American Life in the Great Depression — Quiz

Question 1

A main indicator of the spread of homelessness during the Great Depression was

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Hoovervilles.

Question 2

Many Americans faced social consequences of the Depression, but one direct economic consequence was

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unemployment.

Question 3

Which best describes what drew migrants to California in the 1930s?

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the promise of fruit-picking jobs

Question 4

What was the name for people who decided not to settle in one place but instead traveled along rail lines during the Depression?

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hoboes

Question 5

How were farmers and banks connected in the 1930s?

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Farmers lost their farms, and then banks lost money.

Question 6

Who was Herbert Hoover?

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the president during the beginning of the Great Depression

Question 7

Which of these 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.

Question 8

After the stock market crash,

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Americans panicked and rushed to banks for their money.

Question 9

About how many people moved away from the Great Plains states during the Depression?

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2 point 5 million

Question 10

In what year did the Great Depression begin?

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1929

American Life in the Great Depression — Quiz Answers