Great Depression

Jesse Owens won Olympic gold medals.

• True

• False

Who did Hoover think should help the American people during the Great Depression?

• the Federal government

• the State governments

• charities

• When the drought began.

What was "Black Tuesday"?

• A dark day during the Dust Bowl.

• The stock market crash.

• The shopping day after Thanksgiving.

• When the drought began.

A lot of people were very poor during the great depression.

• True

• False

Which state was in the "Dust Bowl"?

• California

• New York

• Oklahoma

• Wyoming

Which group had workers build dams to control flooding and provide electricity to 7 states.

• TVA

• CCC

• WPA

• AAA

Which group had workers build roads, parks, bridges, airports, and buildings, and hired artists to paint murals and build sculptures

• TVA

• CCC

• WPA

• AAA

Which group gave jobs to men between 18-25 to build roads, plant forest, work on irrigation and national park projects?

• TVA

• CCC

• WPA

• AAA

What was the "New Deal?"

• a card game

• a good deal on a house during the great depression

• programs started by the government to get America back on its feet from the great depression

• a soup kitchen

Which of these could be described as a "Hooverville"?

• cardboard shanty

• a house in the city of Hoover

• a palace Hoover lived in

• a soup kitchen