THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -T or F Hoover garnered support for the 1932 election because of the Bonus Amy incident. T or F; Hoover refused to let the Bonus Army stay in a shantytown that was near the Capitol. Hoover believed people in the Bonus Army were Communists and criminals.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the Depression worsened in the 1930s many looked to the federal government for assistance. When the government failed to provide relief, President Herbert Hoover was blamed for the intolerable economic and social conditions, so the shantytowns that cropped up became known as Hoovervilles.
Detailed explanation-3: -What did president Hoover do that directly led to the Bonus Army March in Washington in 1932? He allowed federal troops to remove the Bonus Army with great force.
Detailed explanation-4: -The stock market crash of 1929 was fueled by price supports, unwise investments that people hoped would make them rich overnight. Black Tuesday was the day that President Hoover forced the Bonus Army to disband. The farmers and sharecroppers who left the dust bowl to find work in the west were known as hoboes.