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100100 What industry was in What industry was in

trouble during the 20’s trouble during the 20’s when everybody else was when everybody else was doing well?doing well?

FarmersFarmers

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200200 Which tariff was passed Which tariff was passed

that significantly reduced that significantly reduced foreign trade?foreign trade?

Haley-Smoot Haley-Smoot

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300300Why did farmers have a Why did farmers have a surplus of goods in the surplus of goods in the 20’s?20’s?

Overproduced for Europe Overproduced for Europe during WWIduring WWI

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400400 What cause of the Great What cause of the Great

Depression made prices Depression made prices drop?drop?

OverproductionOverproduction

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500500 What is one cause of the What is one cause of the

stock market crash?stock market crash? Buying stocks on the Buying stocks on the

Margin or Over-Speculation Margin or Over-Speculation of stocksof stocks

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100100 He is the President who is He is the President who is

blamed for the Great blamed for the Great Depression.Depression.

HooverHoover

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200200He is the President given He is the President given credit for ending the Great credit for ending the Great Depression.Depression.

FDR- Franklin D. RooseveltFDR- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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300300What were the shelters What were the shelters built by homeless built by homeless people called?people called?

Hoovervilles Hoovervilles

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400400What was the group of What was the group of WWI veterans called who WWI veterans called who protested in the capital protested in the capital for more money?for more money?

Bonus ArmyBonus Army

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500500 According to FDR, what is According to FDR, what is

the only thing we have to the only thing we have to fear?fear?

Fear ItselfFear Itself

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100100 How did Roosevelt’s How did Roosevelt’s

programs help Farmers?programs help Farmers? Paid them not to grow Paid them not to grow

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200200What did FDR’s New Deal What did FDR’s New Deal programs lead to?programs lead to?

People looking to the government People looking to the government to solve their problems= More to solve their problems= More power to the governmentpower to the government

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300300 What groups did the New What groups did the New

Deal support and legalize?Deal support and legalize? Labor UnionsLabor Unions

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400400Why did many New Deal Why did many New Deal programs fail at first?programs fail at first?

Weren’t funded well Weren’t funded well enoughenough

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500500Which New Deal program was Which New Deal program was the most effective because it the most effective because it employed so many people?employed so many people? (ex: (ex: artists)artists)

WPA= Works Progress WPA= Works Progress Administration Administration

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100100 At the height of the Great At the height of the Great

Depression, how many Depression, how many people were unemployed people were unemployed in the U.S.?in the U.S.?

25% or 15 million25% or 15 million

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200200 What happened throughout What happened throughout

the country to cause banks the country to cause banks to close and people to lose to close and people to lose all their savings?all their savings?

Bank RunsBank Runs

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300300Why did people use humor Why did people use humor during the Great during the Great Depression?Depression?

To escape their reality To escape their reality (escapism) (escapism)

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400400 When the Dust Bowl hit the When the Dust Bowl hit the

Great Plains, where did Great Plains, where did many people escape tomany people escape to??

West (California)West (California)

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500500 Why did people still go to Why did people still go to

the movies during the the movies during the Great Depression?Great Depression?

To escape their reality To escape their reality (escapism) (escapism)

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100100 What year did the Great What year did the Great

Depression start?Depression start? 19291929

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200200 Overproduction was a major Overproduction was a major

cause of the Great Depression. cause of the Great Depression. What effect did over What effect did over production have on prices?production have on prices?

Dropped Dropped

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300300Why did the Dust Bowl Why did the Dust Bowl happen?happen?

Drought and over Drought and over farmingfarming

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400400 Due to the hardships of the Due to the hardships of the

Great Depression, how did Great Depression, how did people begin to view the people begin to view the government?government?

As a crutch to lean onAs a crutch to lean on

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500500 When studying the Great When studying the Great

Depression, if you read a Depression, if you read a article written in 1933, article written in 1933, what kind of source is it?what kind of source is it?

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What economic What economic philosophy, used by philosophy, used by many presidents in the many presidents in the past, would no longer be past, would no longer be used after the Great used after the Great Depression?Depression?

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