Great Depression Review

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

• Jesse Owens
• Herbert Hoover
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• George Washington

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 would MOST contribute to people living beyond their means?

• Credit
• Rich People
• Goverment
• 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

Ownership in shares of a company or corporation

• CEO
• Insurance
• Stocks

Month and Day that Stock Market Crashed

• October 28, 1929
• October 29, 1928
• October 29, 1929
• October 29, 1939

The Great Depression began in

• 1925
• 1929
• 1932
• 1940

What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?

• Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
• Unemployment decreased gradually.
• Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
• Hoover was re-elected as president.

In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.

• churches
• businesses
• soup kitchens
• work

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

• Abraham Lincoln
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover