Great Depression and 1920s

Great Depression and 1920s

8th Grade

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42 Qs

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Great Depression and 1920s

Great Depression and 1920s

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History

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8th Grade

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CCSS
RI.7.1, RF.3.3B, RI.7.8

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

a government program that helped women get the vote

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

a government program designed to help people during the depression

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

It gave all people the right to vote. 
It created programs to put people back to work.    
It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
It let people travel around the country freely. 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?

the end of the gold rush 
the crash of the stock exchange 
the ending of World War II 
the high price of oil 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?

Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water. 
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation. 
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west. 
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment. 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

In 1929, the stock market crash was the beginning of the "Great Depression." Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?

The depression was severe, but only in the United States. 
Governments acted quickly and the depression only lasted two years
The depression caused revolutions all across the world. 
Many countries around the world experienced the economic depression

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was

Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?

Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes. 
Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic. 
The government decided to close the stock market in New York. 
People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe. 

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