
Great Depression Causes Quiz
Authored by Amanda Codeus
History
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was a major problem in the 1920s that contributed to the Great Depression?
Overproduction of crops
Drought
High winds
Buying on credit
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What event on October 29, 1929, is considered one of the major causes of the Great Depression?
Hawley Smoot Tariff
Stock Market Crash
Reduction in Purchasing
Bank Failures
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was a consequence of over 9,000 banks failing during the 1930s?
Increased trade with foreign countries
Unemployment rate rising to 25%
More spending to improve the economic situation
Less trade between America and foreign countries
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What factor led to the gap between the rich and poor widening during the Great Depression?
High winds
Loss of prairie grasses due to over plowing
The wealthiest 1% saw their income rise 75%
Overproduction of crops
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was a result of businesses failing and the government creating the Hawley-Smoot Tariff in 1930?
Increased trade with foreign countries
Unemployment rate rising to 25%
Less trade between America and foreign countries
More spending to improve the economic situation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was the intent of the government with the Hawley Smoot Tariff?
Drought
Protect America business but it backfired
Overproduction of crops
Buying on credit
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Who was president when the stock market crashed?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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