Great Depression and Related Events Quiz

What event triggered the Great Depression?

• Stock Market Crash (1929)

• Dust Bowl

• Breadlines

• New Deal

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A period of severe drought and dust storms

• A series of programs to help the country recover

• Immediate assistance programs for the unemployed

• Regulations to prevent future depressions

What was the purpose of the New Deal?

• To provide immediate assistance to the unemployed

• All of the above

• To address long-term economic problems

• To restart the economy and create jobs

a period of economic decline characterized by high unemployment, high prices, and a lack of economic production

• stock market

• boom and bust cycle

• urban

• economic depression

What was the Dust Bowl?

• A severe drought that affected the Great Plains during the 1930s

• A series of dust storms caused by deforestation

• A nickname for the stock market crash of 1929

• A government program to help farmers during the Great Depression

Which of the following best describes the impact of the Dust Bowl on migration patterns in the United States?

• It led to a significant increase in migration to urban areas in the Northeast

• It caused a large number of people to migrate from the Great Plains to California and other western states

• It had no significant impact on migration patterns

• It resulted in a large migration from the United States to Canada

How did the New Deal aim to address the problem of unemployment?

• By encouraging the private sector to create more jobs

• By implementing tax cuts for the wealthy to stimulate investment

• By creating government programs that directly employed millions of people

• By outsourcing government jobs to foreign countries

What was the main goal of the Public Works Administration (PWA)?

• To provide affordable housing

• To reduce unemployment through large-scale public works projects

• To improve rural electrification

• To support the arts and culture

How did the Dust Bowl affect American farmers?

• It led to an increase in agricultural prices

• It caused widespread crop failures and farm foreclosures

• It resulted in an increase in farm labor wages

• It had little to no effect on farming practices

How did the U.S. government respond to the economic crisis during the Great Depression under President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

• Ignored the economic issues

• Reduced government spending

• Implemented the New Deal programs

• Privatized all public services

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