Chapter 17 Questions

1. Who is hurt most during an economic depression, and how was the Great Depression different?
2. What did the census of 1920 show?
3. What advantage did farmers have during the depression when compared to people in the cities?
4. What caused the Dust Bowl?
5. What states were directly affected by the Dust Bowl?
6. Describe the picture on page 86. What does it tell you about the Dust Bowl?
7. Could the dust bowl have been prevented? If so, how?
8. How did different people cope with the Great Depression?
9. What was a Hooverville, and how many people were living in them by 1933?