Great Depression

When did the Stock Market crash?

• October 31, 1929
• September 29, 1931
• August 29, 1991
• October 29, 1929

What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?

• Black Friday
• Taco Tuesday
• Black Tuesday
• Throwback Thursday

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Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• William McKinley

Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?

• William McKinley
• Woodrow Wilson
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

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What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?

• No Deal
• New Deal
• Reconstruction
• FDR's Plan

During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?

• Dust Bowl
• Salad Bowl
• Great Plains Panic
• Depressing Dust

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People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?

• Shantyshacks
• Town Homes
• Tenement Housing
• Hoovervilles

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Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?

• overproduction and underconsumption
• a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
• an increase in demand for imported products
• an increase in the price of wheat on the world market

What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?

• Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
• Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
• Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
• Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.

During the early 1930s, the main goal of the Bonus Army was to pressure the Hoover administration to

• strengthen the nation’s defenses
• end the military draft
• bring American troops home from overseas
• support the early payment of money promised to veterans

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