Great Depression

Great Depression

11th Grade

29 Qs

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Great Depression

Great Depression

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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The purpose of the New Deal program was to...

improve working conditions in factories
stop the sale of alcohol in states
end discrimination against African Americans
help the nation recover from the Depression

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following was "NOT" a cause of the Great Depression?

Over speculation on stocks using borrowed money
High tariffs discouraged international trade
Unpaid debts from fighting World War I
Too much debt from buying goods on installment plans

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Large numbers of banks and businesses failed• Large numbers of people were homeless and hungry• Farmers’ incomes fell to low levels
What was the cause of these?

Reconstruction
Great Depression
Great Migration
Segregation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What was President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

He believed "rugged individualism" would solve the economy

He created mass welfare

He increased infrastructure to create jobs

He violated his policy of laissez-faire

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How did FDR plan to change the role of the federal government?

He wanted to increase the role of the executive branch and its power over Congress and the Supreme Court

He wanted to put Congress in charge of the Supreme Court

He wanted to follow the direction of Congress to solve the Great Depression

He wanted to reduce the overall power of the federal government over the states

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

During the panic of 1929, leading to Black Thursday, the heavy selling stocks in a short period of time caused-

prices of stocks to drop

businesses to issue more stocks

prices of stocks to rise

people to buy more shares

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Based on the map, which region of the United States suffered most directly from the Dust Bowl

Southwest

Pacific Northwest

Rocky Mountains

Great Plains

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