American Life in the Great Depression

Question 1

Which of the following led to dust storms during the 1930s?

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both farming and drought

Question 2

Which factor encouraged farmers to leave their land in the Great Plains during the 1930s?

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the necessity of escaping financial problems

Question 3

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economically prosperous

Question 4

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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hoboes

Question 5

About how many people moved away from the Great Plains states during the Depression?

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2.5 million

Question 6

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the promise of fruit-picking jobs

Question 7

After the stock market crash,

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Americans panicked and rushed to banks for their money.

Question 8

Many Americans faced social consequences of the Depression, but one direct economic consequence was

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unemployment.

Question 9

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Millions of acres of productive farmland became barren desert.

Question 10

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

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Hoovervilles.

American Life in the Great Depression Answers