Question 1

Bank Runs

Accepted Answer

when clients withdraw their deposits simultaneously due to concerns about the bank's solvency

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buying stock for 10% down and paying the rest when the stock sold

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manufacturers make more goods than they can sell

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the day the stock market crashed

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engagement in business transactions involving considerable risk but offering the chance of large gains

Question 2

Black Tuesday

Accepted Answer

the day the stock market crashed

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manufacturers make more goods than they can sell

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when clients withdraw their deposits simultaneously due to concerns about the bank's solvency

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engagement in business transactions involving considerable risk but offering the chance of large gains

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buying stock for 10% down and paying the rest when the stock sold

Question 3

Overproduction

Accepted Answer

manufacturers make more goods than they can sell

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when clients withdraw their deposits simultaneously due to concerns about the bank's solvency

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buying stock for 10% down and paying the rest when the stock sold

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engagement in business transactions involving considerable risk but offering the chance of large gains

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the day the stock market crashed

Question 4

Overspeculation

Accepted Answer

engagement in business transactions involving considerable risk but offering the chance of large gains

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the day the stock market crashed

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when clients withdraw their deposits simultaneously due to concerns about the bank's solvency

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manufacturers make more goods than they can sell

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buying stock for 10% down and paying the rest when the stock sold

Question 5

Buying on Margin

Accepted Answer

buying stock for 10% down and paying the rest when the stock sold

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manufacturers make more goods than they can sell

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the day the stock market crashed

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engagement in business transactions involving considerable risk but offering the chance of large gains

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when clients withdraw their deposits simultaneously due to concerns about the bank's solvency

Question 6

Hooverisms

Accepted Answer

slang that came from the Great Depression that blames the current president for the nation's challenges

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A program to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing and economic development

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the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads

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an attempt by FDR to ensure his programs would not be challenged legally

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a series of evening radio addresses given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to reassure Americans

Question 7

Great Depression

Accepted Answer

Unit 5- 1928-1941

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Unit 3- 1890-1920

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Unit 1- 1492-1877

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Unit 2- 1865-1900

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Unit 4- 1914-1929

Question 8

Colonial Era-Civil War (Review)

Accepted Answer

Unit 1- 1492-1877

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Unit 3- 1890-1920

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Unit 5- 1928-1941

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Unit 4- 1914-1929

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Unit 2- 1865-1900

Question 9

World War I and 1920s

Accepted Answer

Unit 4- 1914-1929

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Unit 3- 1890-1920

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Unit 1- 1492-1877

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Unit 2- 1865-1900

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Unit 5- 1928-1941

Question 10

Which happened before World War I ended?

Accepted Answer

American Civil War

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Mass Production of Ford's Model T

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Jazz Age

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Scopes Trial

Question 11

Which happened first?

Accepted Answer

Zimmerman Telegram

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The Dust Bowl

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Stock Market Crash

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FDR shut down the banks

Question 12

Which order of events is correct?

Accepted Answer

Annexation of Hawaii, Harlem Renaissance, Great Depression

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World War I, World War II, Spanish-American War

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League of Nations, Revolutionary War, Great Migration

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New Deal, Spanish-American War, World War I

Question 13

Which order of events is correct?

Accepted Answer

Ford Assembly Line, Social Security Act, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

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Tennessee Valley Authority created, Dust Bowl, Hoover elected President

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Harlem Renaissance, Dust Bowl, Civil War

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Stock Market Crash, Spanish-American War, Ford Assembly Line

Question 14

The "dust bowls" described by John Steinbeck in "The Grapes of Wrath" described:

Accepted Answer

farmers on the Great Plains

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residents of urban slums

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plantation owners in the rural South

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factory workers in sweatshops

Question 15

Which economic factor contributed directly to the start of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

buying stocks on margin

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high income taxes

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decreasing tariff rates

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low worker productivity

Question 16

Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington D.C?

Accepted Answer

to protest the president vetoing the Adjusted Compensation Act

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the ensure the CCC was run properly

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to protest medical care in veterans hospitals

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to raise awareness of American-Canadian border issues

Question 17

The largest portion, representing the people making under $1,999 is about what percentage of the population?

Accepted Answer

65%

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90%

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35%

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10%

Question 18

Approximately what percentage of the population earned more than $3,000?

Accepted Answer

20%

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5%

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60%

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45%

Question 19

How did the situation that is illustrated in this graphic make the economic situation worse for Americans?

Accepted Answer

Since the American economy was based on consumer spending, when unemployment hit the all-time high there weren't enough people buying things to keep the economy going.

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The high income tax unfairly put a burden on poor people

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Foreign nations purchased fewer American goods because of the high tariffs

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This uneven distribution of wealth created jealously and riots ensued where poor people looted and stole from rich people

Question 20

According the map below, which of the following states were affected by the Dust Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Oklahoma

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Nevada

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Iowa

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Indiana

Question 21

According the map below, which of the following states were NOT affected by the Dust Bowl?

Accepted Answer

North Dakota

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California

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Kansas

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Oklahoma

Question 22

What event in American History is this political cartoon referring to?

Accepted Answer

bank failures caused by buying on margin

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overproduction on consumer goods

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effects of the Dust Bowl

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WWI spending

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