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U.S. History - Unit 8 (SSUSH17bc)
Test Description: The Dust Bowl Labor During the Depression
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Dust Bowl originated in...
A
the Southern Plains
B
the Deep South
C
the Rocky Mountains
D
California
2) When the Dust Bowl began, the Southern Plains was entering...
A
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B
a dry cycle
C
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D
a wet cycle
3) The drought that occurred during the Dust Bowl...
A
ended by the mid-1930s
B
lasted throughout the 1930s
C
only lasted for two years
D
lasted until the 1950s
4) As farmers in the 1930s continued with deep plowing...
A
wheat and cotton grew well
B
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C
new aquifers were found
D
the topsoil blew away and caused dust storms
5) During the Dust Bowl, 1/3 of farmers in the Southern Plains moved to...
A
Canada
B
southern Florida
C
industrial cities on the East Coast
D
central California
6) Finally, in 1938...
A
all farmers in the Great Plains moved elsewhere
B
the dust storms increased in intensity
C
a wet cycle began that ended the Dust Bowl
D
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7) By 1933...
A
45% of Americans were unemployed
B
25% of Americans were unemployed
C
65% of Americans were unemployed
D
5% of Americans were unemployed
8) Hoovervilles were created by:
A
President Hoover's work programs
B
business owners
C
homeless Americans
D
wealthy American living in cities
9) The Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam were built...
A
by Chinese immigrants
B
by President Hoover's work programs
C
by President Roosevelt's New Deal agencies
D
by homeless Americans
10) President Herbert Hoover was unpopular in 1932 because...
A
he borrowed billions of dollars from Germany
B
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C
he fired his entire Cabinet
D
he did not react to the Great Depression fast enough
11) In the Election of 1932...
A
Herbert Hoover easily defeated Franklin D. Roosevelt
B
Herbert Hoover was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt
C
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D
Herbert Hoover did not run for re-election
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