great depression

great depression

8th Grade

30 Qs

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great depression

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1.

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 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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October 29th, 1929

Black Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Wednesday
Black Friday

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Dust Bowl devastated what part of the U.S. during the Great Depression?

West Coast
New England
Deep South
Great Plains

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Paying a small % of a stock's price & borrowing the rest is known as what?

buying on margin
speculation
fiat money
price supports

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II. 

New Deal
Roaring 20's
Great Depression
Cold War 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
Unemployment decreased gradually.
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
Hoover was re-elected as president.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?

Hoovervilles
Okies
Bonus Army Bases
Rooseveltowns

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