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WorksheetsGreat Depression
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The __________________ was the longest period of unemployment and low economic activity in the 1900's.
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Depression
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Civil War
2.
A __________ is a share in the ownership of a company.
a)
treaty
b)
draft
c)
stock
d)
depression
3.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
4.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
5.
During the Great Depression, many people were unemployed. This means that they lost their ____________.
a)
jobs
b)
homes
c)
families
d)
friends
6.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose their homes because they couldn't pay for them. They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find. These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
7.
To make things worse during the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the midwest. Because the soil was so dry, wind caused dust storms that covered people's homes, and all of their belongings. This was called the _______________
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Dry Bowl
c)
Dirt Bowl
d)
Depression Bowl
8.
The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Grover Cleveland
9.
Who was president during the New Deal?
a)
Theodore Rooesvelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
10.
What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Deal
c)
Social Security
d)
the New Liberalism
11.
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
a)
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
b)
abolition and suffrage
c)
relief, recovery, and reform
d)
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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.
17.
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
18.
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
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