The Great Depression

How long did the Great Depression last?

• more than 20 years.

• more than 10 years

• 5 years

Where did the Great Depression start?

• In England

• In Italy

• In the United States.

Did the Great Depression spread to other countries?

• Yes

• No

On what date did the Great Depression start?

• October 29, 1929

• October 29, 1945

• October 31, 1929

What was the first day of the Great Depression called?

• Doomsday

• Black Death

• Black Tuesday

What is the stock market?

• It is a place that you buy food

• It is where people put their money to invest in businesses.

• It is a place to buy dishes.

At the start of the Great Depression, factories were making...

• …too many products and people couldn't afford to buy them.

• …not enough products and people wanted to buy them

Why couldn't people buy products from factories during the Great Depression?

• They didn't have enough money

• They didn't like the products.

• They had too many things.

Why didn't people have money during the Great Depression?

• They did not save their money.

• They did not have jobs.

• They had a lot of money during the Great Depression

What was the Dust Bowl?

• It was a bucket full of dirt used to plant crops.

• It was a drought in the Midwest that kept the farmers from growing crops to eat because there was no rain.

• It was a place where farmers grew crops and sold them.