W 16 Great Depression Quiz

What year did the Stock Market Crash, marking the beginning of the Great Depression?

• 1925

• 1929

• 1931

• 1935

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Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?

• Increased production of consumer goods

• Low tariffs on imported goods

• Over-speculation in the stock market

• Decrease in agricultural demand

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What term describes the makeshift shantytowns built by homeless people during the Great Depression?

• Newvilles

• Hoovervilles

• Roosevilles

• Depression Towns

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The Dust Bowl primarily affected which sector of the American economy?

• Technology

• Agriculture

• Banking

• Real Estate

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Which environmental catastrophe, exacerbated by poor farming practices, took place during the Great Depression?

• The Great Flood

• The Dust Bowl

• Hurricane Katrina

• San Francisco Earthquake

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What was the primary goal of the New Deal programs?

• To reduce the power of the federal government

• To promote free-market capitalism

• To provide relief, recovery, and reform

• To support big businesses

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How did the Dust Bowl affect migration in the United States?

• It decreased migration to urban areas

• It increased migration to the Midwest

• It increased migration to California and other western states

• It had no significant effect on migration

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What was the typical public perception of President Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

• Highly effective and proactive

• Largely indifferent and passive

• Overly aggressive and harsh

• Slow and inadequate

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During the Great Depression, what was the highest recorded unemployment rate?

• 10%

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

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Which of the following best describes the term "Hoovervilles" during the Great Depression?

• Areas where wealthy individuals lived

• Communities built by President Hoover

• Shantytowns named sarcastically after President Hoover

• New industrial sectors promoted by Hoover

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