The Great Depression

October 29, 1929, the day in which the stock market crashed was also known as.....

• Black Friday

• Black Tuesday

• Black Wednesday

The purpose of the New Deal program was to-

• help the nation recover from the Great Depression

• end discrimination against African Americans

• give women voting rights

• improve working conditions for immigrants

The photograph best illustrates which impact of the Great Depression upon Americans

• Large numbers of people were, hungry and unemployed

• Workers were able to afford luxury items

• banks were seizing property for failure to pay

• Workers' income rose to high levels

Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Depression

• Stock market crash

• Unpaid debts from fighting WWI

• Banks make loans that borrowers cannot pay back

• Factories and farms produce more goods than people can buy

People who could no longer afford to live in their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they build in public parks. What were these shacks called?

• Shantyshacks

• Tenement Housing

• Town Homes

• Hoovervilles

Who was the President of the US when the stock market crashed and the Depression began?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D Roosevelt

• William McKinley

By 1932, how many people were unemployed in the US?

• 2/9

• 6/8

• 1/4

• All US citizens

Who is credited with taking this iconic photo?

• Langston Hughes

• Dorthea Lange

• Thomas Nast

• Jacob Riis

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

• Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains

• Unemployment decreased gradually

• Hoover was re-elected as president

• Many homes along the Mississippi River were flooded

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

• churches

• soup kitchens

• businesses

• work