The Great Depression

The Great Depression

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Social Studies

5th Grade

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Carla Mitchell

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was the Great Depression?

A time when the United States was economically strong.

A severe decline in the U.S. economy

A time where stocks were doing really well

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean to buy something on credit?

You never have to actually pay for the item.

You get to pay less for the item.

You borrow the money from the bank and pay it back later.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What lead to the economy crashing in 1929?

Americans had bought too many goods on credit.

Americans all went to get their money out of the banks at once.

Americans sold a bunch of stocks at once.

All of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did unemployment start getting worse as the Great Depression began?

There was high consumer demand and a large supply of products.

There was low consumer demand and a large supply of products.

There was high consumer demand and a small supply of products.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a stock?

A piece of a company.

A plant that grows out of the ground.

A savings account

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was a Hooverville?

A town in Washington D.C.

Cities full of shacks built with scrap materials

Wealthy neighborhoods in the city

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What were two causes of the Dust Bowl?

drought and raising cattle (cows)

rain and over-plowing fields

drought and over-plowing fields

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