Soc Stud Review

What happened in 1929 that signaled the start of the Great Depression?

• WWII ended.

• Pearl Harbor was attacked.

• The stock market crashed.

• Roosevelt began deficit spending.

Read the quote below and answer the following question...

“It’s all covered. As far as the eye can see... all there is is dirt and destitution. Only a few roofs

and the occasional fence post can be seen. No crops will grow here. No life left here.” – North

Texas farmer, 1932

The farmer quoted above is MOST LIKELY talking about

• Life in a Hooverville

• The stock market crash

• The New Deal

• The Dust Bowl

The CCC, TVA, and WPA were all part of

• Roosevelt's New Deal

• Hoover's plan to deal with the Depression

• The war effort

• The Tennessee Valley Authority

Places that gave out free food to the poor were called

• Soup Kitchens

• New Deal

• United Nations

• Civilian Conservation Corps

Became President in 1932, introduced the New Deal and deficit spending.

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

• Harry Truman

• Adolf Hitler

A New Deal program that provided employment to young, unmarried men who worked in National Parks.

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• Soup Kitchens

The worst economic crisis in U.S history, many people were unemployed, homeless, and poor. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 marked the beginning of this

• The Dust Bowl

• The New Deal

• The Great Depression

• WWII

In 1933, a farmer with a family of five in Oklahoma would have MOST LIKELY been affected by the

• Great Depression

• The Dust Bowl

• The CCC

• The New Deal

During World War I, America became concerned for the safety of its ships.  The concern started  because Germany announced it would

• bomb U.S. Navy bases
• build a stronger navy.
• use submarine warfare.
• create much larger ships.

America entered World War I partly due to the

• invasion by the British.
• sinking of the Lusitania.
• bombings on America's land.
• attack at the U.S. navy base.