Great Depression Quiz

Which of the following events marked the start of the Great Depression?

• the start of the Hoover presidency in March 1929

• the end of World War I in 1918

• he stock market crash in October 1929

• he drop in oil and cotton prices in 1932

How did the uneven spread of wealth in the 1920s contribute to the Great Depression?

• Fewer people were able to invest in the stock market.

• People were not able to buy as many goods as companies produced.

• Farmers grew wealthy, while factory workers suffered.

• Spending by the wealthy caused foreign trade to increase.

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are examples of

• Texans who turned to crime during the Great Depression

• governors who were voted out of office during the 1930s.

• Texans who benefited from the oil boom in Texas in the early 1930s

• government leaders who provided relief during the Great Depression.

How effective were the efforts of Texas governors to provide relief during the Great Depression?

• Their relief efforts were able to end the Great Depression in Texas.

• Most of their efforts only benefited the wealthy.

• Most of their efforts actually made the situation worse.

• Their relief efforts helped some but failed to end the Great Depression.

Which of the following helps explain why the Great Depression was at first less severe in Texas than in other parts of the nation?

• Most Texans had so much wealth they were still comfortable even after losing some

• Few Texans worked in industry, so few lost their jobs as a result of factory closings.

• Most Texans did not use banks, so few people lost money when they collapsed.

• Oil and cotton prices rose steadily throughout the Depression, boosting the state economy.

An area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust and eroded, especially as a consequence of drought or unsuitable farming practice.

• Drought

• Dust Bowl.

• Oil Boom

• Rationing

The buying and selling of stocks as shares in companies

• Economic Depression

• Stock Market

• Stock X

• Amazon Prime

a period of economic decline characterized by high unemployment, high prices, and a lack of economic production

• Drought

• Economic Depression

• Bad Credit

• Dust Bowl

The practice of giving out limited amounts of food and supplies, generally given to soldiers or civilians during war time

• Rationing

• Door Dash

• Drought

• Lobo Store

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.

• Hurricane

• Monsoon

• Dust Bowl

• Drought