Who was the influential black writer that wrote and published several short stories, poems and play about black pride and African heritage?

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ALangston Hughes

BMarcus Garvey

CClarence Darrow

DJohn Scopes

1. Which of the following describes Herbert Hoover?
   

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AHe fought for the “forgotten man”

BHe opposed Prohibition

CHe supported only a limited amount of government help

DHe fought to give out direct relief to the public

1. Which area was referred to as the Dust Bowl, due to devastatingly large dust storms, during the Great Depression?
   

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AThe Northeast

BThe South

CThe Midwest

DThe Southwest

1. What was a Hooverville?
   

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AAnother name for the White House

BA shantytown full of homeless people

CA farm that suffered foreclosure

DA town that was given assistance by the federal government

1. What was the name given to the farming families that left the Great Plains during the 1930s?
   

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ARefugees

BOkies

CHoboes

DHoovers

1. How did the unequal distribution of wealth contribute to the Great Depression?
   

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AWealthy people began to move their money to overseas banks

BAngry workers sabotaged factories, affecting production

CThe rich bought great quantities of foreign goods, creating a trade deficit

DLower income people relied more and more on credit which dried up after the stock market crash

1. Which of the following was a major factor of the stock market crash?
   

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AThere was a sharp decline in worker productivity in the US

BInvestors panicked when they believed other investors were selling and pulling out of the stock market

CUS currency decrease in value

DMost wealthy investors actually profited from the crash

1. What do public works programs provide?
   

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AFood

BShelter

CMoney

DJobs

1. How did Roosevelt’s fireside chats win him lasting support of voters?
   

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AThey allowed the public to meet him in person

BThey established a personal connection between him and the public

CThey provided a humorous outlook on life

DThey allowed for the public to take their minds off the hard times they were going through

1. Which was the first crisis Franklin Roosevelt dealt with upon taking office?
   

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AWidespread unemployment

BThe hunger problem

CThe troubled banking industry

DThe unstable stock market

1. What were the three goals of the New Deal? *
   

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AReorganization, renewal, and recovery

BEducation, caution, and investigation

CRelief, recovery, reform

DReforms, reparations, and religion