U.S. History - Unit 4

unit 4 of US History fr th egreat depression

What new buying trend took place in the 1920s that lead households to acquire more goods than they had money for?

Buying with credit

Which of the following statements about 1920s agriculture is NOT true?

Laws against farm foreclosures protected farmers.

What was the biggest indication that the nation was in a "Great Depression"?

Massive Unemployment

What was "margin buying"?

Buying stocks with credit

Which statement below best describes a single cause of the Great Depression

There was a weak banking system in the US

Which of the following is NOT a reason the failing bank system contributed to the Depression?

No one would accept US dollars as currency

What can government economic stimulus and infrastructure projects aim to stop?

Deflation

What did Herbert Hoover blame the Great Depression on?

World War I

The Depression in the US did not impact other parts of the global economy.

False

Who did Hoover rely on to improve the economy?

private businesses

How many people were unemployed in NYC in 1932?

800,000

What were Hoovervilles?

shantytowns filled with homeless people

For many who lived through it, the Great Depression was a defining time in their lives.

True

What were some of the problems that were created by the Industrial Revolution? 

* *Poor Working Conditions or Demands*
* *Sharp increases in crime*
* __**All of the above**__
* *Child Labor*
* *Overcrowding and dirty cities*

Status Quo refers to the "way things are now."

True

Karl marx and Friedrich Engels suggested to understand where society will be going we must first understand:

* *the History of Society*
* *The Current State of Society*
* __**Both A&B**__

The conflict of "Historical Materialism" is a fancy way of saying that TWO groups in society fight over the same scarce resources. We can relate to this by simply labelling these groups:

The "Haves" and the "Have Nots"

What is the reactionary class's interest?

To maintain the current order for as long as possible despite it holding back production

Every capitalist seeks to lower ____   _____ . 

labor costs

Under Communism, everyone's relationship to means of production will be ___. 

equal

What was the "Dust Bowl"?

a series of droughts that struck the central United States during the 1930s

True or False: The 3 million misplaced Americans during the Dust Bowl makes it the largest migration in US history.

True

Which act gave some Americans free land in the Great Plains if they agreed to use it for cultivation (farmland)?

The Homestead Act

True or False: People used to believe that if you farmed the land in an area, it would cause rainfall. (i.e. *the rain follows the plow*)

True

How long did the drought that began in 1930 in the central United States last? (hint: look at the screen and do math)

10 years

True or False: Dust storms became a huge problem during the Dust Bowl.

True

What caused "dust pneumonia"?

inhaling too much dust

What state became a popular destination for Americans trying to flee the Dust Bowl?

California

Who was an "okie"?

a person who left their home state because of the Dust Bowl

Which famous American novel, considered a classic, tells a story about a family fleeing the Dust Bowl?

*The Grapes of Wrath*

Did President Hoover have any real chance of winning re-election in 1932?

Not really

________ was the president who proposed the New Deal.

Franklin Roosevelt

Which branch of the government put the new deal into effect?

Legislative - Congress : House of Representatives and the Senate

Which of the following is not one of the 3 Rs of the New Deal?

regrow

How many phases did the New Deal have?

Two

What benefits did the New Deal program Civilian Conservation Corp have for society?

(you may choose more than one)

* Created National Parks
* Gave young people jobs

The ______ used money to construct buildings such as the Triborough Bridge in New York. 

Public Works Administration

Which of the following is NOT one of the states significantly impacted by the Dust Bowl?

California

Which of the following proved to be the biggest obstacle to Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal

The Supreme Court

The second New Deal shifted the focus...

away from recovery and toward economic security

The Wagner Act of 1935 proved to be a trailblazing law that

gave labor unions more power to help workers. 

The United Auto Workers Union (UAW) began _______ in order to achieve better pay and working conditions. 

sit-down strikes

The Social Security Act of 1935 provided all of the following EXCEPT

Free health care

The government paid actors, painters, photographers, and writers and employed millions.

true

The New Deal changed the Democratic party by joining all of these people besides...

Conservatives

The New Deal change the way American's view the government, they no longer expect the government to intervene when times are bad.

false