Boom and Bust

Question 1

What social and economic effects of the Great Depression are evident in this photo? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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B: unemployment; C: the growth of shantytowns; E: homelessness

Question 2

How did the tariff affect America?

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B: Foreign countries retaliated and hurt American businesses.

Question 3

Which statement most closely matches your own opinion?

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A: People were right to blame Hoover because he raised the tariff.; B: People were right to blame Hoover because he refused to make direct unemployment payments.; C: People were wrong to blame Hoover because he did make efforts to improve the situation.; D: People were wrong to blame Hoover because some of his programs, such as the RFC, needed more time to work.

Question 4

Which consequences of the Depression are reflected in this song? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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A: bread lines; C: unemployment

Question 5

In your opinion, why did people feel the need for heroes such as the Lone Ranger and Superman during the Great Depression? Check any of the boxes that you agree with.

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A: Heroes provide an escape from day-to-day struggles.; B: Heroes help people believe that things will get better.; C: People want to believe that a hero could rescue them from their situation.

Question 6

Which statement best describes how the Great Depression influenced American culture?

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B: American culture reflected the effects of the Great Depression.

Question 7

What was the purpose of Hoover’s Reconstruction Finance Corporation?

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C: to provide loans and resources to businesses

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