Great Depression

Great Depression

8th Grade

26 Qs

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Great Depression

Great Depression

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Stock Market Crash hurt many Americans because

they had to wait in line to buy food.

the price of farm goods fell.

their stocks became worthless.

prices of stock rose.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A major cause of the stock market crash was

buying stocks on margin.

using stock certificates as currency.

restricting bank loans.

outlawing installment buying.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

An immediate effect of the Great Depression was the

closing of many banks.

Dust Bowl.

beginning of the New Deal.

creation of the Brain Trust.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The immediate cause of the Dust Bowl was

a severe drought.

years of overgrazing.

the Great Depression.

the activities of the TVA.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Movies were popular during the Depression because

many theaters offered free movies to the jobless.

the price of a theater ticket included free popcorn.

people used movies as an escape from reality.

movies told people about life in other parts of the country.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Bonus Army was made up of

retired people who wanted a bonus retirement plan.

labor union members who wanted a special holiday bonus.

WWI veterans who demanded a promised bonus ahead of schedule.

business leaders who wanted a bonus for keeping workers on the job.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover in 1932 mainly because of

Hoover’s foreign policy.

scandals in Hoover’s Cabinet.

hopes that Roosevelt would do something about the economy.

12 years of economic hard times under the Republicans.

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