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American Life In The Great Depression

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Many Americans faced social consequences of the Depression, but one direct economic consequence was
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Unemployment.
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Which best describes what drew migrants to California in the 1930s?
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The promise of fruit picking jobs.
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What did Herbert Hoover do to help Americans survive the Depression?
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He urged local governments to create jobs.
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Look at the statements below about the 1930s. Loss of grasses left topsoil loose and unprotected. » High winds frequently blew on the Great Plains. » Valuable topsoil needed by farmers was thus blown away. » _____________________________________ Which statement belongs on the blank line?
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Millions of acres of productive farmland became barren desert.
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After the stock market crash,
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Americans panicked and rushed to the bank's for their money.
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Who was Herbert Hoover?
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The president during the beginning of the great depression.
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Which of the following is implied by significant population growth on the Great Plains between 1880 and 1930?
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More and more land was cleared for farming during this time.
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A main indicator of the spread of homelessness during the Great Depression was
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Hoovervilles.
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In what year did the Great Depression begin?
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1929
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How were farmers and banks connected in the 1930s?
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Farmers lost their farms, and then banks lost their money.