
The Great Depression
Authored by Joseph Heimann
History, Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This image is an example of which of the following developments in the 1930s?
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression
Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl
Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor
Preparations for World War II had created a shortage of building materials
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression was often criticized because it
wasted money on new social programs
caused widespread rioting and looting in major cities
raised taxes on businesses and the wealthy
failed to provide direct relief for the neediest persons
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following actions taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt most directly parallels this image?
expanding the armed forces
using police to evict "Hooverville" residents
delivering food, water and medical supplies to residents
providing jobs and home loans to American workers through his New Deal programs
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Breadlines, Hoovervilles, and the Bonus Army were all direct results of
housing shortages in the 1920s
relief efforts of the New Deal
improved agricultural technology
unemployment during the Great Depression
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A major cause of the stock market crash of 1929 was
buying stocks on margin
using stock certificates as currency
restricting bank loans
outlawing installment buying
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Great Depression was caused in part by
increasing government support of big business
the overuse of credit and installment buying
high wages and low unemployment
the scarcity (shortage) of farm products
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The image would be most useful to historians as a source of information about which of the following?
The Rust Belt
Hoover Dam
Dust Bowl
Hoovervilles
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