Consequences/Effects of Depression Flashcards
1
Q
How many banks went out of business?
A
5,000
2
Q
How many people were unemployed?
A
13 million
3
Q
When American people lost their houses, where did they live?
A
Hoovervilles
4
Q
What did people join when they became so poor they couldn’t afford food?
A
Breadlines
5
Q
What was the bonus army?
A
Ex-servicemen who became protesters against Hoover because he refused to pay their pensions
6
Q
How did the depression become global?
A
America recalled its loan to European countries from WW1
7
Q
How did farmers suffer severe consequences in the depression?
A
- Lost land
* Forced to leave land and find work
8
Q
What did farmers become known as?
A
Hobos
9
Q
What was meant by the term ‘dustbowl’?
A
Overproduction in the 1920’s meant no land was suitable from r growing crops or keeping animals
