The Great Depression

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

Charities that provided bread and soup to homeless and jobless people during the Depression were called _______?

• Priest Palace
• Soup and Salad Bowls
• Soup Kitchens
• Goodwill

What were the 3 main programs President Roosevelt established to help reconstruct the U.S. economy?

• WPA, CCC, TAV
• CCC, TVA, WPA
• WAP, COP, WWW
• TVA, WPA, UGA

Which New Deal program had workers build roads, parks, bridges, airports, and buildings? This program also hired artists to paint murals and build sculptures.

• CCC
• WWW
• WPA
• TVA

Which New Deal program gave jobs to young men between the ages of 18-25? The employees built roads, planted forests, and worked on irrigation and national park projects.

• CCC
• UGA
• WPA
• TVA

Which New Deal program helped to build dams to control flooding and provide electricity throughout 7 states?

• TVA
• COP
• COM
• WPA

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