Great Depression (Through 1st New Deal)

Which of the following are true about the Great Depression?

• It was a severe economic downturn.

• It was world wide.

• It originated after the 1929 stock market crash.

• It only affected the US.

Which factors contributed to the Great Depression?

• People stopped spending as much money.

• Businesses slowed production, cut jobs, and hours.

• Banks failed due to banking panics and customers failing to pay back loans.

• International trade decreased substantially.

The unemployment rate reached ____ during the Great Depression.

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

True/False: The unemployment rate for black Americans was double the unemployment rate for white Americans.

• True

• False

If you lost your home during the Great Depression, you might...

• move in with family

• migrate in the US to try to find a better place to live

• build a shanty on public land out of cardboard and found wood

What region of the US was dubbed the Dust Bowl?

• Northeast

• West

• Southern Plains

• Northwest

Which of the following is the best explanation of what caused the disaster in the Dust Bowl?

• There was a bad drought for several years.

• There were a lot of farms.

• Farmers plowed up native grasses and replaced them with wheat

• Without native grass to trap soil and moisture, the severe drought caused massive dust storms.

Some Dust Bowl farmers decided to migrate to the state of _____.

Which of the following are facts about the term "Okies."

• An "Okie" was a CCC worker who planted Oak trees.

• An "Okie" was a derogatory name for Dust Bowl migrant.

• An "Okie" was a name for people who were doing OK during the Depression.

• An "Okie" was a shanty built by homeless farmers.

Which of the following was a strategy to fix the disaster in the Dustbowl?

• Planting trees

• Planting cover crops

• Terracing hills

• Flooding nearby rivers