Great Depression

What do we call the period of time when the American economy struggled for 14 years leaving many Americans homeless and jobless?

• The Progressive Era

• The New Deal

• The Great Depression

• The Roaring 20s

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• Inflated stock prices

• Americans buying on credit that they could not afford to pay back

• High tariffs prevented foreign countries from purchasing goods from America

• Farmers were charging too much for their produce

On which day did the Stock Market crash signaling the end of the Roaring 20s and the beginning of the Great Depression?

• Tuesday, October 29, 1929

• Wednesday, January 23, 1995

• Thursday, November 2, 1944

• Tuesday, March 14, 1919

What was a Hooverville?

• A town where all Americans had jobs and enjoyed the luxuries of the 1920s.

• A shanty town where homeless Americans lived during the Great Depression

• A town where houses were built to help homeless people

Why did America name the towns Hoovervilles?

• They loved President Hoover for building new homes for the people.

• They were an insult to President Hoover because they blamed him for the Great Depression.

• They thought President Hoover was the best president.

• President Hoover named them himself.

Why did Americans elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt to be their president during the Great Depression?

• Because he was handsome

• Because they wanted a New Yorker to lead them

• Because he was a WWI veteran and they were proud of him

• Because they wanted a president who could fix the economy and end the Great Depression

Which statement correctly describes American spending on stocks between 1925 and 1930?

• Americans sold their stocks and saved the money.

• Spending decreased primarily because the value of the dollar dropped.

• Borrowing increased as people bought more stocks.

• Stock purchases stopped and spending on consumer goods increased.

Consider this photo from the era of the Great Depression. Select the statement that is supported by this photo.

• Few people were in need of assistance.

• Many people felt the impact and needed help.

• Food was abundant with no need to wait in line.

• Only women were given the help they needed.

Why did credit become a problem in America and partly cause the Great Depression?

• Credit was free and available and everyone got rich.

• Consumers paid back all of their loans and made more money to purchase new cars, radios, etc.

• People used credit to pay back their loans and help improve banks.

• People used credit to buy luxury items and then could not pay back their loans to the bank, causing them to go out of business.

Many men and boys, known as hoboes, left their families and illegally rode trains around the country in search of _____________.

• family members they had lost during slavery

• new homes in the big cities

• jobs

• newspapers to use as Hoover blankets