Stock Market Crash and Great Depression

Which of the following statements best describes what happened on Black Tuesday?

• Stock prices fell and the stock market crashed.
• Bank runs forced many banks to close their doors.
• Federal troops attacked the Bonus Army marchers.
• The Supreme Court ruled that the NRA was unconstitutional.

Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover

Why is President Franklin D. Roosevelt often given credit for helping Americans survive the Great Depression?

• He came from a wealthy family. 
• He helped create the New Deal
• He created Hoovervilles for people to live in. 
• He told people they should stand in soup lines for food. 

What was one major result of the Dust Bowl?

• increased nativist sentiment in the Midwest
• creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
• demands made by the Populist Movement
• migration of agricultural laborers to California

Which action most helped end the Great Depression?

• the creation of Square Deal programs
• the regulations placed on trusts
• the outbreak of World War II
• the rationing of natural resources

Which US President helped create the FDIC which is still protecting bank money today?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ben Franklin
• Franklin Roosevelt

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

Which was NOT a LONG-TERM cause of the Great Depression?

• Buying stock on margin
• Stock market crash (Black Tuesday)
• too much production and consumer spending
• Laisezz-faire economic policies

What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

• Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
• Unemployment decreased gradually.
• Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
• Hoover was re-elected as president.

In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.

• churches
• businesses
• soup kitchens
• work