Great Depression/ WWII

What was considered the main cause of The Great Depression?

• The rise of dictatorship

• The outbreak of WWII

• The crash of the stock market

• The growth of the Harlem Renaissance

How did the outbreak of WWII affect the Great Depression in the United States?

• It helped the nation recover economically by increasing the demands for war materials.

• It hurt the nation's economic recovery as many trading partners were left in ruins.

• It helped the nation recover economically by ending trade restrictions from the 1920s

• It hurt the nation's economic recovery as natural resources were destroyed

How did the closures of banks during the Great Depression impact the economy?

• Closures strengthened the economy as taxes could not be collected.

• Closures weakened the economy as citizens lost their savings.

• Closures strengthened the economy as citizens had easier access to their money.

• Closures weakened the economy as the government took control of every bank.

How did the quick rise of unemployment impact the United States in the 1930s?

• It strengthened the military.

• It decreased the pressure on the government to create jobs.

• It worsened the Great Depression.

• It forced the country to get involved in World War II.

Why did many farmers from the Midwest suffer in the late 1920s?

• The stock market crash forced many farmers to invest in big businesses.

• Flooding of the Mississippi River destroyed farms.

• Policies passed by President Hoover put a heavy tax on American crops.

• Great dust storms destroyed crops and farmland.

Which United States president is most closely associated with the New Deal programs?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Herbert Hoover

What event directly led to the United States' declaration of war against the Japanese and its entrance into World War II?

• the Zimmerman Telegraph

• the bombing of Pearl Harbor

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• the stock market crash

Before getting officially involved in the war, how did the United States try to help the Allied Powers?

• by sending them supplies and weapons

• by telling them how to build an atomic bomb

• by bombing German cities for them

• by building trenches for them

This is an excerpt from a speech given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941. Which event is President Roosevelt referring to in this speech?

"...a day that will in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of Japan..."

• the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• the Allied invasion of Normandy

• the Battle of Britain

• the bombing of Pearl Harbor

As part of his New Deal program, President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the Social Security program and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. What do these two programs have in common?

• They both provided jobs for unemployed Americans

• They both provided immediate help to people struggling during the Depression

• They are both still in existence to help American citizens.

• They both made conditions in the Depression worse for Americans.