Chapter MixCauses of the Depression
1930s politics
Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
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Category 1 – 10 Points
Which area of the United States was hit hardest by the
Dust Bowl?
Category 1 – 20 PointsWhat was a “soddie”?
Category 1 – 30 PointsWhich 2 states have panhandles and were negatively impacted by the Dust Bowl?
Category 1 – 40 PointsWhat was one issue that caused the Dust
Bowl?
Category 1 – 50 Points
What economic effect did WW1 have on Plains wheat farmers?
Category 2 – 10 Points
In what year did the Stock Market
crash?
Category 2 – 20 Points
The day the Stock Market crashed is
referred to as ___________________
Category 2 – 30 Points
What is a bull market?
Category 2 – 40 Points
How did mistakes by the Federal Reserve Board help lead to the
Depression?
Category 2 – 50 PointsWhat is a bank run?
Category 3 – 10 Points
Who was the president who
implemented the New Deal policy?
Category 3 – 20 Points
Which 2 candidates ran in the 1932 election?
Category 3 – 30 Points
What was the purpose of the
New Deal?
Category 3 – 40 Points
How was the Second New Deal different than the First New Deal?
Category 3 – 50 Points
What did the Social Security Act
do?
Category 4 – 10 Points
How did the installment plan contribute to the
Depression?
Category 4 – 20 Points
What was the Hawley Smoot
tariff?
Category 4 – 30 Points
The Hawley Smoot Tariff was
intended to protect whom?
Category 4 – 40 PointsWhat is a recession?
Category 4 – 50 PointsWhen many banks
were forced to close, Customers lost their savings because the
government ___________________
Category 5 – 10 Points
What event “saved” the American
economy after the Depression?
Category 5 – 20 Points
Herbert Hoover held which position in Coolidge’s cabinet?
Category 5 – 30 Points
What is a Hooverville?
Category 5 – 40 Points
What was Alfred E. Smith’s biggest problem in the
1928 election that led to his defeat?
Category 5 – 50 Points
How many terms did FDR serve as
president?