Great Depression Challenge

When did the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression begin?

• 1919

• 1914

• 1929

• 1921

What was the main cause of the Dust Bowl?

• Poor farming techniques, windstorms, and drought.

• Hurricanes

• Broken tractors and disease

• Hoovervilles

Who did many Americans blame for not helping more during the Great Depression?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Stock Market

• The Bank

Who was the most famous author in the 1930s?

• Jesse Owens

• George Washington Carver

• Herbert Hoover

• Margaret Mitchell

Which book is Margaret Mitchell known for?

• Bud, Not Buddy

• Their Eyes Were Watching God

• Gone with the Wind

• The Giver

What athlete is known for winning 4 Olumpic Gold Medals and breaking multiple world records in college?

• Jesse Owens

• Duke Ellington

• Jesse James

• James Earl Jones

This type of music is best known for evolving from jazz music.

• Sting

• Blues

• Country

• Swing

In what region of the United States did the Dust Bowl occur?

• The Great Plains/Midwest

• The East Coast

• The Savannah Valley

• The West Coast

Because so many people were unemployed, many people had to stand in what kinds of lines? SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS!!!!

• Vegetable Lines

• Unemployment Lines

• Bread Lines

• Soup Kitchen Lines

The day that the Stock Market crashed is best known as _______ Tuesday.

• Sad

• Black

• Poor

• Tragic

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