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Great Depression to WWII

Authored by Christina Osborne

History

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Great Depression to WWII
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During the Great Depression, many people were unemployed.  This means that they lost their ____________.

jobs
homes
families
friends

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The stock market crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression.  On this one day, October 29, 1929, the stock market lost $14 billion.  This day is known as ________________.

Bad Tuesday
Poor Tuesday
Black Tuesday
Crash Tuesday

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To make things worse during the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the midwest.  Because the soil was so dry, wind caused dust storms that covered people's homes, and all of their belongings.  This was called the _______________

Dust Bowl
Dry Bowl
Dirt Bowl
Depression Bowl

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.

Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The TVA helped transform the Tennessee River Valley from poverty to productivity by ...

soil conservation and tree planting
building highways, bridges, public buildings, public parks, and airports
building hydroelectric dams throughout a seven-state region to control floods and generate electricity
provide assistance to farmers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event valued stocks lower than their worth and caused people to panic, lose their jobs, homes and life savings?

Black Friday
Stock Market Crash
The First Day of School
The Solar Eclipse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What event did America take part in beginning in 1942 following the Great Depression?

WWI
Great Depression 2.0
The Election
WWII

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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