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The Great Depression

The Great Depression

Question 1 of 19

1

Which of these people helped stimulate the panic that led to the Wall Street Crash? (Three)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Joseph Kennedy

  • Ludwig von Mises

  • Bernard Baruch

  • Andrew Mellon

  • Mitchell Palmer

Explanation

Question 2 of 19

1

What was the name of the book written by Hoover which outlined his beliefs in non-intervention?

Select one of the following:

  • American Individualism

  • Principles Of Scientific Management

  • Laissez-Faire

Explanation

Question 3 of 19

1

How did Henry Ford attempt to keep wage levels up?

Select one of the following:

  • He fired a large amount of workers

  • He increased their pay

  • He got the government to give him funding so he could afford to pay them the same as normal

Explanation

Question 4 of 19

1

How much did Hoover drop taxes?

Select one of the following:

  • $160 million

  • $20 million

  • $240 million

  • He didn't; he couldn't afford to

Explanation

Question 5 of 19

1

From 1929 to March 1930, how much did unemployment increase?

Select one of the following:

  • 1.5 million to 2.35 million

  • 1.2 million 3 million

  • 2.8 million to 3.67 million

Explanation

Question 6 of 19

1

When was the Hawley-Smooth tariff?

Select one of the following:

  • June 17 1930

  • February 20 1930

  • December 14 1929

Explanation

Question 7 of 19

1

What statement did Hoover make during the later years of the Depression that decreased his popularity?

Select one of the following:

  • 'No one is actually starving.'

  • 'The crisis is over.'

  • 'Always look on the bright side of life.'

  • 'Things are getting better.'

Explanation

Question 8 of 19

1

How much did Hoover cut state officials' salaries - including his own?

Select one of the following:

  • 20%

  • 10%

  • 15%

Explanation

Question 9 of 19

1

How much of the 1932 federal budget went to veterans’ benefits?

Select one of the following:

  • 25%

  • 10%

  • None

  • 30%

Explanation

Question 10 of 19

1

How much did the Agricultural Marketing Act give to farmers to help them buy seeds and tools?

Select one of the following:

  • $500 million

  • $200 million

  • $400 million

Explanation

Question 11 of 19

1

Why didn't Hoover veto the Hawley-Smoot tariff?

Select one of the following:

  • He thought it would raise money

  • He wanted to stop cheap foreign importants

  • He was afraid congress would turn against him

Explanation

Question 12 of 19

1

Why were African Americans and women hit hard by the depression?

Select one of the following:

  • Their jobs were given to white people and men

  • They were the first people employers would fire

  • They'd never had much money in the first place and the crash made things worse

  • All of these options

Explanation

Question 13 of 19

1

Which of these industries was not particularly affected by the Depression and coped fairly well?

Select one of the following:

  • Cigarette making

  • Coal mining

  • Car production

  • Clothes manufacturing

Explanation

Question 14 of 19

1

How many of those eligible for relief got any?

Select one of the following:

  • 25%

  • 60%

  • 12%

Explanation

Question 15 of 19

1

In 1929, how many farms in every 1000 were sold?

Select one of the following:

  • 58

  • 21

  • 79

Explanation

Question 16 of 19

1

What did Hoover blame the depression on?

Select one of the following:

  • The poor purchasing power of foreign countries

  • Himself

  • Former Republican presidents' policies

  • His political rivals

Explanation

Question 17 of 19

1

Which year was the Moratorium?

Select one of the following:

  • 1931

  • 1930

  • 1929

Explanation

Question 18 of 19

1

Why was Hoover's Presidential Emergency Committee to give money to the unemployed ineffective?

Select one of the following:

  • Congress gave too little money

  • The money given was all in loans

  • Both of these reasons

Explanation

Question 19 of 19

1

How many acres of national park did Hoover make?

Select one of the following:

  • 3 million

  • 5 million

  • 10 million

  • Half a million

Explanation

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