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AFTER YOU READ (continued)
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CHAPTER 14 The Great Depression Begins
1. Describe two weaknesses in the economy in the 1920s.
2. How did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff affect the economy?
3. How did the Depression create shantytowns, soup kitchens, and bread lines?
4. What did Hoover do about the Bonus Army?
5. How did Hoover try to use the government to end the Depression?
Thinking Critically
Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper.
1. Describe two causes and two effects of the Great Depression.
2. What did President Hoover do to end the Depression?