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The Great Depression Grips the Nation — Homework

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The Great Depression Grips the Nation — Homework

Answer in complete sentences.

  1. 1.About what percentage did unemployment reach by 1933?
  2. 2.What was a "Hooverville," and what does the nickname itself suggest about public opinion?
  3. 3.What caused the Dust Bowl, and what did it force many farm families to do?
  4. 4.Explain Hoover's "rugged individualism" philosophy and name one concrete action he did take.
  5. 5.Write a paragraph evaluating Hoover's response to the Depression even-handedly.
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