Turbulent Decades 1 (2 A)
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- Q1Farmers may have had the toughest time during the Depression. A long drought hit the Great Plains and dried out a lot of farmland, causing huge dust storms, the entire area was called _____________________.Black TuesdayThe Great DroughtThe Dust BowlThe Dry Sands30s
- Q2What do most historians credit with ending the Great Depression?The end of World War I.The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932The passage of the National Recovery Act in 1933Massive government spending in preparation of World War II.30s
- Q3The Great Depression was a big economic slump that mainly took place in which decade?1910s1920s1930s1940s30s
- Q4A movement in Harlem, N.Y. , which involved a rebirth of literacy, artwork, and music was called?Harlem RevivalHarlem RenaissanceHarlem RevolutionHarlem Resurgence30s
- Q5Another cause of the Great Depression that hit Great Plains, putting even more pressure on farmers was the 10 year ?droughtstormbug infestationheat-wave30s
- Q6What caused President Herbert Hoover to raise taxes during the Depression?He thought that collecting taxes would make stocks rise immediatelyHe wanted to balance the federal government’s budgetHe wanted to re-distribute money from the rich to the poorHe wanted to prolong the recession for political gain30s
- Q7What is Carver's most important contribution to agriculture?Becoming the "Plant Doctor"Collaborating with Henry FordPopularizing the peanutTeaching farmers about soil chemistry30s
- Q8Many historians also fault this president in 1929 for the Great Depression by raising taxes to balance the government’s budget.Franklin RooseveltWilliam TaftHerbert HooverHarry Truman30s
- Q9Franklin Delano Roosevelt created a set of programs that would create jobs and give people money. This was called?The Square DealThe New DealEconomic Aid ActAlphabet Agency Act30s
- Q10What was the biggest problem facing the United States when FDR took office?A crashing stock marketStarvation and diseaseThe threat of invasion from Nazi Germany and Imperial JapanRecord unemployment30s
- Q11Which of the following choices describes a recession?Supply is greater than demandDemand increases very quicklySupply decreases very quicklyDemand is greater than supply30s
- Q12Which of the following is a true statement about Black Tuesday?It was the direct cause of the Great DepressionIt was the result of a steady decline in demand for stocks in the previous 12 monthsIt was a cause of the underlying problems that led to the Great DepressionIt was caused by the Dust Bowl that wiped out farms in the Midwest.30s
- Q13What can you infer about the federal government’s economic policies during the Roaring Twenties?It encouraged the fair distribution of wealthit encouraged savingIt regulated the stock market tightlyIt encouraged spending.30s
- Q14Franklin Roosevelt’s initial strategy for economic recovery depended on:Cutting taxes on businesses to stimulate hiringInjecting money into the U.S. economyBuilding up the U.S. MilitaryDistributing free land to poor farmers30s
- Q15Why did so many banks fall during the Great Depression?The banks had made risky loans that weren’t paid backThe banks had used their depositors’ money to buy automobiles, radios, and other popular inventionsThe banks had invested all their depositors’ money in the stock marketBack then, banks had not deposits—they only made loans30s