1930s-The Great Depression

This president thought the federal government should not get involved in the economy. As a result, many Americans blamed him for the Great Depression. This caused him to lose the election in 1932.

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Theodore Rooselvelt
• Herbert Hoover
• Calvin Coolidge

This famous Georgia author wrote the best selling novel “Gone with the Wind.” The novel is about life in the south during and after the Civil War. In 1939, it was turned into one of the top selling movies of all time.

• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Dorothea Lange
• J.K. Rowling
• Margaret Mitchell

This African-American became to first athlete to win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1936.

• Jesse Jackson
• Babe Ruth
• Jesse Owens
• Jesse James

While most people didn't have money to spend on cultural events, this musician kept jazz popular in the 1930s.

• Woody Guthrie
• Duke Ellington
• Harry Styles
• Louis Armstrong

Which of the following is NOT a role that individuals play in the economy?

• consuming (buying) goods
• providing labor (doing work)
• taxing other citizens
• becoming entrepreneurs and starting businesses

What is the role of banks in the economy?

• tax people and decide how you should spend your money
• open businesses and provide labor
• provide loans and help people invest their money
• produce goods and services people need

Whose role in the economy is it to build schools, roads, fire and police departments, and more with tax money?

• individuals
• private businesses
• banks
• the government

This is a plan on how to spend money.

• market
• loan
• budget
• economy

Hundreds of thousands of people couldn’tfind jobs during the great depression. Many people who couldn’t find work couldn’t affordto buy food so they had to go to____________________.

• homeless shelters
• TVA
• food stamps
• soup kitchens

Which of the following was NOT a problem facing the United States from 1929-1939?

• Many banks were closing because they ran out of money.
• The economy struggled because of all the money that had been spent fighting in Europe.
• A drought hit the U.S. for several years causing many farmers’ crops to fail.
• The stock market crashed causing people to lose millions and businesses to struggle.