SS: Great Depression Vocabulary Quiz 2023*

SS: Great Depression Vocabulary Quiz 2023*

8th Grade

20 Qs

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SS: Great Depression Vocabulary Quiz 2023*

SS: Great Depression Vocabulary Quiz 2023*

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the place where the buying and selling of stocks occur?

Amazon

Stocks 'R' Us

Stock Exchange

Stock.com

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is buying too much stock with borrowed money called?

Overspeculation

Overproduction

Installment Buying

Stock Exchanging

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is it called when the government funds projects to build public resources such as bridges, roads, etc?

Dust Bowl

Public Works Projects

Private Works Fund

Stock Exchange

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the "makeshift" homes that were built by the homeless called?

The Estates

Coolvilles

Tenements

Hoovervilles

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name given to the thousands of U.S. World War I veterans who went to Washington, D.C. demanding their bonuses (money)?

Hoover's Army

Money Men

Bonus Army

Rough Riders

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the term given to the Great Plains when it became dry and the topsoil started blowing away?

The Great Storm of the 1930s

Dust Bowl

Dusty Plains

Dust Bust

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name for people who moved around often to find jobs?

Bootleggers

Stalkers

Entrepreneurs

Migrant Workers

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