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1)    How did business men feel about the economy of the 1920's?
 
 
 
 
 

2)    In the 1930's there were banking panics and the world monetary system collapsed.  What 3 things increased throughout Hoover's term?
 
 
 
 
 
 

3)    Summarize what the graph shows about the gross nationa product(GNP) of the 1930's.
 
 
 
 
 
 

4)    When was Black Tuesday?
 
 
 
 

5)    What does national debt mean?
 
 
 
 

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DUST BOWL
 
 

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1)    In 1931, what were conditions on the mid-western and southern plains?
 
 
 
 

2)    Tell the range of increased drought area in acres that was involved?
 
 
 
 

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3)    There were 3 reasons people abandoned their lands.  Name them.
 
 
 
 

4)    Give the statistic that proves why this was the larest migration in American history.
 
 
 
 

5)    Which group of states did these people leave and where did many of them go?
 
 
 
 
 

6)    Was life better for them in California?  Describe what problems they encountered.
 
 
 
 
 

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EVERYDAY LIFE
 
 

Read the two letters sent to Mrs. Roosevelt and answer the questions.
 
 
 

1)    Tell about the hardships these teenagers faced.
 
 
 
 

2)    Why do you think they did not want their letters published/
 
 
 
 
 

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ART
 

1)    What type of artists did the W. P. A. support?
 
 
 
 

2)    Whose idea was the W. P. A. and who helped him make it a reality?
 
 
 
 

3)    Looking back at the program, wht could be said were its major benefits ?
 
 
 
 

4)    Choose 2 of the 4 comics and tell how they reflected the social climate of the 1930's.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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ECOMOMICS
 
 
 
 

Look at the table to answer the following questsions.
 
 

1)    In what year did unemployment start to climb to double digits?
 
 

2)    Tell the year and the percentage of unemployement that was the highest in U.S. history.
 
 

3)    Not until when did the umemployement rate fall back to a single digit figure?
 
 

4)    How many years was the percentage rate in double digits?
 
 
 

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NEW DEAL
 
 
 
 

1)     When did the New Deal programs start?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2)    Complete the chart by naming programs from the First and Second New Deals.

                                FIRST                                                                SECOND
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3)    Why were programs referred to as alphabet soup?
 
 
 
 
 
 

4)    What precedent did the New Deal set?
 
 
 
 
 
 

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