What were some of the poor agricultural practices that contributed to the damage caused by the Dust Bowl?
Over use & over grazing No crop rotation No soil conservation No wind breaks Loss of natural grasses and animals Climatic change â the drought of the 30âs
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What ended the Great Depression?
1. World War II help the economy of the United States of America.
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3. Recruited six million defense workers
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What percentage of Americans were farmers in the 1930s?
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What led to the Great Depression?
Crash of the stock market, bank failures, Drought Conditions, overproduction of goods, and consumer debt.
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The average family income dropped by how much?
40%
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How long did the Great Depression last?
1929 to 1939
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What are Hoovervilles?
Shanty towns built during the Great Depression.
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What happened on Black Tuesday?
The market lost 14 billion dollars.
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What was the New Deal?
Series of laws, programs, and government departments enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration in hopes of ending the Great Depression.
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How did the Dust Bowl affect people?
The Midwest suffer from a drought during the Great Depression where the soil did not allowed Farmers to grow their crops due to the soil drying out and becomi
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What happened on October 1929 on Wall Street?
Investors started selling their stocks and in a panic but nobody was buying them
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What were some of the main foods that were rationed during the Great Depression?
Sugar, coffee, meat, fish, butter, eggs, and cheese
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What does "buying stocks on margin" mean?
Buyer, believing the price of stock will rise, pays only part of the cost of the stock. If the price goes down.....trouble!