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20 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following increased in the 1920's? |
Farmers' debts. |
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Which was not a cause of the Great Depression? |
A growing number of homeless people. |
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Which was not a cause of the dust bowl? |
Thick layer of prairie grasses. |
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Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington? |
WWI veterans and their families. |
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What does buying a stock on margin mean? |
Barrowing money to help pay for stock. |
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What name was given to the men and boys who rode rails as they searched for work? |
Hoboes. |
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Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor? |
Direct relief. |
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Buying stock on a the chance of a quick profit without considering risks is known as? |
Speculation. |
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In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles," people conveyed their? |
Disgust with Hoover. |
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An example of the psychological stress caused by the Great Depression was the rise in the number of? |
People who committed suicide. |
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During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about? |
25% |
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All of the following were important causes of the Great Depression except? |
Tariffs on foreign imports were lowered. |
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Who was the first woman to serve in the cabinet? |
Frances Perkins. |
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Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal? |
Regulate the stock market. |
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Which of the following was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work? |
Work Progress Administration. |
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Which of the following was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act? |
To raise prices of farm products. |
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Which of the following reached a new high during Roosevelt's first term as president? |
The national debt. |
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Of the following New Deal policies,______ had the biggest long-term impact on the American economy. |
Social Security Act. |
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Who wrote the novel "The Grapes of Wrath" about the grim lives of Oklahomans fleeing the dust bowl during the depression? |
John Steinbeck. |
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By decreasing farm surpluses, New Deal policies helped to ____. |
Raise the price of farm goods. |
