The Great Depression

Many people were going into debt because they were buying goods on -

• trade

• credit

• fair prices

• stocks

Which area of life was NOT a struggle for Americans during the Great Depression?

• food

• shelter

• jobs

• entertainment

What was the name of President Roosevelt's plan to kickstart the economy by creating programs to employ and subsidize millions of Americans?

• Roosevelt Corollary

• New Deal

• Versailles Doctrine

• Hooverville

A period of great economic crisis during the 1930s

• World War One

• The Great Depression

• The Downside Era

• The Great Recession

Which describes a "depression"?

• poor economic performance and high unemployment

• high economic performance

• low unemployment and low prices

• growth in the economy

What happened in October 1929?

• Black Tuesday

• Black Friday

• The Day of Darkness

What was the goal of the Bonus Army in 1932?

• to set up Hoovervilles

• to participate in an antiwar protest

• to lobby for legislation to get bonus pay early

• to gather for a World War I veterans’ reunion

How did the stock market crash of 1929 contribute to the Great Depression?

• After the crash, wealthy people took the money they had and moved abroad.

• The crash left the economy too weak to overcome bigger challenges.

• The poor had invested heavily in the stock market and lost whatever money they had.

• Wall Street traders lost their jobs, creating massive unemployment.

Which TWO answers best describe President Herbert Hoover's presidency during the Great Depression?

• A very hands-on government

• Mostly hands-off government

• Largely unable to better economic conditions

• Created many New Deal programs

Who was president when the stock market crashed?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt