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- Which of the following claims could be used as evidence to support the economic and political priorities in America prior to the stock market crash of 1929?
- Which of the following is a primary way in which families adapted to survive the hardships of the Great Depression?
- Which of the following was the trigger event for the Great Depression as defined in the Historical Hack?
- Which of the following were the prior vulnerabilities that contributed to the Great Depression?
- Who might provide food to starving Americans during the early years of the Great Depression?
- Although the Industrial Revolution increased agricultural productivity, how did the new machinery increase farmers' debt during the Great Depression?
- What term refers to Hoover's belief that through hard work and determination, the human spirit has the ability to overcome hardship?
- Why did Americans resort to extreme measures to survive during the Great Depression such as staying in bed to conserve energy or having children begging for food in the streets?
- Which of the following was a key factor that contributed to the extreme drought in the American Plains during the 1930s?
- Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath demonstrated a shift in values from individualism to collectivism. Which term describes the political ideology highlighted in the book, which Joad and his family join after their hard exodus out of Oklahoma?
- Why did President Hoover oppose the Federal Emergency Relief Bill proposed by congress which would have provided food, shelter, and clothing to the homeless?
- Which of the following is an example of how President Hoover encouraged local communities to combat the Great Depression?
- Which of the following may be a consequence of a saturated market?
- What type of farming did rural Black Americans turn to in order to survive the Great Depression?
- Which of the following was a major part of the stock market crash of 1929?
- Which challenge is unique to farmers during the Great Depression?
- What New Deal Program created electricity for several states in the South?
- Charlie became an American business owner in the 1920s. How will the economic circumstances leading up to the stock market crash affect the success of Charlie's business?
- How did FDR connect with the American people and reassure them that the government was working to fix the economy?
- What bill did Senator Robert Wagner of New York endorse to fund state and local public works projects?