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Causes of The Great Depression

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Question 1

1.

In the aftermath of the stock market crash, industrialized nations around the world took measures to

maintain the size of their workforce.

protect themselves by passing high tariffs

increase wages by a total of $4 billion.

remove high tariffs, making it easier to import goods from abroad more cheaply.

Question 2

2.

Why did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act backfire?

Farmers were the only group that benefited from it.

The tariff rates were too low.

European nations responded with tariffs of their own.

Only manufacturers derived benefits from the tariff.

Question 3

3.

Which of the following most clearly signaled economic weakness in the 1920s?

uneven distribution of wealth

 good times in coal mining and other outdated industries

 the tremendous number of shares being traded on the stock exchange

 purchase of factory goods by families of average income

Question 4

4.

The _______________________ is the total value of all goods and services produced in a nation.

stock market

gross national product

bonus army

Federal Reserve

Question 5

5.

“Black Tuesday” referred to the collapse of the _______________________.

Hoover Dam

Sears Tower

stock market

White House

Question 6

6.

Sprawling neighborhoods where people lived in rickety shacks were known as

Dillevilles

Rooseveltvilles

Trumpvilles

Hoovervilles

Question 7

7.

What were the migrants called who moved west to escape the Dust Bowl?

Aztecs

Longhorns

Tigers

Okies

Question 8

8.

Careless agricultural practices contributed to the creation of the Dust Bowl.

True

False

Question 9

9.

Foreclosures occur when lenders take over ownership of a property from an owner who has failed to make loan payments.

True

False

Question 10

10.

The 1920s were good times for farmers and organized labor.

True

False

Question 11

11.

High unemplyment was a cause of the Great Depression

True

False

Question 12

12.

The Stock Market Crash was an effect of the Great Depression.

True

False

Question 13

13.

The "run on the banks" and the banks failing was a cause of the Great Depression.

True

False

Question 14

14.

Central bank of the United States

Vinton County Bank 

Federal Reseve

NAACP

KKK

Question 15

15.

Term for the area of the country that was hardest hit by the 1930s drought

Ohio Valey

Tri State Area

Rocky Mountains

Great Plains

Question 16

16.

World War I veterans whose protest in Washington, D.C., was violently disrupted

NAACP

Bonus Army

Angry Marines 

Extra Airforce

Question 17

17.

People who hopped trains to look for work

Clowns

Magicians

Hoboes

Coaches

Question 18

18.

Select the 3 causes of the Great Depression

Dust Bowl

WWI

Stock Market Crash

Race Riots

Overproduction

Hoovervilles

Uneven distribution of wealth

Bonus Army

Question 19

19.

Select the 3 results or effects of the Great Depression

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Urbanization

High Unemployment

Hoovervilles

Speakeasies

Vietnam War 

Homelessness

College Football Playoffs

Question 20

20.

Select the 3 ideas associated with liberal beliefs

open to new behavior or change and willing to discard traditional values.

believes government power should be limited, particularly in the economy 

believes in government programs to help the poor

believes in tradition, any change should be gradual

belief that government should not interfere with business

belief that government should regulate business

Question 21

21.

Select the 3 ideas associated with conservative beliefs

open to new behavior or change and willing to discard traditional values.

believes government power should be limited, particularly in the economy

believes in government programs to help the poor

believes in tradition, any change should be gradual

belief that government should not interfere with business

belief that government should regulate business

Question 22

22.

What is it known as when the govt gives tax breaks to company owners, who in turn give workers larger wages or create more jobs in turn helping the poor?

Lend Lease Economics

Trickle Down Economics

Micro Economics

Supply and Demand Economics