The Great Depression

President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

• to strengthen the economy 
• to avoid going to war 
• to improve public education 
• to end racial discrimination 

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

President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

• It gave all people the right to vote. 
• It created programs to put people back to work.    
• It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
• It let people travel around the country freely. 

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 

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. 

When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was

• Warren Harding
• Calvin Coolidge
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover

In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?

• Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes. 
• Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic. 
• The government decided to close the stock market in New York. 
• People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe. 

The Great Depression was a very difficult time period for most Americans, including farmers.  People looked for ways to forget their troubles.  Which of the following is NOT a way people tried to escape their troubles?

• Going to the movies 
• Running track and field 
• Listening to popular music 
• Reading books 

• Margaret Mitchell
• Charles Lindbergh
• Jesse Owens
• Duke Ellington

This famous author wrote one of the most popular novels known as Gone With the Wind. They were born in Atlanta and won a Pulitzer Prize for this amazing book.  Who is this famous author? 

• Margaret Mitchell
• Charles Lindbergh
• Jesse Owens
• Duke Ellington