Comprehension Questions: What is the Great Depression?

What was the Great Depression?

• A time of prosperity

• A worldwide economic crisis

• A natural disaster

• A political movement

When did the stock market crash that marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

• October 30, 1929

• October 29, 1929

• November 1, 1929

• December 5, 1929

What event is referred to as Black Tuesday?

• The stock market crash

• The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

• The end of World War II

• The start of the Great Plains drought

What caused many banks to close during the Great Depression?

• Increased savings

• Panic among the public

• Government funding

• Economic growth

What natural disaster worsened the effects of the Great Depression?

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Dust Bowl

• Earthquake

Who was the president at the START of the Great Depression?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Calvin Coolidge

• Harry S. Truman

• Herbert Hoover

What were makeshift shanty towns called that homeless Americans lived in?

• Hoovervilles

• Dust Bowls

• Prosperity Towns

• New Deal Communities

What program did Franklin D. Roosevelt establish to help with the Great Depression?

• The Great Society

• The Fair Deal

• The New Deal

• The Marshall Plan

What was the main goal of the New Deal programs?

• To lower taxes

• To provide jobs and jumpstart the economy

• To end World War II

• To increase military spending

What event helped to turn the economy around and end the Great Depression?

• The election of Herbert Hoover

• The start of World War I

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The Dust Bowl