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Why did many jobless Americans wait in lines at job sites in larger cities during the Great Depression?
Why did many jobless Americans wait in lines at job sites in larger cities during the Great Depression?
- To receive unemployment benefits
- To earn a single day's wage for their families (correct)
- To protest against the government
- To participate in riots
What desperate business practice did some family members resort to in order to compensate for the lack of income during the Depression?
What desperate business practice did some family members resort to in order to compensate for the lack of income during the Depression?
- Starting their own businesses
- Taking out loans
- Selling household items and fruits on street corners (correct)
- Investing in the stock market
What factor contributed to the ecological disaster known as the 'Dust Bowl' faced by farmers during the Great Depression?
What factor contributed to the ecological disaster known as the 'Dust Bowl' faced by farmers during the Great Depression?
- Decreased consumer demand and low productivity
- Massive drought and overproduction of the land (correct)
- Government subsidies and technological advancements
- Excessive rainfall and decreased production
Where did many farmers in the Midwest and central United States travel in search of new opportunities during the Great Depression?
Where did many farmers in the Midwest and central United States travel in search of new opportunities during the Great Depression?
Which event involved a labor strike at the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan in 1937?
Which event involved a labor strike at the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan in 1937?
Which group faced the worst economic conditions and heightened discrimination during the Great Depression?
Which group faced the worst economic conditions and heightened discrimination during the Great Depression?
What were sharecroppers?
What were sharecroppers?
What happened to many sharecroppers during the Great Depression?
What happened to many sharecroppers during the Great Depression?
How did the Hoover Administration respond to the growing disdain against Latino and Asian people?
How did the Hoover Administration respond to the growing disdain against Latino and Asian people?
What was the impact of the poll tax on African Americans during the Great Depression?
What was the impact of the poll tax on African Americans during the Great Depression?
What was the primary cause of the high unemployment during the Great Depression?
What was the primary cause of the high unemployment during the Great Depression?
What was the approximate unemployment rate in the United States during the peak of the Great Depression?
What was the approximate unemployment rate in the United States during the peak of the Great Depression?
What did many Americans believe was the root cause of the Great Depression?
What did many Americans believe was the root cause of the Great Depression?
What happened to the number of financial institutions in the United States by 1933?
What happened to the number of financial institutions in the United States by 1933?
What was the approximate unemployment rate in the United States during the peak of the Great Depression?
What was the approximate unemployment rate in the United States during the peak of the Great Depression?
What happened to the number of financial institutions in the United States by 1933?
What happened to the number of financial institutions in the United States by 1933?
What did many Americans believe was the root cause of the Great Depression?
What did many Americans believe was the root cause of the Great Depression?
What was the impact of the Great Depression on production and investments in the United States?
What was the impact of the Great Depression on production and investments in the United States?
How did the unemployment caused by the Great Depression compare to previous economic downturns?
How did the unemployment caused by the Great Depression compare to previous economic downturns?
What was the primary reason for the increased unemployment among minority groups during the Great Depression?
What was the primary reason for the increased unemployment among minority groups during the Great Depression?
How did the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations respond to the growing discrimination against Latino and Asian Americans?
How did the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations respond to the growing discrimination against Latino and Asian Americans?
How did the poll tax negatively impact African Americans during the Great Depression?
How did the poll tax negatively impact African Americans during the Great Depression?
How did the Great Depression impact the civil rights of minority groups in the United States?
How did the Great Depression impact the civil rights of minority groups in the United States?
How did the Great Depression impact the economic conditions of minority groups compared to white Americans?
How did the Great Depression impact the economic conditions of minority groups compared to white Americans?
What was the primary reason for the formation of 'Hoovervilles' during the Great Depression?
What was the primary reason for the formation of 'Hoovervilles' during the Great Depression?
Which of the following factors contributed to the economic hardship faced by farmers during the Great Depression?
Which of the following factors contributed to the economic hardship faced by farmers during the Great Depression?
What was the consequence of the violent confrontation between police and striking workers at the Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois in 1937?
What was the consequence of the violent confrontation between police and striking workers at the Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois in 1937?
Which of the following desperate business practices did some family members resort to in order to compensate for the lack of income during the Great Depression?
Which of the following desperate business practices did some family members resort to in order to compensate for the lack of income during the Great Depression?
What was the primary reason for the labor upheaval and violent confrontations between workers and authorities during the Great Depression?
What was the primary reason for the labor upheaval and violent confrontations between workers and authorities during the Great Depression?
