The Great Depression Quiz

What nickname marked the date of the stock market crash of 1929?

• Dark Monday

• Black Tuesday

• Deadly Friday

What were camps of unemployed people built out of cardboard, tin, or scrap wood called?

• Hoovervilles

• Roosevelt Villages

• Shack Towns

Bank failures resulted when people went to the banks to get out their savings and -

• The government paid people to cover the money banks had lost

• The banks loaned the people more money

• The banks had loaned the money so they couldn't give it back

What was President Roosevelt's plan for getting the United States out of the Great Depression?

• The New Deal

• The Relief, Recovery,Reform Act

• The Square Deal

What caused the Dust Bowl?

• A drought along with too much farming

• Not enough people lived in that area

• Too much rain caused flooding

Which president was blamed for causing the Great Depression?

• President Roosevelt

• President Hoover

• President Bush

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• People bought stocks on credit or borrowed money

• Banks had to close because they did not have enough money

• The New Deal tried to start too many new programs

The purpose of Social Security was to

• Built dams on the Tennessee River

• Give jobs to young men

• Provide monthly income for the elderly and disabled

Why did farmers leave the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s?

• To try farming in the North

• Because they were unable to farm the land anymore

• To join the bonus Army in Washington D.C.

What best describes a way in which the Great Depression affected the lives of Americans?

• Many people moved from shantytowns to the suburbs.

• More people got married immediately after finishing school.

• Many children quit school to help their families earn money.