Great Depression & New Deal

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

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

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

Which New Deal program gave jobs to young men? The employees built roads, planted forests, and worked on irrigation and national park projects.

• CCC

• UGA

• WPA

• TVA

How is the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression related?

• Both events caused Americans to struggle financially
• Both events caused riots throughout the nation
• Both events led to World War II beginning 

What was the effect of the Dust Bowl?

• New farming techniques were used to prevent erosion
• Many Americans moved to east Texas for proper soil
• The New Deal restricted farmers from buying future stocks

What program was created to provide Americans with a retirement income?

• CCC
• Works Progress Administration
• social security
• PWA

President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

• It gave all people the right to vote. 
• It created programs to put people back to work.    
• It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
• It let people travel around the country freely.