8.5b - Great Depression: - Practices A through E

The family faced job loss and could not keep up with rent payments.

The family’s main problem was paying higher taxes on imported goods.

The family moved because the government required relocation to a new town.

The family’s income increased, but food prices fell too quickly to matter.

Some families sought help from local government relief offices for basic needs.

Most families could easily borrow money from banks to cover rent and food.

Workers typically solved unemployment by moving overseas for new jobs.

Businesses raised wages to keep workers from leaving during the crisis.

The applicant is listed as a grain elevator clerk who was laid off.

The document uses a case number and a “received” stamp.

The card is dated 1932 and appears to be typed.

The worker asked for coal in addition to food support.

Conditions worsened over time, from earlier crop trouble to later dust storms and deeper debt.

The family’s problems were solved by winter, and their finances improved by spring 1934.

The family experienced hardship only for one day, and the rest of the year was normal.

The main cause of hardship was a new voting law passed in spring 1934.

The family considers leaving the area to look for work elsewhere.

The first signs of crop trouble appear.

Dust storms begin to interfere with daily life.

The family starts falling behind on payments.

The writer uses phrases like “since last summer,” “this winter,” and “now.”

The letter includes a postmark stamp.

The letter is typed instead of handwritten.

The letter is addressed to a relative in a city.

Families needed essentials but often could not pay right away, and the store’s income fell because many balances stayed unpaid.

Families bought fewer essentials because prices were low, and the store earned more profit on every sale.

Families had steady wages, but the store struggled only because too many new competitors opened.

Families stopped buying food entirely, and the store survived mainly by selling luxury items.

The ledger shows items marked unpaid or bought on credit.

The paper appears old and worn.

The document uses a dated heading.

The ledger lists common foods like flour and beans.

If customers could not pay the store, the store could struggle to pay suppliers and workers, spreading hardship.

Unpaid balances would mainly cause the store to raise voting taxes in the county.

Unpaid balances would most likely make the store expand and hire more workers quickly.

Unpaid balances would have no effect because businesses could always print more money locally.

Dust moved from the southern Great Plains toward communities farther east.

Dust stayed only within one town and did not affect nearby areas.

Dust storms were limited to coastal regions near the Atlantic Ocean.

Dust storms mainly affected mountainous areas in the far west.

A note indicating roads closed or rail shipments delayed.

A stamp showing the report was filed in 1935.

The map includes a title at the top of the page.

The document is printed in black-and-white.

Communities in the most heavily affected areas likely faced both farm losses and population movement.

Only city residents were affected because farms were protected by government fences.

Dust storms increased crop yields, so businesses expanded rapidly.

Environmental conditions could not affect the economy because prices were set by local mayors.

Credit likely tightened as more loans became delinquent and the bank limited new lending.

Credit became easier to get because deposits increased and delinquencies fell.

Credit conditions were unaffected because banks could print money to cover losses.

Credit increased mainly because families stopped saving and invested overseas instead.

Farms and local businesses may cut spending and delay purchases, reducing local demand.

Farmers automatically receive higher crop prices because loans are restricted.

Local businesses can avoid losses because credit no longer matters in a cash economy.

Loan limits cause the government to abolish private property in the county.

Delinquent farm loans increased from February to March 1933.

The report is stamped “Confidential.”

The report uses a table format with columns.

The document includes a title at the top of the page.