The Great Depression Quiz- 7.RL.1.A

What event caused the Great Depression?

• The Civil War

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929

• World War II

• The Dust Bowl

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Based on the text, how did the stock market crash affect people's lives?

• It made people very wealthy.

• It had no impact on people's lives.

• It caused many people to lose their jobs, homes, and savings.

• It led to a period of great prosperity.

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Why do you think the Great Depression had a "profound impact" on American society and culture?

• It was a time of peace and prosperity.

• It had little effect on American society.

• It led to widespread suffering and economic hardship.

• It was a brief period of economic downturn.

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How might the Great Depression have changed the way Americans viewed the government's role in the economy?

• Americans became more reliant on the government to provide economic assistance.

• Americans became less supportive of government intervention in the economy.

• Americans had no opinion on the government's role in the economy.

• Americans believed the government should play a smaller role in society.

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Based on the information in the text, do you think the Great Depression could have been prevented?

• Yes, it could have been easily prevented.

• No, there was no way to prevent the Great Depression.

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Which sentence(s) best supports the inference that the Great Depression caused widespread suffering and economic hardship?

• The stock market crash of 1929 was a major turning point in American history.

• It sent the nation into a deep economic depression that lasted for nearly a decade.

• Millions of people lost their jobs, homes, and savings.

• Businesses failed, and farms were foreclosed.

• All of the above.

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