Studied by 1 personWhat new buying trend took place in the 1920s that lead households to acquire more goods than they had money for?
Buying with credit
Which of the following statements about 1920s agriculture is NOT true?
Laws against farm foreclosures protected farmers.
What was the biggest indication that the nation was in a "Great Depression"?
Massive Unemployment
What was "margin buying"?
Buying stocks with credit
Which statement below best describes a single cause of the Great Depression
There was a weak banking system in the US
Which of the following is NOT a reason the failing bank system contributed to the Depression?
No one would accept US dollars as currency
What can government economic stimulus and infrastructure projects aim to stop?
Deflation
What did Herbert Hoover blame the Great Depression on?
World War I
The Depression in the US did not impact other parts of the global economy.
False
Who did Hoover rely on to improve the economy?
private businesses
How many people were unemployed in NYC in 1932?
800,000
What were Hoovervilles?
shantytowns filled with homeless people
For many who lived through it, the Great Depression was a defining time in their lives.
True
What were some of the problems that were created by the Industrial Revolution?
Poor Working Conditions or Demands
Sharp increases in crime
All of the above
Child Labor
Overcrowding and dirty cities
Status Quo refers to the "way things are now."
True
Karl marx and Friedrich Engels suggested to understand where society will be going we must first understand:
the History of Society
The Current State of Society
Both A&B
The conflict of "Historical Materialism" is a fancy way of saying that TWO groups in society fight over the same scarce resources. We can relate to this by simply labelling these groups:
The "Haves" and the "Have Nots"
What is the reactionary class's interest?
To maintain the current order for as long as possible despite it holding back production
Every capitalist seeks to lower ____ _____ .
labor costs
Under Communism, everyone's relationship to means of production will be ___.
equal
What was the "Dust Bowl"?
a series of droughts that struck the central United States during the 1930s
True or False: The 3 million misplaced Americans during the Dust Bowl makes it the largest migration in US history.
True
Which act gave some Americans free land in the Great Plains if they agreed to use it for cultivation (farmland)?
The Homestead Act
True or False: People used to believe that if you farmed the land in an area, it would cause rainfall. (i.e. the rain follows the plow)
True
How long did the drought that began in 1930 in the central United States last? (hint: look at the screen and do math)
10 years
True or False: Dust storms became a huge problem during the Dust Bowl.
True
What caused "dust pneumonia"?
inhaling too much dust
What state became a popular destination for Americans trying to flee the Dust Bowl?
California
Who was an "okie"?
a person who left their home state because of the Dust Bowl
Which famous American novel, considered a classic, tells a story about a family fleeing the Dust Bowl?
The Grapes of Wrath
Did President Hoover have any real chance of winning re-election in 1932?
Not really
________ was the president who proposed the New Deal.
Franklin Roosevelt
Which branch of the government put the new deal into effect?
Legislative - Congress : House of Representatives and the Senate
Which of the following is not one of the 3 Rs of the New Deal?
regrow
How many phases did the New Deal have?
Two
What benefits did the New Deal program Civilian Conservation Corp have for society?
(you may choose more than one)
Created National Parks
Gave young people jobs
The ______ used money to construct buildings such as the Triborough Bridge in New York.
Public Works Administration
Which of the following is NOT one of the states significantly impacted by the Dust Bowl?
California
Which of the following proved to be the biggest obstacle to Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
The Supreme Court
The second New Deal shifted the focus...
away from recovery and toward economic security
The Wagner Act of 1935 proved to be a trailblazing law that
gave labor unions more power to help workers.
The United Auto Workers Union (UAW) began _______ in order to achieve better pay and working conditions.
sit-down strikes
The Social Security Act of 1935 provided all of the following EXCEPT
Free health care
The government paid actors, painters, photographers, and writers and employed millions.
true
The New Deal changed the Democratic party by joining all of these people besides...
Conservatives
The New Deal change the way American's view the government, they no longer expect the government to intervene when times are bad.
false
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