Great Depression and New Deal
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- Q1What monetary problems did the Germans have at the end of WWI?They went into debt because of the reparations they were required to pay.They had more money than they neededThey didn't invest enough into the German economy30s
- Q2What did banks do to help cause the great depression?All of theseinvested people's money deposited in the stock marketLoaned money30s
- Q3During the 1920s the economy grew by12%75%42%30s
- Q4What group struggled during the 1920s?Factory WorkersService SectorFarmers30s
- Q5What did the Federal Reserve do to help cause the Great Depression?printed too much money causing inflationstopped printing money causing prices to dropOutlawed the printing of any more confederate currency30s
- Q6How much did the wealth of the nation increase in the 1920s?tripledoublequadruple30s
- Q7What happened to stocks on Black Tuesday?The price of stocks increasedthey stopped selling stocksprice of stocks plummeted30s
- Q8Why was Herbert Hoover blamed for the Great DepressionHe did not advertise what he was doing for the economyboth are truepeople perceived him as doing nothing30s
- Q9Herbert Hoover was a do nothing presidentFalseTrue30s
- Q10Who declared a Bank Holiday to give the banks a chance to recover from the stock crisisFranklin Delano RooseveltWoodrow WilsonHerbert Hoover30s
- Q11What was Roosevelt's plan to help put people back to work and help the economy recover?The New DealThe Great DealThe Great Society30s
- Q12Where did people migrate as they looked for jobs during the Dust Bowl and Great depression.CaliforniaOklahomaNew York30s
- Q13What kind of natural disasters caused death during the Dust Bowl?tornadoesblowing dust and sandHeavy windAll of these30s
- Q14Who were the people that went west to Califorbnia looking for jobs?OkiesTexiesArkies30s
- Q15What was the biggest reason for the Dust Bowl besides the drought?a long term warm frontunwise agricultural practicesThe lack of money infused into the economy30s