Great Depression Week 1
Authored by Christopher Morell
Social Studies
11th Grade
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
Name of the period from 1929-1940 when many faced widespread hunger, homelessness, and unemployment.
(a)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
One cause of the Great Depression was . . .
Americans had invested too much into the stock market.
Business profits were too low during the 1920s.
The government had policies that hurt big businesses.
Technologies were invented before people could afford them.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
The President at the start of the Great Depression was . . .
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Harry S. Truman
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
How did farming practices lead farmers into debt during the 1920s?
Farmers were unable to produce enough to meet demand.
Farmers produced too much food than could be sold (overproduction)
Farming techniques were outdated.
Land was appropriated by the federal government.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
Which best summarizes Herbert Hoover's plan for the Great Depression?
The government should help businesses and banks recover first. It will not give handouts to the people.
Government programs should provide an economic safety net for the people.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
Which best summarizes FDR's plan for the Great Depression?
The government should help businesses and banks recover first. It will not give handouts to the people.
Government programs should provide an economic safety net for the people.
7.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
This was the nickname for homeless villages or shantytowns that were created during the Great Depression because people blamed the president for not doing anything to help.
(a)
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