Opposition to the New Deal — Unit test Answers

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A majority of Californians reacted to Dust Bowl migrants by

discriminating against migrants.

creating enough jobs for migrants.

offering high wages to migrants.

giving jobs to people who were not migrants.

Which was a result of the Great Depression?

Farmers paid off their debt.

Commercial farms grew.

Crops failed in the Great Plains.

Crop prices increased.

In the 1920s, many rural banks failed because

banks had speculated in stocks.

farmers could not repay their loans.

the stock market surged.

consumer demand for goods decreased.

What did Herbert Hoover do to help Americans survive the Depression?

He urged local governments to create jobs.

He created national public works projects.

He decreased taxes on imported goods.

He increased taxes on businesses.

By instituting government oversight on banks and investments, Franklin Roosevelt

reinforced the policies of Herbert Hoover.

hoped to create jobs and get reelected.

prompted Americans to take their money out of banks.

hoped to avoid another stock market crash.

In the 1920s, the danger of buying stock on credit was that if the stock dropped, borrowers

could not repay loans used to buy the stock.

lost ownership of the stock.

could no longer speculate on stock.

could no longer get credit.

A main effect of speculative investment during the 1920s was that it

contributed to the stock market crash of 1929.

led to great economic growth.

resulted in stocks gaining value over time.

led to overproduction in the agricultural industry.

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