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Hoover Era Quiz - Ra
Name: Raina Bonilla Causes of the Great Depression Quiz
Question | Answer |
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1. Explain the concept of “Buying on Margin.” | Putting a small percentage of a value of a stock down and taking a loan out for the rest. |
2. Identify two ways that Herbert Hoover tried to combat the Depression. | The Trickle-Down Economics Hoover Dam (Public Works Project) |
3. What was the Dust Bowl? Who did it impact most? | The period of severe drought of the Great Plains in the 1930’s Farmers |
4. Explain the significance of the Bonus Army. | They were a group of WWI veterans that came to Washington to try to get their Bonus Check early for their service. They were forcibly removed from the Washington area. |
5. Who defeated Hoover in 1932? How was his approach to the Depression different than President Hoover’s? | Franklin Roosevelt His approach was different because Roosevelt was going to do direct relief |