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Hoover and the Dust Bowl

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What state was included in the Dust Bowl?

a)

Arizona

b)

Arkansas

c)

Kansas

d)

California

2.

Which California city took a lot of migrants because of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Anaheim

b)

Bakersfield

c)

Los Angeles

d)

San Francisco.

3.

What was the damage of the Dust Bowl in miles?

a)

100 miles

b)

1100 mies

c)

10,000 miles

d)

1 Million miles

4.

What percentage of land of the US was affected during the Dust Bowl period?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

50%

d)

75%

5.

In which region did most of the damage from the Dust Bowl occur?

a)

the Midwest

b)

the Great Plains

c)

the Rocky Mountains

d)

the Pacific Northwest

6.

What causes led to the dust storms and damage in the area known as the Dust Bowl? Pick all that apply.

a)

Erosion of soil and plowing

b)

Too much rain and snow.

c)

Overuse of land for farming.

d)

Increasing the prices of farm goods.

7.

8. What geographic feature may have protected the Pacific Coast from the Dust Bowl?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

The Grand Canyon

c)

The Rock Mountains

d)

The Pacific Ocean

8.

What was Hoover's ideas about the Great Depression?

a)

Conservative.

b)

Laissez Faire.

c)

It will fix itself.

d)

Government role is limited.

e)

The government should play a primary role.

9.

With strong self-reliance, individuals can overcome the difficulties of the Depression.

a)

Rugged Individualism

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Depression

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps

10.

Why did the American people blame Hoover for the Depression?

a)

Hoover was a Republican.

b)

Hoover would not give direct aid to people.

c)

Hoover ignored the issues of business.

d)

Hoover was wealthy and didn't care.

11.

Why was the Boulder Dam/Hoover Dam significant? Pick all that apply.

a)

It provided water.

b)

It provided flood control.

c)

It provided electricity.

d)

It provided $700 million into the economy

e)

It got the US out of the depression

12.

What did President Hoover do to business, banking and labor?

a)

Asked them to give up control to government.

b)

Asked them to pay more taxes to run government.

c)

Asked them to shut down and wait till all was better.

d)

Asked them to work together for a solution.

13.

What happened as a result of President Hoover's actions? Pick two

a)

Economy shrank

b)

Unemployment declined.

c)

Economy grew.

d)

Unemployment rose.

14.

What was a common site when the depression started? Pick all that apply.

a)

Companies going out of business.

b)

Soup kitchens.

c)

Shantytowns.

d)

People going to Jazz clubs.

e)

Hoboes.

15.

Even though the war ended in 1918, veterans were not set to receive bonus payment until this year?

a)

1945

b)

1944

c)

2018

d)

1956

16.

Veterans of this conflict were owed bonus pay for their service.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Gulf War

d)

Civil War

17.

Why were they called the Bonus Army?

a)

They were the president's Army

b)

It was an army that came with a bonus.

c)

Active service members in need of a job.

d)

It was a reference from Bonus Expeditionary Force

18.

What did the Bonus Army want?

a)

money and lots of it.

b)

jobs and job training

c)

home loans

d)

college tuition loans

19.
Hoovervilles were
a)
a great place to live
b)
a wealthy neighborhood
c)
shacks and tents made from anything people could find
d)
cities with a lot of unemployment
20.

What is another term for "rugged individualism"?

a)

government interference

b)

self-reliance

c)

reliance upon businesses

d)

socialism

21.
The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that
a)
F.D.R.'
s relief programs were unsuccessful.
b)
many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.
c)
protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.
d)
the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression.
22.
Hoovervilles were
a)
a great place to live
b)
shacks and tents made from anything people could find
c)
a wealthy neighborhood of SOHO
d)
cities with a lot of unemployment
23.
The combination of the largest banks in the nation into one big lending institution was called the
a)
Emergency Committee for Employment
b)
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
c)
National Credit Corporation
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
24.

This program, created by Hoover, lowered mortgage rates?

a)

Federal Home Loan Bank Act

b)

Works Progress Administration

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission

d)

National Youth Administration

25.
Congress created/passed this which lowered mortgage rates and allowed farmers to refinance. 
a)
Federal Farm Board
b)
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
c)
Reconstruction Finance Corporation 
26.
Congress created passed this which provided $2 million to bail out banks and corporations
a)
Federal Farm Board
b)
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
c)
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
27.
Congress created/passed this which raised food prices to help struggling farmers
a)
Federal Farm Board
b)
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
c)
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
28.
Which of the following DOES NOT describe Hoover's philosophy of government involvement with the economy
a)
Government should provide very little aid
b)
Government aid will hurt individuals self-respect
c)
The government provide unemployment checks
29.

empty pockets

a)

Hoover flags

b)

Hoover blankets

c)

Hoover wagons

30.

newspapers used as blankets

a)

Hoover blankets

b)

blankets

c)

Hooverville

31.
What bill authorized the government to pay a bonus to WWI veterans who had not been compensated adequately for their wartime service?
a)
Patman Bill
b)
Glass-Steagall Act
c)
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
d)
Bonus Army Incentive
32.
Why did President Hoover decide to disband the Bonus Army?
a)
Fear of violence
b)
Fear of impeachment
c)
Lack of food and water
d)
Washington, DC was too crowded
33.
Hoover thought that the Bonus Marchers were "______________ and persons with ____________ records"
a)
Heroes , Honorable
b)
Communists, Criminal
c)
Labor Leaders, Violent
d)
Veterans, Safety
34.
What did Hoover do to the Bonus Marchers who refused to leave Washington, DC?
a)
Invited them to stay in the White House
b)
Ordered the Army to remove them 
c)
Built a hooverville for them outside of the city
d)
Gave them their bonus early