The Great Depression (NSHS)

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40 questions
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What does the video say caused the stock market crash?

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According to the graph of the stock market

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According to the reading, which of the following led to less world trade?

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Buying on a margin means

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How can a stock market crash be avoided?

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When people became poor in the years leading up to the Great Depression,

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Describe this image titled, "Migrant Mother" taken by photographer Dorothea Lange.

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The woman in the image is most likely...

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According to the video, the Dust Bowl was caused by

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Many farmers decided to

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Very few farmers left the area that became known as the 'dust bowl.'

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Most Mexicans that moved into the United States in the years before the Great Depression

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What was the main intent of the Mexican Repatriation Act?

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Initially, Hoover, like Harding and Coolidge, was a strong proponent of

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The Hawley-Smoot Tariff

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The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)

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Hoover never attempted any public works programs.

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Hoover's name will become synonomous with _______________.

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The Bonus Army consisted of

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'Rugged individualism' is best described as

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Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?

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One difference between the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover was that Roosevelt was-

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The Tennessee Valley is located only in Tennessee.

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Mamy people who lived in the Tennessee Valley lacked

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The primary focus of the TVA was to

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Even though the TVA brought improvements, many locals resented the organization.

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Of the following, which was most likely created by the Works Progress Administration?

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Many women were trained by the WPA to

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The WPA employed about _________________ people during its existence.

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What backs up the FDIC's insurance on your bank account?

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How many bank accounts have lost money since the start if of the FDIC program?

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ALL types of accounts are insured by the FDIC.

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The New Deal program, the NRA, was the

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The purpose of the NRA was to

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Which group was the hardest hit during the Great Depression?

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What event brought temporary prosperity to the agricultural sector?

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One way in which the government attempted to raise prices for farm products was to

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Accroding to the video, the Great Depression lasted as long as it did because

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The New Deal

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The 'push/pull' effect described in the video meant that in some cases the New Deal encouraged recovery but other times it prevented it.