The Great Depression

Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?

• many factories closed

• many banks closed

• many people lost their homes

• the stock market crashed

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

• a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

• a government program that helped women get the vote

• a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

• a government program designed to help people during the depression

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. 

During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the

• formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
• creation of wheat surpluses
• growth of the Populist movement
• development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of

• excessive stock market speculation
• high unemployment
• increased use of credit
• limited income of senior citizens

These places helped to feed people in Hooverville.

• Kicthens
• Shelters
• Micro Kitchens
• Soup Kitchens

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Which New Deal program was responsible for supporting farmers and supplying electricity to rural areas?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Works Progress Administration

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Works Progress Authority

This person was blamed for not helping struggling Americans during the beginning of the Depression.

• Franklin D Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

Explain the Stock Market Crash.

• People purchased stocks with credit, got scared and sold their stocks. There was no money to pay people their money
• People purchased stock
• People threw their money away

 Define The Great Depression

• Loan given to help you buy items you normally cannot buy on your own.
• homeless person who travels looking for work.
• The time in American history when the U.S. was at it's lowest point.