Great Depression Quiz

What event triggered the stock market crash of 1929?

• The Federal Reserve's policies

• The construction of the Hoover Dam

• The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

• The Dust Bowl

Which day is known as Black Tuesday?

• October 24, 1929

• October 29, 1929

• November 11, 1918

• December 7, 1941

What factor worsened the stock market crash?

• Margin calls

• Bank failures

• RFC loans

• Tariffs

What was the impact of the banking crisis during the Great Depression?

• Widespread unemployment

• Devaluation of stocks

• Bank runs

• Crop failures

What caused the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression?

• Drought and careless agricultural practices

• Bank failures

• RFC loans

• Tariffs

What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)?

• To provide government loans to struggling banks

• To raise tariffs on imported goods

• To pay bonuses to World War I veterans

• To stabilize the stock market

What was the consequence of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?

• Raising the cost of imported goods

• Lowering taxes for businesses

• Creating jobs for unemployed workers

• Stabilizing the banking system

What were the makeshift communities set up by World War I veterans in Washington, DC called?

• Hoovervilles

• Dust Bowl

• RFC

• Bonus Army

Who won the presidential election in 1932?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Huey P. Long

• Charles Coughlin

What were FDR's weekly radio addresses called?

• Fireside Chats

• Hoovervilles

• RFC loans

• Court packing