Hardship and Suffering During the Depression SMART Assessment

1. Hardship and Suffering During the Depression SMART Assessment Mr. White’s US History 1

2. Question #1 • What were the names of the little towns consisting of shacks that sprung up during the Great Depression? • soddies • suburbia • Shackvilles • Shantytowns/Hoovervilles

3. Question #2 • What is the common name for the drought that began in the early 1930’s which wreaked havoc on the Great Plains causing many to leave their land behind? • Great Drought • The Dry Creek Disaster • Great Plains Tragedy • Dust Bowl

4. Question #3 • This president forced World War I veterans from Washington DC by sending troops led by Douglas MacArthur. • Franklin Roosevelt • Harry Truman • Herbert Hoover • Woodrow Wilson

5. Question #4 • Which of the following were examples of how the poor received food during the early years of the Great Depression? • Soup kitchens • Liberty gardens • Social Security Act • Fallout shelters

6. Question #5 • The Dust Bowl was one of the largest ecological disasters in American history. Which of these factors contributed to the Dust Bowl? Choose all that apply. • Over-irrigation of the land • Over-farming of the Great Plains topsoil • A long-standing drought • High winds that picked up the topsoil • Crop rotation and allowing the land to sit unused

7. Question #6 • Herbert Hoover believed that, to recover from economic depression, the American people should rely on voluntarism. The idea of voluntarism can best be described as: • The government should intervene aggressively to provide assistance for business and banking • The government should provide social security and other supports to private citizens • Business, labor, and private citizens should cooperate to help the economy recover • The government should encourage private citizens to decrease their spending, and save their money

8. Question #7 • The Bonus Army marched on Washington to support the movement in Congress to provide their veteran’s bonus earlier than 1945. President Hoover’s ultimate response to the Bonus Army was to: • Encourage Congress to pass the bill for their early bonus • Invite the Bonus Army’s leaders to the White House to discuss their issues • Create a constitutional amendment providing benefits for American veterans • Use the United States Army to break up the Bonus Army

9. Question #8 • Hoover’s response to the Bonus Army was to break them up after the Senate turned down the Patman Bill. The impact of the gassing of the Bonus Army on Hoover’s public image was generally: • Positive – Americans admired his tough stance on communists • Positive – Americans felt that Hoover had been patient and fair • Negative – Americans felt that Hoover did not go far enough in punishing the Bonus Army • Negative – Americans began to regard Hoover as out-of-touch with their problems