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Herbert Hoover had conservative fiscal beliefs.
True
Herbert Hoover was the great "hero" of the Depression.
False
Herbert Hoover did little to combat the effects of the economic collapse.
True
Herbert Hoover did not think the government should get involved in the economy.
True
What were Hoovervilles?
The nickname for tent villages filled with people who had lost their homes or jobs during the Great Depression.
The Dust Bowl was--
The region of the Midwest that experienced extremely arid conditions and long, destructive dust storms which destroyed crops and farmland.
Bonnie and Clyde were:
Bank robbers, glamorized by the public, and killed by law enforcement
The October 1929 collapse of stock prices as investors rushed to sell off shares causing stock prices to drop dramatically was called the--
Stock Market Crash
The Stock Market Crashed due to:
prices inflated due to over speculation, a stock sell-off that got out of control, investors buying on margin
Which of the following was a cause of bank failures in the early 1930s?
People who feared that the banks would close rushed to withdraw their money.
One main cause of the Great Depression was:
surplus of farm crops due to over production since WWI
What percentage of black men were unemployed during the Great Depression?
50%
What was one effect of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?
Global trade plummeted, contributing to the ill effects of the Great Depression and more poverty.
FDR was elected President in 1932
True
FDR believed strongly in reform
True
FDR was elected to 5 terms in office
False
