U. s. history 2nd semester
final exam preparation review

great depression through the end of the cold war
great depression: chpts. 8 & 9

did the hawley smoot tariff affect the global economy? tariffs reinforced the
cycle.

2. what struggles did farmers face during the great depression?

3. describe the bonus army and what effect this had on hoover's administration?
4. describe the sec, ccc, and aaa programs that president roosevelt created as part
of the new deal.
a. sec: supervised banking, credits and investments to put an end to speculation.
frightened depositors removed their money from the banks.
b. ccc: put the unemployed back to work.
c. aaa: farmers were paid subsidies not to plant part of their land and to kill
off excess livestock.

5. how did the uneven distribution of wealth sink american further into depression?
the rich got richer and the poor got poorer. the poor couldn't afford to buy
products. this lead to the great depression.

6. in a consumer economy, what happens when people don't buy enough products?
factories cut back on production, resulting in cutbacks in employment.

7. describe the dust bowl, its effects on migration and how it contributed to the great
depression.