American Life in the Great Depression - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

What was the name for people who decided not to settle in one place but instead traveled along rail lines during the Depression?

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C: hoboes

Question 2

How did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act contribute to the Great Depression?

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D: Foreign countries refused to buy American goods due to its passage.

Question 3

A main indicator of the spread of homelessness during the Great Depression was

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B: Hoovervilles.

Question 4

Which best describes the United States when Herbert Hoover took office?

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D: economically prosperous

Question 5

Who was Herbert Hoover?

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D: the president during the beginning of the Great Depression

Question 6

How did the events surrounding the Bonus Army in 1932 affect people’s attitudes?

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B: More Americans began to dislike Hoover.

Question 7

After the stock market crash,

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C: Americans panicked and rushed to banks for their money.

Question 8

Which best describes what drew migrants to California in the 1930s?

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C: the promise of fruit-picking jobs

Question 9

Which best describes what drew migrants to California in the 1930s?

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A: the promise of fruit-picking jobs

Question 10

Why were bank failures common during the Depression?

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B: Many people could not pay what they owed to banks.

American Life in the Great Depression - Quiz Quiz Answers