Exploring Hoovervilles: The Shantytowns of the Great Depression

Exploring Hoovervilles: The Shantytowns of the Great Depression

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

6th - 10th Grade

Easy

Created by

Ethan Morris

Used 10+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the common belief about President Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression?

He was responsible for the New Deal.

He was a Democratic President.

He was a do-nothing leader.

He was actively solving the homelessness issue.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What materials did most Hooverville residents use to build their homes?

Stone

Bricks

Wood from crates and scraps of metal

Concrete

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were Hoovervilles tolerated or ignored despite being on private lands?

Out of dire necessity.

They were part of a government program.

They were legally sanctioned.

They paid rent to the landowners.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to the residents of the Hooverville near New York's Central Park?

They were given jobs.

They were allowed to stay indefinitely.

They were provided with new homes.

They were hastily evicted by the police.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the judge do for the 22 unemployed men sleeping in Central Park in July 1931?

Gave each of them $2 out of his own pocket.

Sent them to jail.

Ignored their situation.

Found them jobs.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who campaigned for the 'Forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid' in 1932?

Harry S. Truman

Calvin Coolidge

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the New Deal?

To reduce taxes.

To increase military spending.

To promote international trade.

To provide emergency measures for the American people.

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