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Worksheets1930s-The Great Depression
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This president thought the federal government should not get involved in the economy. As a result, many Americans blamed him for the Great Depression. This caused him to lose the election in 1932.
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Rooselvelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Calvin Coolidge
2.
This famous Georgia author wrote the best selling novel “Gone with the Wind.” The novel is about life in the south during and after the Civil War. In 1939, it was turned into one of the top selling movies of all time.
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Dorothea Lange
c)
J.K. Rowling
d)
Margaret Mitchell
3.
This African-American became to first athlete to win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1936.
a)
Jesse Jackson
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Jesse James
4.
While most people didn't have money to spend on cultural events, this musician kept jazz popular in the 1930s.
a)
Woody Guthrie
b)
Duke Ellington
c)
Harry Styles
d)
Louis Armstrong
5.
Which of the following is NOT a role that individuals play in the economy?
a)
consuming (buying) goods
b)
providing labor (doing work)
c)
taxing other citizens
d)
becoming entrepreneurs and starting businesses
6.
What is the role of banks in the economy?
a)
tax people and decide how you should spend your money
b)
open businesses and provide labor
c)
provide loans and help people invest their money
d)
produce goods and services people need
7.
Whose role in the economy is it to build schools, roads, fire and police departments, and more with tax money?
a)
individuals
b)
private businesses
c)
banks
d)
the government
8.
This is a plan on how to spend money.
a)
market
b)
loan
c)
budget
d)
economy
9.
Hundreds of thousands of people couldn’tfind jobs during the great depression. Many people who couldn’t find work couldn’t affordto buy food so they had to go to____________________.
a)
homeless shelters
b)
TVA
c)
food stamps
d)
soup kitchens
10.
Which of the following was NOT a problem facing the United States from 1929-1939?
a)
Many banks were closing because they ran out of money.
b)
The economy struggled because of all the money that had been spent fighting in Europe.
c)
A drought hit the U.S. for several years causing many farmers’ crops to fail.
d)
The stock market crashed causing people to lose millions and businesses to struggle.
11.
Which of the following was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
The Great Plains suffered a drought.
b)
The invention of the tractor resulted in fields that were much too large.
c)
Powerful tornadoes ripped through the area.
d)
Over plowing left the ground vulnerable to erosion causing massive storms.
12.
This program hired young men ages 18-26 who were unemployed and paid them to work mostly on outdoor projects such as national parks and planting trees (helped to prevent erosion which was prevalent because of over farming).
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
13.
This New Deal program built dams, which provided hydroelectric power to Tennessee, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and the whole river valley. Thousands of men were also employed to build the dams. This also helped the economy because electricity helped businesses in the area.
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
14.
This program provided jobs for millions of Americans, who were given the task of building roads, bridges, parks, airports and a plethora of other public facilities.
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
15.
President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
a)
to improve public education
b)
to avoid going to war
c)
to end racial discrimination
d)
to
strengthen the economy
16.
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?
a)
a government program that gave free land to homesteaders
b)
a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country
c)
a government program designed to help people during the depression
d)
a government program that helped women get the vote
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