When was "Black Tuesday"?
October 29, 1929
At the height of the Great Depression, what was the unemployment rate?
25%
When the Okies left their homes, where did many go?
California
What did Germany do after WWI that caused hyperinflation?
Print more money to put in circulation
According to John Maynard Keynes, what caused the Great Depression?
Lack of government interference
What is one thing that Germany could have done during WWI to ease hyperinflation?
Raise taxes on its citizens
What did Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal do to try to end the Great Depression?
Have the government create millions of jobs
Why was the Weimer Republic weak from its beginning?
Prices rose and money lost its value
How did farmers help contribute to the Dust Bowl?
Removed native grasses
Why did farmers go into debt?
Buying land and machinery on credit
Who wrote a book about the Dust Bowl?
John Steinbeck