Great Depression

This ended November 11th 1918, after which the world was rejoicing in peace and the ability to travel safely between countries:

• The Great Depression
• The Dustbowl
• WWI
• The Stock Market Crash

Which term describes the way of life in the 1920's, during which people rejoiced in peace and prosperity?

• Roaring 20's
• Crashing 20's
• Booming 20's
• Hard Time 20's

Which is the first significant event considered to have signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The Dust Bowl
• Prohibition
• Stock Market Crash
• Election of Herbert Hoover

What were some causes of the Stock Market Crash?

• Prohibition encouraging unlawful and untaxed sales
• Severe drought causing farms to fold, not paying property taxes, mortgages
• Rising unemployment, declining production, stock market speculation
• Drifters moving across the country without paying train tickets

Prohibition affected:

• The whole country
• Only Oklahoma
• The Midwest states
• First the East Coast, then the West

When was Prohibition repealed?

• 1929
• 1930
• 1933
• 1936

When did the Dust Bowl drought take place?

• 1929-1930
• 1929-1934
• 1931-1939
• 1933-1940

What was the solution to ending the clouds of soil blowing across the plains?

• Industrializing farm equipment
• Allowing fields to lie fallow
• Planting less wheat
• Rain!

What steps were taken to alleviate the erosion of soil before the rains came in 1939?

• Planting cover crops, grazing more cattle
• FDR's shelterbelt program
• Planting less wheat
• Rain!

Who was the top elected official generally blamed for the Great Depression?

• John F. Kennedy
• Herbert Hoover
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Theodore Roosevelt