Great Depression

Great Depression

6th Grade

20 Qs

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Great Depression

Great Depression

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6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?

many factories closed

many banks closed

many people lost their homes

the stock market crashed

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

1 min • 1 pt

Who was the President of the United States when the Stock Market crashed?

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?

Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the

formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
creation of wheat surpluses
growth of the Populist movement
development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains

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