OC - USH - America - The Story of US (Bust)

OC - USH - America - The Story of US (Bust)

9th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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OC - USH - America - The Story of US (Bust)

OC - USH - America - The Story of US (Bust)

Assessment

Quiz

History

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Mr. Alkire

Used 3+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Credit was widely used, but what percentage of Americans did not have savings?

8%

18%

48%

80%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was it a problem for the bank to cash out stock?

They weren't bailed out by the government and banks depended on their stocks

They were run by the Federal Government

They were run by the State Governments

They knew the government would bail them out so they acted cautiously.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who funded the Hoover Dam?

Tax Payers (Government)

Las Vegas Casino Owners

Private Investors

Stock Market

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Being that it was constructed in the midst of the Great Depression, what does the Hoover Dam symbolize?

America's fortitude, ingenuity, and ability to transform itself

Greed and Corruption

Wastefulness. The $ should have gone to other things that needed it.

It is a land of immigrants

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural resource did Frank Crow used to harnish energy for the surrounding area?

Sierra Forrest

California Aqueduct System

Colorado River

Coal from the Sierra Mountains

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major U.S. city was transformed by the expansion that came thanks to the electricity generated from the Hoover Dam?

Los Angeles

Las Vegas

San Franciso

Salt Lake City

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural disaster hit the Great Plains of the U.S. in 1934?

Tornados

Hurricanes

Dust Storms

Blizzard

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