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What was the percentage of unemployment during the Great Depression?
What was the percentage of unemployment during the Great Depression?
How much did investments fall by during the Great Depression?
How much did investments fall by during the Great Depression?
Why did many Americans believe they were the root cause of the Great Depression?
Why did many Americans believe they were the root cause of the Great Depression?
What happened to roughly half of the financial institutions in the United States by 1933?
What happened to roughly half of the financial institutions in the United States by 1933?
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What was the typical number of unemployed Americans in 1930 compared to 1933?
What was the typical number of unemployed Americans in 1930 compared to 1933?
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What term was used to describe people in minority groups who worked on a farmer's property and repaid the farmer in crops?
What term was used to describe people in minority groups who worked on a farmer's property and repaid the farmer in crops?
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Why were sharecropper's leases immediately terminated during the Depression?
Why were sharecropper's leases immediately terminated during the Depression?
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What action did the Hoover Administration approve regarding Latino people?
What action did the Hoover Administration approve regarding Latino people?
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Which group faced severe penalties from predominantly white juries due to their inability to pay the poll tax?
Which group faced severe penalties from predominantly white juries due to their inability to pay the poll tax?
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Who cautiously began to offer federal services to African Americans during the Depression?
Who cautiously began to offer federal services to African Americans during the Depression?
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During the Great Depression, what were 'Hoovervilles'?
During the Great Depression, what were 'Hoovervilles'?
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What led to the ecological disaster known as the 'Dust Bowl' in the central United States?
What led to the ecological disaster known as the 'Dust Bowl' in the central United States?
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Why did many farmers in the Midwest and central United States face difficulties during the Great Depression?
Why did many farmers in the Midwest and central United States face difficulties during the Great Depression?
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What labor-related incident led to the Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois in 1937?
What labor-related incident led to the Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois in 1937?
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What desperate business practices did many jobless Americans resort to during the Great Depression?
What desperate business practices did many jobless Americans resort to during the Great Depression?
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