Unit 5: The Great Depression, New Deal, & 1930s Quiz

What was the Great Depression?

• A period of low economic activity marked by rising unemployment

• A stock market crash in 1929

• A name for the Midwest states that had a drought and dust storms

• A plan to help the economy recover during the Great Depression

Who was the president when the Great Depression began?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Duke Ellington

• Jesse Owens

What was the New Deal?

• A stock market crash in 1929

• A period of low economic activity marked by rising unemployment

• A plan to help the economy recover during the Great Depression

• A name for the Midwest states that had a drought and dust storms

What happened during the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

• A period of low economic activity marked by rising unemployment

• A name for the Midwest states that had a drought and dust storms

• A plan to help the economy recover during the Great Depression

• Stock prices fell quickly and many people lost their life savings

Who was the president during the Great Depression and World War II?

• Jesse Owens

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Duke Ellington

What were soup kitchens during the Great Depression?

• A name for the Midwest states that had a drought and dust storms

• A stock market crash in 1929

• Places that helped feed people who couldn't find work and had no money for food

• A plan to help the economy recover during the Great Depression

Who wrote the novel 'Gone with the Wind'?

• Margaret Mitchell

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Duke Ellington

• Jesse Owens

Who was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra?

• Jesse Owens

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Duke Ellington

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A plan to help the economy recover during the Great Depression

• A period of low economic activity marked by rising unemployment

• A name for the Midwest states that had a drought and dust storms

• A stock market crash in 1929

Who was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 Games?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Duke Ellington

• Herbert Hoover

• Jesse Owens