The Great Depression

Why would a union call for a sit-down strike?

• because its members do not want to work

• to protest unfair working conditions

• to protest the government's welfare policies

• to protest the rise of fascism

What can you conclude from the fact that government breadlines were very often long during the Great Depression?

• farmers had enough time growing wheat in the depression

• bread was very expensive during the depression

• many people did not have enough to eat during the depression

• lots of businesses failed during the depression

Approximately how many Americans were out of work in 1932?

• 1 in 10

• 1 in 5

• 1 in 4

• 1 in 3

What was the significance of the novel, "The Grapes of Wrath?"

• it examined the difficulties poor farmers faced

• it examined difficulties faced by urban people

• it examined the unfair conditions of factory workers

• it examined the difficulties faced by poor people

What can you conclude from the fact that comedies and musicals were so popular during the Depression?

• people wanted to escape their troubles

• people had no other way of listening to music

• the art of comedy had just been invented

• dramas were very unpopular

If you were a hobo, where would you live?

• in an apartment

• on a farm

• in a factory

• you would be homeless

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A large football stadium were rallies were held

• A huge area of ruined farmland in the middle of america

• the most popular musical comedy in 1933

• a novel that examined the phlight of homelessness

What did Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington have in common?

• They were popular novelists

• they were popular movie comedians

• they were popular musicians

• they were popular labor leaders

What event happened to end the Great Depression?

• World War I

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

• World War II

What effect did the stock market crash of 1929 have on the Great Depression?

• It marked the start of the depression

• It marked the point at which the economy started to recover

• it marked the end of the depression

• It marked the point that the depression was at its worst