Roaring Twenties/Great Depression Review

The president who promised the people a "New Deal" during the Great Depression.

• Jesse Owens
• Herbert Hoover
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Define Black Tuesday.

• Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.
• October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression
• Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.

Which of the following contributed the most to people living beyond their means?

• Credit
• Government

• The Stock Market

What caused millions to lose their family wealth during The Depression?

• Bank closures
• Foreclosures on their farms and homes
• Stockmarket
• All of the above

When you own shares of a company or corporation, they are called this.

• CEO
• Insurance
• Stocks

When did the Stock Market crash?

• October 28, 1929
• October 29, 1928
• October 29, 1929

The Great Depression began in

• 1925
• 1929
• 1932

Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

• banks closed
• banks gave away their money
• they couldn't remember where they put it

What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?

• Hoovervilles
• Okies
• Bonus Army Bases