Mr. Martin
US History
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Chapter #11: The Roaring 1920s
Directions: Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. I have listed the sections in which you
can find the answers. Good luck, if you have any questions do not hesitate to ask.
Section I: Causes of the Depression pg. 366
Objectives:
 EOC 7.7.2 Determine factors that led to the 1929 economic collapse.
 EOC 8.2.1 Recognize negative patterns of an economic cycle.
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Why did farmers not share in the economic boom of the 1920s?
How did “uneven distribution of wealth” contribute to the Great Depression?
How did “easy credit” hide the problems in the economy?
Define: speculation, Black Tuesday, and business cycle.
Define the Great Depression.
What was one of the first “institutions” to feel the effects of the stock market crash? How did the
Federal Reserve make the situation worse?
7. What “spelled trouble for American business?”
8. Define Hawley-Smoot Tariff. How did this worsen the Great Depression?
9. What were the primary causes of the Great Depression?
Section II: Americans Face Hard Times pg. 373
Main Objectives:
 EOC 8.2.1 Recognize negative patterns of an economic cycle.
 EOC 4.1 Identify changes in social/cultural life caused by Depression/Dust Bowl.
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How did the Great Depression “touch(ed) every American?” pg. 373
Define: bread line, Hoovervilles.
Why did so many farmers lose their farms?
Define: Dust Bowl, and Okies.
How did the depression take a toll on women, children and minorities in America?
Section III: Hover’s Response Fails pg. 384
6. Define: Bonus Army.
7. How did Hoover’s removal of the Bonus Army affect his political career?