Great Depression

Which of the following people created government agencies and social programs that led to the end of the Great Depression?

• Henry Ford

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

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What was the name of the program created by President FDR?

• The Answer

• The Solution

• The New Deal

• The Right Deal

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Which of the following would NOT be a characteristic of the Great Depression?

• High Unemployment

• Low levels of production

• increasing income

• lack of confidence in banks

Who was most directly affected by the Dust Bowl?

• farmers

• investors

• industrial workers

• WWI Veterans

Which of the following was a main feature of the New Deal?

• preparing for war

• regulating trade

• providing jobs

• desegregation

What were TWO causes of the Great Depression?

• the use of radios

• purchasing goods with credit

• failure of Herbert Hoover to warn banks

• effects of the Dust Bowl

What migration route did many farmers travel during the Great Depression?

• Midwest to California

• Southeast to Maine

• Northeast to Oregon

• Northwest to Arizona

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 Black Tuesday

• Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.
• October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression
• Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.