Though there was no one cause, what signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
The rise of consumerism
The Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
By the late 1920s, what changed with American consumers?
They were buying less.
They were buying the same amount throughout the decade.
None of these.
They were buying more.
Which group didn't prosper during the 1920s and suffered more during The Great Depression?
Bankers
All of these.
Farmers
Engineers
What became common in many urban areas so that unemployed citizens could have food?
Hoovervilles
All of these.
Speakeasies
Soup kitchens
True or False: The New Deal ended the Great Depression.
False.
True.
The shantytowns, which sprung up during the Great Depression, were named after this president.
President Roosevelt
President Coolidge
President Hoover
President Harding
Which invention brought the country together and gave FDR a platform to connect to the people?
television
radio
President Hoover believed in a ____ approach to government.
hands off
hands on
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
American economic policy with Europe
Bank failures.
Demand was low despite factories producing more.
The farm sector crisis.
Which of the following is a lasting legacy of President Roosevelt's New Deal?
Less government involvement
The National Security Agency
More government involvement
The Central Intelligence Agency
Which of the following is a goal from President Roosevelt's New Deal?
Recession
Reform
Relief
Recovery
During the late 1920s, the gap between the rich and the poor...
shrank drastically.
continued to expand.
remained the same.
All of these.
What effect did the Dust Bowl have on American society?
Many farmers moved to California and other Pacific states.
Many farmers moved to Kansas and Missouri.
Many farmers were able to move to Oklahoma.
Many farmers grew an abundance of crops.