USII.5f Impact of Great Depression

Multiple Choice

How did tariffs contribute to the problems during the Great Depression?

• Tariffs caused many factory workers to lose their jobs

• Tariffs raised the cost of goods and caused overproduction in factories

• Tariffs made it easier for factories to create goods

• Tariffs were not a problem during the Great Depression

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to study the impacts of the Great Depression on Americans?

• To understand how economic crises affect societies

• To learn about ancient civilizations

• To compare different wars

• To study technological advancements

Multiple Choice

Why did a large number of banks close during the Great Depression?

• People started investing money in property rather than putting cash in savings

• Banks gave out too many loans people could not repay and ran out of cash, especially during 'bank runs'

• Large businesses offered checking and savings accounts, ending the need for banks

• The government stopped printing cash so banks became useless

Multiple Select

Which of the following were direct consequences of the Great Depression for ordinary Americans?

• Loss of jobs

• Increase in homelessness

• Growth in luxury businesses

• Widespread hunger

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary word from the lesson means 'in a way that is not equal or fair'?

• disproportionately

• income

• unemployment

• poverty

Multiple Choice

Which group was disproportionately impacted by the Great Depression according to the images and text?

• Women

• Children

• African Americans

• Farmers

Multiple Choice

What was one reason that farmers' income levels fell to very low levels during the Great Depression?

• People in cities stopped eating fresh vegetables and refused to buy farmers' crops

• The number of farmers tripled in the 1920s so there was too much competition

• Mechanization reduced production of crops, leading to less crops available for sale

• The Dust Bowl made a lot of land unfarmable and many crops failed