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The Great Depression Quiz

Authored by Brian Williams

History

11th Grade

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The Great Depression Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the President of the United States during the 1929 stock market crash?

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover

Andrew Mellon

Franklin D. Roosevelt

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event brought prosperity to a sudden halt in the United States?

The National Industrial Recovery Act

The Dust Bowl

The Great Depression

World War I

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the nation's workforce was out of work by 1932?

10%

75%

25%

50%

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which president struggled to end the Great Depression?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover

Andrew Mellon

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was President Calvin Coolidge's philosophy about government?

Do nothing

Interventionist

Socialist

Authoritarian

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which president believed in a more trickle-down philosophy to help the economy?

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover

Andrew Mellon

Franklin D. Roosevelt

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main problem with buying stocks on the margin in the 1920s?

Low stock prices

Lack of regulations

Limited availability of stocks

High taxes

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