The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl

Which event set the Great Depression into motion?

• The New Deal

• The Stock Market Crash

• The Social Security Act

• World War II

Which of the following is NOT an event contributing to the Great Depression?

• banks failing

• unemployment

• social security

• businesses going out of business

Who created the New Deal?

• President Herbert Hoover

• President Theodore Roosevelt

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt

• none of the above

Which of the following was NOT a result of the New Deal?

• the Social Security Act

• the First Hundred Days

• new regulations on the Stock Market

• programs to get people back to work

Which event marks the end of the Great Depression?

• the New Deal

• the Stock Market Crash

• the Social Security Act

• World War II

Which state was NOT part of the Dust Bowl?

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Kansas

• California

What were the worst dust storms called?

• black blizzards

• sandy blizzards

• brown blizzards

• dust blizzards

What was the name given to people migrating out of the Dust Bowl?

• Bowlers

• Dusties

• Okies

• Sandies

What was the most common destination for people migrating out of the Dust Bowl?

• Texas

• California

• New York City

• Chicago

When did it finally begin to rain again in the Dust Bowl?

• 1935

• 1940

• 1939

• 1941