Great Depression

Which decade did the Great Depression happen?

• 1920s

• 1940s

• 1930s

• 1950s

An economic boom means

• economy is in a recession

• economy is slowing down

• economy is stagnant

• economy is doing well

Which year was the Depression at itś worse?

• 1933

• 1929

• 1942

• 1950

Which event led to the end of the Great Depression?

• Hooverś Election

• The New Deal Programs

• U.S. involvement in World War II

• Rooseveltś Re-election

Which event was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• Buying on Credit/own now pay later

• No Wealth Gap between rich and poor

• Stock Market Crash

• Failing Banks

What are Hoovervilles?

• A famous soup kitchen

• A place the President visits

• A shack made out of scrap material

• A communist compound

How did most people feel about standing in a bread line?

• Denial

• Happiness

• Indifference

• Enjoyment

They use to say I was building a dream

And so I followed the mob

when there was earth to plow or guns to bear

I was always there, right on the job

Which line references joining the army?

• earth to plow

• guns to bear

• follow the mob

• right on the job

Where did the dust bowl take place?

• East Coast

• California

• Minnesota

• Mid West

This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest 

• Tornados
• Dust Bowl
• Black Tuesday 
• Hurricanes