Great Depression

Shantytowns and homes made by homeless people from scrap wood and tins become known as

• Depressionville

• Government homes

• Hooverville

• Homelessville

Who ran for president in 1932 election on the slogan a New Deal for Americans?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S Truman

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

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

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.

• Banks closed (failed)

• banks gave away their money

• they couldn't remember where they put it

What nickname was given to the Stock Market crash of 1929?

• Sad Tuesday
• Black Tuesday
• Red Tuesday
• Broke Tuesday

What happened to the life savings of people when banks closed during the Great Depression?

• People were given money from other banks. 
• People got their money back from the government.
• People lost all of their money when the banks closed.

During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?

• By ending the practice of sharecropping
• By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
• By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
• By training farmers for jobs in a new field

Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The End of Prohibition
• The New Deal
• The Stock Market Crash
• The Election of Herbert Hoover

The New Deal stressed Relief, Recovery, and _______.

• Reform

• Revolution

• Reinvention

• Reinforcement

Which state was NOT part of the Dust Bowl?

• Florida

• Oklahoma

• Colorado

• Kansas