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Effects Of The Great Depression

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Who wrote an epic poem about the Depression?
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carl sandburg
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Why did movie theaters become an important source of entertainment during the Depression?
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Movies helped people forget their troubles.
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Which best shows the effects of the Great Depression on Americans?
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soup kitchens and shantytowns
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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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In the 1930s, newspaper comics entertained people by making them laugh and offering
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daring adventure.
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Which best describes the US when Herbert Hoover took office?
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economically prosperous
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What was a consequence of the trend between 1929 and 1933, as shown on the graph?
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Many people lost their income and their homes.
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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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Which factor that helped Hoover get elected President also helped him during the Great Depression?
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his support of union rights, because he was able to convince unions to hold off demands during the Great Depression
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Which was the most widespread economic consequence of the Great Depression?
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Many Americans lost their jobs.
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In what year did the Great Depression begin?
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1929
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How long did the Great Depression last?
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until World War II
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In the 1930s, how did songs such as "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and "Dust Bowl Blues" express the human experience?
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The songs described the hardships of the Depression.
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Movie theaters lowered prices during the Great Depression because
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audiences had very little money to spend on movies.
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Opposed to the idea that government should be directly involved in people's lives, Hoover
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believed creating jobs would help Americans survive the Depression.