Exploring America's Response to the Great Depression

The video discusses the impact of the Great Depression on various American communities, including urban, rural, and minority groups. It highlights President Hoover's conservative response, which largely failed to alleviate the economic crisis. The video also covers the Dust Bowl, migration patterns, and public reactions, including the Bonus Army protest. Hoover's policies, such as volunteerism and localism, are examined, showing their ineffectiveness in addressing the widespread suffering. The video concludes with the transition to Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, promising a new approach to the crisis.

What was the unemployment rate at the end of 1932?

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

What were Hoovervilles?

• Government housing projects

• Temporary shelters provided by the Red Cross

• Luxury apartments

• Villages of shacks and tents

What caused the Dust Bowl?

• Forest fires

• Earthquakes

• Industrial pollution

• Over-farming and severe drought

What nickname was given to the 1930s due to the Dust Bowl?

• The Roaring 30s

• The Dirty 30s

• The Dusty Decade

• The Great Drought

How were Mexican Americans affected during the Great Depression?

• They were given more job opportunities

• They were unaffected

• They were illegally deported

• They received government relief

What was Hoover's belief about the government's role in the economy?

• Minimal regulation

• Complete control

• Hands-off laissez-faire policy

• Hands-on intervention

What was the purpose of Hoover's volunteerism policy?

• To enforce mandatory employment

• To provide direct financial aid

• To increase taxes

• To ask businesses to maintain employment and wages

What was the Reconstruction Finance Corporation supposed to do?

• Create new jobs directly

• Provide direct aid to families

• Give loans to railroads, businesses, and banks

• Increase taxes on the wealthy

What was the Bonus Army?

• A group of unemployed workers

• A group of industrialists

• A group of World War I veterans

• A group of farmers

Who won the 1932 presidential election?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Calvin Coolidge