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HAPTER 22
TERMS & NAMES
For each term below, write a sentence explaining its connec-
tion to the period 1929–1933. For the person below, explain his
role in the events of the period.
1. credit 6. Great Depression
2. speculation 7. Dust Bowl
3. buying on margin 8. direct relief
4. Black Tuesday 9. Herbert Hoover
5. Dow Jones Industrial Average 10. Bonus Army
MAIN IDEAS
Use your notes and the information in the chapter to answer
the following questions.
The Nation’s Sick Economy (pages 670–677)
1. How did what happened to farmers during the 1920s fore-
shadow events of the Great Depression?
2. What were some of the effects of the stock market crash in
October 1929?
Hardship and Suffering During the Depression
(pages 678–683)
3. How were shantytowns, soup kitchens, and bread lines a
response to the Depression?
4. Why did minorities often experience an increase in discrimi-
nation during the Great Depression?
5. What pressures did the American family experience during
the Depression?
Hoover Struggles with the Depression
(pages 684–689)
6.
How did Hoover’s treatment of the Bonus Army affect his
standing with the public?
7. In what ways did Hoover try to use the government to relieve
the Depression?
CRITICAL THINKING
1. USING YOUR NOTES In a chart like the one shown below,
show Hoover’s responses to the Great Depression. Indicate
how his philosophy changed and the reasons for that change.
Herbert Hoover’s Philosophy
2. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY Do you think it would have been
difficult for individuals to recover financially during the
Depression without the entire economy recovering? Why or
why not?
3. DEVELOPING HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE How do you think
the Great Depression changed Americans’ view of themselves?
Consider the roles of men, women, and children in society and
in the family.
CHAPTER ASSESSMENT
Initial Response Change
(reasons)
Secondary
Response
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VISUAL SUMMARY
CAUSES
• stock-based economy;
superficial prosperity
• unequal distribution of
income
• problems in industry and
the farm sector
• increasing consumer
debt
• stock market
speculation and crash
• people out of work
• rise of shantytowns
• banks fail and schools close
• world economy suffers
• Hoover employs more active
governmental involvement
EFFECTS
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