•what factors led to overproduction in the united states?
• what were the effects of overproduction?
• why do you think hoover focused on addressing these issues early in his presidency?
• what form did the protectionism take? when was it enacted and by whom?
• what were the effects of the action in the short term and the long term?
• what was the agricultural marketing act, and why was it signed into law?
• what are the three reasons for the depression and high unemployment that followed the stock market crash in 1929?
• how was the smoot-hawley tariff act an example of protectionism?
• what are herbert hoover's views of the government response during world war i? why does he believe such actions are inappropriate during times of peace?
• according to hoover, what is the result of the american system [of individualism]?
• how do the beliefs outlined in this speech predict hoover's general approach to the great depression?
• what impact did the bonus army and other protests have on american morale?
• how did such demonstrations hurt herbert hoover in the 1932 presidential election?
• how did unemployed workers and farmers respond to the deepening depression? what was the effect of their responses?
• what relief efforts were made to impoverished americans? what effect did these efforts have on those in need?
• how did the great depression impact african americans relative to their white counterparts?
• who were the scottsboro boys? how did their experience reflect the african american experience during the great depression?
• what role did popular entertainment play in daily life during the great depression?
• how were black blizzards worse than typical dust storms?
• what was “black sunday,” and why was it significant?
• why did thousands of families make their way to california?
• why did so many people choose to relocate to california rather than to other states?
• approximately how many okies came from oklahoma?
• what factors contributed to derogatory language, discrimination, and negative stereotyping as the okie population in california grew?
• which groups worked as migrant workers before the arrival of the okies?
• what was the arvin migratory labor camp? why was it significant?