History: chapter 14 test

Question 1

Which of the following increased in the 1920s?

Answer 1

Farmers’ debts

Question 2

Which was not a cause of the great depression?

Answer 2

a growing number of homeless people

Question 3

Which was not a cause of the dust bowl?

Answer 3

thick layers of prairie grassess

Question 4

After the stock market crash, how did president Hoover try to help the economy?

Answer 4

by asking businesses not to lay off employees

Question 5

Who made up the bonus army that marched on washington?

Answer 5

World War I veterans and their families

Question 6

Which candidates ran for president in 1932?

Answer 6

Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 7

What does buying a stock on margin mean?

Answer 7

borrowing money to help pay for the stock

Question 8

Which of the following was not an effect of the great depression?

Answer 8

many people started farming

Question 9

What name was given to the men and boys who rode the rails as they searched for works?

Answer 9

hoboes

Question 10

Which of the following describes a government system for giving payments or food to the poor?

Answer 10

direct relief

Question 11

The dust bowl included which state?

Answer 11

kansas

Question 12

What city in california probably received a large number of dust bowl immigrants?

Answer 12

bakersfield

Question 13

From north to south, what was the length of the area of damage during the dust bowl period?

Answer 13

about 1,100 miles

Question 14

Roughly what fraction of the land area of the united states was damaged during the dust bowl period?

Answer 14

1/5

Question 15

In which region did most of the damage from the dust bowl occur?

Answer 15

the great plains

Question 16

True/False. Black tuesday was the day that PRESIDENT HOOVER FORCED THE BONUS ARMY TO DISBAND.

Answer 16

False. when the bottom of the stock market fell out

Question 17

True/False. An unintended effect of the Hawley-smoot tariff act was a substantial DECREASE IN U.S. EXPORTS.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

True/False. American industries first began to show signs of economic trouble AFTER 1929.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

True/False. The main purpose of the reconstruction finance corporation was to give emergency help to FARMERS.

Answer 19

False. Banks, railroads, and large businesses

Question 20

True/False. The stock market crash of 1929 was fueled by PRICE SUPPORTS, unwise investments that people hoped would make them rich overnight.

Answer 20

False. Margin Mean

Question 21

True/False. During the depression, many children suffered from DIET-RELATED DISEASES.

Answer 21

true

Question 22

True/False. One indicator of a weak economy in the 1920s was a decline in HOUSING STARTS.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

What led to the dust storms and damage in the area shown on the map?

Answer 23

The damage and dust storms were caused by drought and the fact that farmers had plowed up the dense prairie grasses. When drought destroyed the crops, there was nothing to hold the soil and underlying sand in place, so it was scattered by the winds.

Question 24

What geographic feature may have protected the pacific coast from the dust bowl?

Answer 24

If westerly winds overlook the dust bowl storms, the Rocky Mountains may have protected the pacific coast.

Question 25

According to this recollection, what hardships did working class families experience during the depression?

Answer 25

They had little money to buy food and thus ate less or ate foods of low quality. They lived without fuel for heating and cooking and without light. Their cars and homes were repossessed by creditors, and they were forced to move to more affordable housing.

Question 26

During the depression, what did many african americans living in New York City do to help pay the rent?

Answer 26

They rented out their beds, and even their bathtubs, to others who needed a place to sleep.

Question 27

According to this letter, how did unemployed people feel toward the hoover administration? why?

Answer 27

Unemployed people fell angry and impatient toward the Hoover administration because they were still experiencing hard times after 2 years. This anger was underscored by the contrast between the incomes of the rich and poor.

Question 28

How were people’s day to day lives affected by long lasting unemployment during the Great Depression?

Answer 28

People went hungry so they ate thrown away food or bought cheaper foods, and some starved to death. People lost their homes or were forced to cheaper shelter, which was often run down. people lived without light, running water, and fuel. Living in reduced circumstances changed people’s outlooks. Working class people began to feel poor , many people became depressed, and others became angry at the federal government for its failures to help people.

Question 29

True/False. During the depression, charitable organizations tried to help the urban poor by opening SOUP KITCHENS.

Answer 29

true

Question 30

True/False. President Hoover SUPPORTED direct belief.

Answer 30

False. did not support

Question 31

True/False. The farmers and sharecroppers who left the dust bowl to find work in the west were known as HOBOES.

Answer 31

True