Mr. Hopper Study Guide For Test on 2/6/19
What two candidates were part of the 1928 election?
Alfred E. Smith and Herbert Hoover
Which main business went bankrupt?
Automobiles and Railroads
What was it called when people frantically withdrew their money from banks?
Bank run
Why did adults and children stop going to the doctor and the dentist?
Because they did not have any money to pay the dentist
What is October 29 known as today?
Black Tuesday
What did Americans believe was a normal part of business?
Depression
What act established thr highest protective tariff in U.S. history?
Hawley-smoot tariff act
Why was the soil no longer being held in place?
Heavy plowing had eliminated the natural grasses
What is speculation?
High risk investments which could produce high profit rewards
Which of the following best summarizes the effect of the stockmarket crash?
Investors lost faith in the American economy causing major economic difficulty for more than a decade.
Which of the following best describes buying on margin?
Investors were purchasing stocks for as little as 10% and then paying off the balance
What did Hoover believe about the boulder dam?
It was a model of how the federal government could encourage cooperation
Which of the following statements is true?
Many Dust Bowl survivors say they could feel the gritty dirt in their food
What was the board game played at home during the start of the depression?
Monopoly
Why did the jackrabbit population surge during the Dust Bowl?
Most of the Jackrabbit's predators had either died or moved to other areas
Which of the following is NOT true of the Great Depression?
Most people couldn't afford shoes, so they went barefoot
When did the stock market crash begin?
October 24, 1929
What was buying on margin?
Paying a small percentage of a stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest
Which of the following correctly summarizes how the "Bonus Army" was dispersed?
Soldiers used tear gas and rifles to disperse the crowd before setting fire to their huts.
Which of the following best summarizes the description of a dust storm?
Storms reaching more than 10,000 feet and producing winds from 50 to 80 mph.
The region affected by the drought of the 1930s became known by which of the following names?
The Dust Bowl
Why did farmers begin settling the Great Plains, even though they knew there was little water?
The farmers believed that rain would follow the plow
Why were grasshoppers a pest during the Dust Bowl era?
The grasshoppers devoured everything in their path
What is the primary reason the loss of livestock added to the hardship on people's lives?
The loss of these animals meant no meat, eggs, or dairy products.
Which of the following best describes why the earliest explorers referred to the Great Plains as "the Great American Desert"?
The region had few trees and was deemed to be unsuitable for agriculture
Which of the following best summarizes stock market activity in 1929?
The stock market experienced major fluctuations as investors bought and sold sporadically
Which of the following best explains why Tuesday, October 29, 1929 is remembered as Black Tuesday?
The stock market lost more than $30 billion in value
Why did villages of homeless people become known as Hoovervilles?
The village were named after Herbert Hoover, who was seen as responsible for the Great Depression
Which of the following best describes how the people living in the Dust Bowl dealt with problem of rabbits?
They had rabbit drives and rounded the animals up.
Why were hobos riding the rails during the 1930s?
They were hoping to find work in the next town
Which of the following best summarizes the events that occurred following Black Tuesday?
Thousands of banks closed and one prosperous business shut down
What caused the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer?
Uneven distribution of income
What is credit?
an arrangement in which consumers agreed to buy now and pay later for purchases
What is nutrients?
any substance that nourishes an organism or plant
Which of the following caused dust pneumonia?
breathing in large amounts of dust
Which of the following methods is NOT mentioned as a conservation technique used to combat the drought?
digging water wells
Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the causes of the topsoil being stripped of its nutrients in the early part of the 20th century?
excessive irrigation
What is installment buying?
making a down payment on a purchase and paying off the rest in monthly payments
What is debt?
money that is owed from one person to another, or to a business
What is buying on margin?
purchasing stocks from a broker, making only a down payment on the price of the stocks
What is precipitation?
rain, snow, sleet, etc. formed by condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere
What is collateral?
security pledged for the payment of a loan
What is conservation?
the careful management of natural resources to prevent depletion
What is erosion?
the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by water and wind
What is agriculture?
the science or occupation of raising crops and livestock
The reason farmers did not have land was because:
they could not pay for it
What is ravage?
to cause severe damage to
What is dehydrate?
to lose water, to cause to lose water
What is speculate?
to make a guess without knowing the complete facts
What does cultivate mean?
to work land and prepare it for raising crops
What is irreparable?
unable to be fixed : beyond repair
What is tenant farming?
when farmers grow crops on someone else's land
