
Crash Course U.S. History: The Great Depression
Authored by Carie Barry
Social Studies
9th - 12th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event is often mistakenly thought to have caused the Great Depression?
World War I
The Dust Bowl
The stock market crash of 1929
The Hawley Smoot tariff
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a major factor in the unsustainable economic conditions of the 1920s?
Credit and installment buying
High tariffs
Low agricultural production
Gold standard
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What sector suffered throughout the 1920s due to overproduction and low prices?
Construction
Agricultural
Banking
Automobile
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Herbert Hoover label as 'an orgy of mad speculation'?
Automobile manufacturing
Agricultural expansion
Stock markets
Real estate investments
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a significant cause of the Great Depression according to the text?
High employment rates
Overproduction of goods
High inflation
Weak banking system
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happened when depositors rushed to take their money out of banks?
Banks increased interest rates
Banks went under
Banks expanded
Banks thrived
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What economic condition is described as being worse than inflation?
Recession
Hyperinflation
Stagnation
Deflation
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