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This man was President duringthe first 4 years of the GreatDepression. – 10 pointsA)HardingB)HooverC)TaftD)Roosevelt

October 29th, 1929 the stockmarket crashed, this day is alsoknown as…. – 20 points

Period of time between 1929and 1941 in which Americanand world economies experienceda period of high unemploymentand economic collapse.– 30 points

This tax on imported goods passedin 1930, which brought a halt to international trade.– 40 points

Gambling your money in thestock market in hopes to makequick profits. – 50 pointsa)Gamblingb)Speculation

Makeshift shanty towns of tents and shacks built on public land or vacant lots. – 10 points

Areas of the Great Plains coveredin dirt because of high winds andpoor land management in the years before. – 20 points

Those who fled the Dust Bowlwere called _______, even if they weren’t from Oklahoma.– 30 points

Farmers who lost their farmsbecause of the Dust Bowl andworked for larger corporate farms are known as _________ ________– 40 points

Hoover blankets were another name for _______________,Hoover flags were another namefor ___________________.– 50 points

Hoover’s biggest accomplishment was built on the Colorado river, and was used to help provide a source of water for much of the southwest.– 10 points

A belief by Hoover that if you givemoney to the wealthy in society, thatmoney will flow from businesses to the workers and will provide jobs. – 20 pointsa)Trickle-Down Economicsb)Waterfall Economicsc)Depression Economics

Group of WWI veterans who marched on Washington D.C. inhopes to get a bonus for their time served at war.– 30 points

Army General who led thetroops to disperse the Bonus Army.A)General Norman SwartzcopfB)General Joseph McCarthyC)General Douglas MacArthurD)General Woodrow Wilson– 40 points

Hoover believed that problemsof the Great Depression couldbe dealt with on a state or locallevel, this policy is known as…– 50 pointsA)LocalismB)VolunteerismC)Rugged IndividualismD)Nationalism

Writers who wrote about theugly side of American living in the 1920’s.– 10 points

A movement of women that A movement of women that pushed for the prohibition pushed for the prohibition alcohol. – 20 pointsalcohol. – 20 points

T or F, Herbert Hoover believed in a laissez-faire (hands-off) approachto the economy. – 30 points

Which amendment to the Constitutionmade alcohol illegal (aka Prohibition)A)19th AmendmentB)21st AmendmentC)10th AmendmentD)18th Amendment– 40 points

Name 2 reasons as to why the Great Depression began. – 50 points

The second President of theUnited States was….– 10 points

Who is the current VicePresident of the UnitedStates? – 20 points

What do the 13 stripes on the American flag represent?– 30 points

The largest state by population inthe United States is…– 40 points

The largest state by land area in the United States is…. – 50 points