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Great Depression

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Companies began to fail and stock prices began to fall. On October 29,1929, the stock market

got better

crashed

profits

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By the mid 1930a, Texas experienced a drought. What is a drought?

a period of time with little rain

a period of time with lots of rain

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To get in on soaring profits, many people in the late 1920s spent their money on

stock

computers

newspaper

cars

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What happened to the people that owned the stocks

they rushed to sell their worthless stocks

they owed more money than they had

they lost their savings

all of the above

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What is a depression

a time when businesses do really well and make lots of money

a time when business slows and prices fall

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What is something that DID NOT happen during the Great Depression

people lost their jobs

people travelled to faraway countries on fancy vacations

it was difficult to buy what they needed to live

people lost their homes

people went hungry

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What happens to crops during a drought

crops grew big and plentiful

crops didn't grow

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Describe what ha[[ened to the dried out topsoil when the winds blew

the flags blew faster in the air with the wind

winds swept the topsoil around. The skies darkened for days

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How many unemployed workers were in American in 1935

10%

20%

25%

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If 1933 had 24% of unemployed workers and 1931 had 16% of unemployed workers, how many more were unemployed in 1933? (show your work)