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| The Roaring 20's came to a quick end when the _____________________ crashed in October __________. |
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| When the Stock Market crashed in 1929 the period that followed was called the ______________________ and it lasted from 1929 to __________. |
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| What were the lines that formed for free bread and other food called during the Great Depression? |
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| Many lost their jobs during the Great Depression. The very poor people often lived in places made out of cardboard boxes called _______________. |
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| The _______________ on the Great Planes made things much worse durning the Great Depression and left many peole without food and a place to live. |
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| What things caused the Dust Bowl? |
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Clearing of sod to plant wheat
Severe drought
Strong prairie winds |
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| Who did the people blame for the Great Depression? Why? |
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| President Herbert Hoover, he did not think that the government should get involved to help the people. He thought the ecomomy would fix itself. |
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| What happened to the banks and how did it affect the people? |
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| The banks shut down and people lost everything. |
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