American Life in the Great Depression Answers

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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?

the homeless

wanderers

hoboes

Hoovervilles

Who was Herbert Hoover?

the person whose idea it was to build the Hoover Dam

the president during the beginning of the Great Depression

the president who helped end the Great Depression

the famous photographer who took photos of Hoovervilles

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just coming out of World War I

economically prosperous

entering the Great Depression

economically depressed

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On farms, crops were not rotated, and soil nutrients were used up.

Farm production harmed fertile land.

Millions of acres of productive farmland became barren desert.

On ranches, herds overgrazed and damaged grasses.

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opportunities in coal mining

family that had migrated previously

the promise of free housing

the promise of fruit-picking jobs

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