Great Depression Quiz

Great Depression Quiz

11th Grade

20 Qs

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Great Depression Quiz

Great Depression Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

11th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.11-12.7, RL.8.9

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Hannah Carroll

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these makeshift shantytowns called?

Shantyshacks

Town Homes

Tenement Housing

Hoovervilles

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The purpose of the FDIC was to

provide insurance on bank deposits and restore people's faith in the banking industry

provide increased job opportunities through government jobs

re-open the Stock Market with increased regulations and safety nets

grant tax relief to citizens who deposit money in the bank

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This was designed to provide assistance to the elderly, disabled, and poor

Social Security
Securities and Exchange Committee
Wagner Act
National Recovery Act

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This law was created to protect workers' right to strike and led to an increase in union participation

Wagner Act
Pendleton Act
Social Security Act
Dawes Act

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The New Deal stressed Relief, Recovery, and _______.

Reform

Revolution

Reinvention

Reinforcement

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