The Great Depression and New Deal Unit Test Answers part 1.

1. Cause: many farmers invested in land and equipment during the war

Effect: by the mid 1920’s many farms had been foreclosed.

2. Which of the following achievements did Herbert Hoover accomplish during the first year of his presidency?

- Hoover targeted organized crime, leading to the arrest of Al Capone

3. What were the factors that led to the stock market collapse on Black Tuesday?

- overproduction, lack of government regulation, and bank runs.

4. After the stock market crashed, Congress put tariffs on imported goods. What was the effect of these tariffs?

- the tariffs created an escalating trade war.

5. Chose two highlighted examples that best explain why Hoover believed in rugged individualism, or the belief that individuals should rely on themselves and not the government.

- “I have witnessed not only at home, but abroad the many failures of government in business”

- “By adherence to the principles of decentralized self government, ordered liberty, equal opportunity, and freedom to the individual, our american experiment in human welfare has yielded a degree of well being unparalleled in the world”

6. What belief led Hoover to ask leading individualists to maintain current wages in the weeks following Black Tuesday?

- he believed the crash was not part of a larger downturn.

7. The photo shows men waiting in line for free bread and soup. Who was most likely responsible for buying and cooking the food?

- private agencies

8. In 3-5 sentences, describe the causes and impact of the Ford Hunger March in Dearborn, Michigan, In 1932.

- This was also known as the Ford Massacre, it was a demonstration by unemployed workers, this resulted into police shooting; which left 5 people being killed and 60 being injured. This was caused by the Economic Depression, there was judgement by the grand jury which was criticized for their “soft treatment”. (4/4 points”

9. Which of the following were relief programs passed as part of Hoover’s plan for limited government intervention from 1930 through 1932?

- expanded construction jobs program for skilled workers

- funded the Red Cross and the Salvation Army

10. Which of the following best summarizes the impact of the Great Depression on African Americans?

- African Americans experienced increased unemployment and discrimination