Understanding the Great Depression

Understanding the Great Depression

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Understanding the Great Depression

Understanding the Great Depression

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the host of Crash Course U.S. History?

Herbert Hoover

John Green

David Kennedy

John Maynard Keynes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event is often mistakenly thought to have caused the Great Depression?

The invention of the tractor

The signing of the Versailles Treaty

The stock market crash in October 1929

World War I

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major factor in the agricultural sector's struggle during the 1920s?

The gold standard

Overproduction and low prices

Lack of mechanization

Prohibition

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Herbert Hoover label the speculation in the stock markets that began in 1927?

An economic boom

A necessary evil

An orgy of mad speculation

A financial revolution

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary cause of the Great Depression, according to the video?

America's weak banking system

The stock market crash

World War I

The Hawley Smoot tariff

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Federal Reserve fail to do, contributing to the Great Depression?

Raise interest rates

Support agricultural production

Rescue the banks and infuse money into the economy

Implement the gold standard

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is deflation considered much worse than inflation?

It leads to higher prices

It causes banks to lend more money

It results in businesses cutting costs by laying off workers

It increases the value of money

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