Great Depression

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In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.

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soup kitchens and Bread lines

Front

Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

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Herbert Hoover

Front

What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?

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Hoovervilles

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What natural disaster of the 1930s added insult to injury? Options: Flooding along the Mississippi River, Tornadoes called the Helen Hunt Twisters, Hurricanes along the Gulf Coast

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The Dust Bowl

Front

Over-production of what led to the Great Depression? Options: farm goods, consumer goods, farm and consumer goods, iPhones

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farm and consumer goods

Front

What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

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Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.

Front

The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that

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many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.

Front

Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Front

The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans to

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have government take an active role in solving economic problems.

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FDIC- insured bank deposits.
Was it...

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Reform