prices forced many farmers into poverty and foreclosures

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Shantytowns and homes made by homeless people from scrap wood and tins become known as

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Hooverville

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After President Hoover failed to help the public, who ran for election on the slogan a New Deal for Americans?

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Franklin D Roosevelt

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The Great Depression began in

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1929

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What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

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Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.

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In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.

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Soup Kitchens

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Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

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Herbert Hoover

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After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

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Banks closed(failed)

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Over-production of what led to the Great Depression? Options: farm goods, consumer goods, farm and consumer goods, Radios

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farm and consumer goods

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These shantytowns popped up in cities during the early part of the Depression

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Hoovervilles