Week 23: Roaring 20's and the Great Depression

The "Roaring 20's" period in the United States can be described as...(Article 1)

• thriving

• depressing

• aggressive

• demanding

From 1921 to 1929, the average income per person rose from $522 to ____ a year. (Article 1)

• $525

• $716

• $857

• $623

Which factor did NOT contribute to the economic suffering of American farmers? (Article 4)

• Immigrants and migrants settled in the frontier areas of the country to build homesteads and farms

• A severe drought and poor farming techniques led to dust storms

• Banks seized farms and land because of unpaid loans

• The price of crops dropped at the end of World War I because supply was bigger than demand

October 29, 1929 was known as _____ after the prices of stocks fell sharply. (Article 2)

• Black Tuesday

• Black Wednesday

• Black Thursday

• Black Friday

President Franklin D. Roosevelt created a plan to help Americans recover from the Great Depression called_____ (Article 5)

• the New Tax

• the New Day

• the New Country

• the New Deal

___ was the result of continually breathing air filled with dust. (Article 4)

• The Dust Bowl

• Dust pneumonia

• Black lung

• Prarie Dust

In what year did the severe drought begin in the Southern Plains region? (Article 4)

• 1929

• 1930

• 1932

• 1931

What was one of President Roosevelt's greatest challenges when he was sworn in as president? (Article 5)

• Bring the country out of the depression

• increase production of money

• separate the country in half

• start WWII

What did Franklin D. Roosevelt do as president that no other president has done? (Article 5)

• Was impeached by Congress

• Served 4 terms as president

• Entered a war with Europe

• Became a farmer