The Great Depression

Hoovervilles were nicknames for what?

• Nickelodeons
• The White House during the Depression
• Shantytowns
• Stock Exchange

Which was NOT one of the 3 goals of the New Deal?

• Relief for the unemployed
• Plans for recovery
• Repay bankers
• Reform to prevent another Great Depression

When did the stock market crash?

• Tuesday, October 29, 1929
• Thursday, October 31, 1929
• Tuesday, October 24, 1929
• Thursday, October 26, 1929

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• uneven distribution of wealth
• stock market crash
• weak banking system
• strong economy

Who was the president at the BEGINNING of the Depression?

• Warren G. Harding
• Herbert Hoover
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Calvin Coolidge

This act provided monthly pensions for retired people.

• Social Security Act (SSA)
• Works Progress Administration (WPA)
• Townsend Act
• Revenue Act

True or False? The New Deal ended the Depression.

• True
• False

In 1932, this group marched on Washington demanding a promised payment for fighting in World War I.

• the Payment Army
• the Bonus Army
• the RFC
• the Hoovervilles

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• overgrazing by cattle
• tornadoes
• drought
• high winds

To escape the horrible poverty and dust, many Dust Bowl residents moved to what state?

• Oregon
• New York
• California
• Oklahoma