The Great Depression

What was the stock market crash on October 29, 1929 called?

• Black Monday

• Black Tuesday

• Black Thursday

• Black Friday

What was the date of the stock market crash that is also known as Black Tuesday?

• October 29, 1929

• April 15, 1934

• December 7, 1941

• May 8, 1945

Who was president when the Great Depression began in 1929?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F, Kennedy

Who was president when the Great Depression ended in 1939?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F, Kennedy

Which culture groups were the first to lose their jobs during the Great Depression? (Select all that apply)

• Anglos

• African Americans

• Mexican Immigrants

• Women

Who started the New Deal?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F, Kennedy

Which contributed to the Great Depression? (Check all that apply)

• Deflation due to lack of money supply from Federal Reserve mistake.

• People continued to buy goods

• Banks losing people's money because it was invested in stock market that crashed.

• Herbert Hoover tightened credit and raised taxes, taking more money from the people.

• Factories managed their production

What was Black Tuesday? (Select all that apply)

• A day that a large dust cloud covered cities.

• A day the stock market fell by 12.8%

• A day coal miners revolted.

• Often referred to as the beginning of the Great Depression

• A day during the Civil War when smoke filled the air.

Which were political effects of the Great Depression? (Select all that apply)

• Many local governments had to cut jobs.

• Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the New Deal reforms

• Overproduction of goods and farming led to a decrease in price and profits.

• President Hoover did not support government relief programs.

• Unemployment rates rose and people lost their jobs.

What were parts of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal reforms?

• Raised taxes to balance budget.

• Restructured government banking regulations.

• New government programs like social security and federal unemployment insurance.

• Conservation programs like improving national parks that employed millions of workers.

• Elimination of government jobs.