US History And Constitution B (EOC 20) - Unit 5: Great Depression

(5.1) Causes of the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) 1. What was one significant accomplishment of the Hoover administration during his first year in office? (1 point) A. deregulation of the stock market to encourage speculation B. creation of a federal agricultural program to regulate farm prices C. reduction of agricultural and industrial tariffs to spur worldwide trade D. construction of the Hoover Dam in Nevada to provide jobs for Americans

(5.1) Causes of the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) Use the cause and effect table to answer the question. Cause- Investors often bought stocks "on margin." Effect- ? 2. Which event best completes the table? (1 point) A. Individual stocks experienced relatively little change in price over time. B. Government regulations led people to pull their money from the market. C. Declines in stock prices eliminated personal savings and left investors in debt. D. A booming stock market distributed wealth broadly across a majority of Americans.

(5.1) Causes of the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) 3. Trace the causes that led to financial collapse in industries and high unemployment. Arrange the events in order, starting with the first event on top. (1 point) 1. Bank runs contribute to the failure of financial institutions. 2. Consumers make large purchases on credit. 3. Industry declines as unemployment climbs past 20 percent. 4. The stock market experiences a significant crash.

End of (5.1) Causes of the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) 4. Which action most contributed to an international economic crisis during the early years of the Great Depression? (1 point) A. Congress passed the Smoot-Hawley tariff. B. The United States stock market lost a great deal of its value. C. The Federal Reserve sharply dropped interest rates. D. European governments ended the use of the gold standard.

(5.2) Responses to the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) 1. Read the excerpt from Herbert Hoover's "Rugged Individualism" speech, delivered on October 22, 1928. Choose the two highlighted examples that best emphasize why Hoover supported a limited federal response to the onset of the Great Depression. (1 point) I should like to state to you the effect that this projection of government in business would have upon our system of self-government and our economic system. That A. _effect would reach to the daily life of every man and woman_. B. _It would impair the very basis of liberty and freedom_ not only for those left outside the fold of expanded bureaucracy but for those embraced within it. Let us first see the effect upon self-government. When the C. _Federal Government undertakes to go into commercial business_, it must at once set up the organization and administration of that business, and it immediately finds itself in a labyrinth, D. _every alley of which leads to the destruction of self-government_.

(5.2) Responses to the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) 2. Which steps did the Hoover administration take to fight the early challenges of the Great Depression? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) A. winning passage of a tax cut to increase individuals' take-home incomes B. urging private agencies and state governments to organize relief efforts C. calling for immediate federal funding to support financial institutions troubled by bank runs D. creating a series of federal programs to provide employment on public works E. demanding debt payments from foreign governments to increase emergency funds

(5.2) Responses to the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) 3. Compare and contrast the responses of private relief agencies and state and federal governments to the Great Depression. Drag each response to the correct category. (2 points) A. organized public construction projects B. supported volunteerism and other indirect relief efforts C. distributed free food to those in need 1. Private Relief Agencies 2. State Governments 3. Federal Government

End of (5.2) Responses to the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) Use the picture of Bonus Army marchers in 1932 to answer the question. 4. Which aspect of the early years of the Great Depression does this photograph best illustrate? (1 point) A. Mass protests forced Congress to take rapid action in order to prevent widespread instability. B. The federal government's seeming lack of sympathy for everyday Americans made Hoover increasingly unpopular. C. Early federal programs aimed at reemploying veterans set a precedent for agencies to provide direct relief. D. The Hoover administration won promises from unions and industries to maintain employment and wage levels. The photograph is on google docs. The link is https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H5RxMHbnDvDeRAJA2UR8GShSjdIPPyl_hoKQBiLsWyg/edit?usp=sharing

(5.3) Effects of the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) 1. What is one way the Farm Holiday Association protested the federal government? (1 point) A. by lobbying the government for increased subsidies. B. by refusing to sell produce or purchase other goods C. by staging violent protests at automotive factories. D. by changing hiring practices to reduce layoffs

(5.3) Effects of the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) 2. Which of the following funded state and private relief agencies, such as the Red Cross? (1 point) A. Reconstruction Finance Corporation B. Emergency Relief and Construction Act C. President's Organization of Unemployment Relief D. National Industrial Recovery Act

(5.3) Effects of the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) 3. How did the Great Depression impact African Americans? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) A. Declining agricultural prices led to lower wages and massive layoffs. B. A growing number of racial violence cases resulted in new civil rights legislation. C. White workers conspired to have African Americans fired so they could access those jobs. D. African American landowners fared the same as their white counterparts. E. The Scottsboro Trial highlighted the inherent equality of the justice system.

End of (5.3) Effects of the Great Depression Quick Check- Quick Check (1-4) A. _Even during "Hard Times" and wartime, people need to be entertained._ B. _The American people in the 1930s and 1940s were no exception._ They enjoyed many forms of entertainment, particularly if they could do so inexpensively. C. _With the addition of sound, movies became increasingly popular._ Comedies, gangster movies, and musicals helped people forget their troubles. In the early 1940s, some of the great dramas of American film reached theaters. D. _Radio was also wildly popular, offering many kinds of programs, from sermons to soap operas._ E. _In the 1930s, big bands and swing music were popular, with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Glenn Miller [as the most] popular bandleaders._ F. _In the early 1940s, the bands started to break up, and band singers like Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan went out on their own._ War songs became popular. 4. Read the excerpt from the article "Art and Entertainment in the 1930s and 1940s" from the Library of Congress. Select three sentences from the highlighted text that mention a common form of escapism that people enjoyed during the Great Depression. (2 points)

(5.4) The Dust Bowl Quick Check- Quick Check (1-3) Use the cause and effect table to answer the question. Cause- ? Effect- Farm income dwindled, and agricultural prices plummeted even further. 1. Which cause best completes the table? A. Farmers overproduced crops in an effort to recover their losses. B. Farmers borrowed against future production to expand their farms. C. Farmers neglected to take advantage of good growing conditions. D. Farmers knew little of the government's generous farming policies.

(5.4) The Dust Bowl Quick Check- Quick Check (1-3) Use the picture of a dust storm in Oklahoma in 1936 to answer the question. 2. Which of the following factors most contributed to the conditions shown in the photograph? A. declining prices for American crops overseas B. a prolonged period of drought on the Great Plains C. soil erosion due to excessive crop rotation D. overgrazing resulting from large herds of livestock

End of (5.4) The Dust Bowl Quick Check- Quick Check (1-3) 3. How did increased property foreclosures affect people during the Dust Bowl? A. A growing number of farmers worked together to collectively buy land for planting. B. Fewer eastern banks bought the notes for farms located in drought-stricken areas. C. Thousands of tenant farmers and sharecroppers were displaced from their land. D. Many large financial institutions failed while local banks remained in business.