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American Life in the Great Depression Answers

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

A
Foreign countries refused to buy American goods due to its passage.
B
Higher income taxes made it harder for families to buy goods.
C
Fewer Americans bought domestic goods due to increased cost.
D
Successful American businesses forced foreign businesses to close.
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What was the name for people who decided not to settle in one place but instead traveled along rail lines during the Depression?

A
the homeless
B
wanderers
C
hoboes
D
Hoovervilles
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In what year did the Great Depression begin?

A
1929
B
1939
C
1949
D
1919
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About how many people moved away from the Great Plains states during the Depression?

A
100,000
B
250,000
C
2.5 million
D
10 million
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After the stock market crash,

A
banks had plenty of cash to repay depositors.
B
banks loaned more money to Americans.
C
Americans calmly invested more in the stock market.
D
Americans panicked and rushed to banks for their money.
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Which best describes what drew migrants to California in the 1930s?

A
opportunities in coal mining
B
family that had migrated previously
C
the promise of free housing
D
the promise of fruit-picking jobs
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Which of the following best describes the United States when Herbert Hoover took office?

A
just coming out of World War I
B
economically prosperous
C
entering the Great Depression
D
economically depressed
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Which factor encouraged farmers to leave their land in the Great Plains during the 1930s?

A
the promise of free land in California
B
the promise of free trips to the West
C
the necessity of finding new land in Oklahoma
D
the necessity of escaping financial problems
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How were farmers and banks connected in the 1930s?

A
Banks made money, and then farmers lost their farms.
B
Banks lost money, and then farmers lost their farms.
C
Farmers expanded their farms, and then banks made money.
D
Farmers lost their farms, and then banks lost money.
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Who was Herbert Hoover?

A
the person whose idea it was to build the Hoover Dam
B
the president during the beginning of the Great Depression
C
the president who helped end the Great Depression
D
the famous photographer who took photos of Hoovervilles

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