The Great Depression and the New Deal

What is an example of an act of charity provided during the Great Depression?

• credit

• recession

• shantytowns

• soup kitchens

Which migration route did many farmers travel during the Great Depression?

• a move from the Midwest to California

• a move from the Southeast to Maine

• a move from Northeast to Oregon

• a move from the Northwest to Arizona

Which statement best explains why people placed great amounts of money in the stock market in the United States shortly before 1929?

• They wanted to invest because they knew the stock market was safe

• The received information on how to profit when stocks lost value

• They had learned for years how the stock market worked

• They believed the economy would continue to grow

Why were so many people unable to find a place to live by 1933?

• they could not find homes they liked

• they did not have the money to pay for homes

• there was not enough land where homes could be built

• there were not enough homes available to buy

Which statement best explains the purpose of President Roosevelt's New Deal?

• It was intended to help the American people and the economy

• It would help Americans start new businesses

• It would supply electricity to the Tennessee River Basin

• It would help the US government lower its costs

when the value of almost all stock in the US decreased, leading to the Great Depression

• debit

• credit

• recession

• stock market crash of 1929

a downturn in the economy is called

• recession

• depression

• new deal

• debt

a very bad recession

• debt

• recession

• depression

• unemployment

unemployed

• working overtime

• without a job

• working too many days in a row

• working without pay

Buying something and promising to pay for it later

• debit

• borrowing

• credit

• bartering