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Quiz by NutellaBird, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by NutellaBird
almost 9 years ago
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Question 1
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Which of these people helped stimulate the panic that led to the Wall Street Crash? (Three)
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Joseph Kennedy
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Ludwig von Mises
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Bernard Baruch
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Andrew Mellon
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Mitchell Palmer
Question 2
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What was the name of the book written by Hoover which outlined his beliefs in non-intervention?
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American Individualism
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Principles Of Scientific Management
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Laissez-Faire
Question 3
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How did Henry Ford attempt to keep wage levels up?
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He fired a large amount of workers
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He increased their pay
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He got the government to give him funding so he could afford to pay them the same as normal
Question 4
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How much did Hoover drop taxes?
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$160 million
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$20 million
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$240 million
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He didn't; he couldn't afford to
Question 5
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From 1929 to March 1930, how much did unemployment increase?
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1.5 million to 2.35 million
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1.2 million 3 million
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2.8 million to 3.67 million
Question 6
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When was the Hawley-Smooth tariff?
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June 17 1930
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February 20 1930
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December 14 1929
Question 7
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What statement did Hoover make during the later years of the Depression that decreased his popularity?
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'No one is actually starving.'
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'The crisis is over.'
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'Always look on the bright side of life.'
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'Things are getting better.'
Question 8
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How much did Hoover cut state officials' salaries - including his own?
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20%
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10%
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15%
Question 9
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How much of the 1932 federal budget went to veterans’ benefits?
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25%
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10%
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None
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30%
Question 10
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How much did the Agricultural Marketing Act give to farmers to help them buy seeds and tools?
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$500 million
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$200 million
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$400 million
Question 11
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Why didn't Hoover veto the Hawley-Smoot tariff?
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He thought it would raise money
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He wanted to stop cheap foreign importants
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He was afraid congress would turn against him
Question 12
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Why were African Americans and women hit hard by the depression?
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Their jobs were given to white people and men
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They were the first people employers would fire
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They'd never had much money in the first place and the crash made things worse
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All of these options
Question 13
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Which of these industries was not particularly affected by the Depression and coped fairly well?
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Cigarette making
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Coal mining
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Car production
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Clothes manufacturing
Question 14
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How many of those eligible for relief got any?
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25%
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60%
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12%
Question 15
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In 1929, how many farms in every 1000 were sold?
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58
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21
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79
Question 16
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What did Hoover blame the depression on?
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The poor purchasing power of foreign countries
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Himself
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Former Republican presidents' policies
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His political rivals
Question 17
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Which year was the Moratorium?
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1931
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1930
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1929
Question 18
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Why was Hoover's Presidential Emergency Committee to give money to the unemployed ineffective?
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Congress gave too little money
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The money given was all in loans
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Both of these reasons
Question 19
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How many acres of national park did Hoover make?
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3 million
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5 million
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10 million
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Half a million
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