Lesson 1 Chapter 9 Review- Great Depression

The great depression lasted from:

• 1929-1945

• 1929-1947

• 1929-1939

• 1935-1978

Two Presidents during the Great depression included:

• Hoover and FDR

• Washington and Bush

• Hoover and Theodore Roosevelt

• Hoover and Taft

The Great Depression can best be described as:

• An economic hardship

• A war

• Similar to the cold war

• None of the above.

a place where shares in corporations are bought and sold through an organized system best describes the:

• Twin Towers in NYC

• Stock Exchange

• Stock investors system

• Buying on margin

borrowing money to buy stock best describes

• The RFC

• The Stock Exchange

• Buying on Margin

• Public Works

Hoover aimed to help the public during the great depression through a series of government relief programs:

• True

• False

The day that 13 million shares of stock were sold by panicked investors is known as:

• Black Tuesday

• Black Monday

• The day the stock market crashed

• Black Thursday

Farm income Shrinks

Thousands of Banks closed

The gap between the rich and the poor grew

These best describe:

• Why Hoover was put into office

• Why FDR came into office

• Other causes of the Great Depression

• The beginning of WW2

The stock Market crashed on October 28th, 1929, which is known as the beginning of the Great Depression.

• True

• False

where an individual is totally self-reliant and independent from outside assistance. This is known as

• Public Works

• Self reliance

• Rugged Individualism

• None of the above