The Great Depression Quiz

What event is considered the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The start of World War I

• The stock market crash of 1929

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Which term best describes the economic state of the U.S. before the Great Depression?

• Recession

• Boom

• Stagnation

• Decline

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What was the immediate reaction of leading bankers to the stock market crash?

• They sold their stocks

• They bought stocks at inflated prices

• They ignored the crash

• They closed the banks

Which industry was a great driver of the American economy in the 1920s but slowed down before the Great Depression?

• Steel

• Automobile manufacturing

• Agriculture

• Textiles

What was one of the significant causes of the Great Depression according to the reading?

• Lack of innovation

• High government spending

• Rising inequality

• Increased taxes

Which president reassured Americans that "the depression is over" in 1930?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

• Woodrow Wilson

What legislation did Hoover sign into law to protect American farmers from foreign competition?

• The Agricultural Adjustment Act

• The New Deal

• The Smoot-Hawley Tariff

• The Federal Reserve Act

What exacerbated the effects of the Great Depression due to banks' reactions?

• Panic and bank runs

• Increased foreign investments

• Government bailouts

• International aid

Which president is often seen as a visible symbol for large invisible forces during the Great Depression?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Calvin Coolidge

• Theodore Roosevelt

What organization did Hoover establish to organize the efforts of private agencies during the Depression?

• President’s Organization for Unemployment Relief (POUR)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)