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WorksheetsCauses and Effects of the Great Depression
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the acronym used to describe the effects of the Great Depression?
a)
MIMAL
b)
LOAF
c)
MANIA
d)
HEAR
2.
The Federal Reserve could not ________ the money supply.
a)
Use
b)
Spend
c)
Protect
d)
Save
3.
What happened to many people who saved money in banks?
a)
They grew rich.
b)
They made counterfeit money.
c)
They saved a lot of money.
d)
They lost everything.
4.
True or False : Americans over speculated on stocks.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What was created to "protect American jobs"?
a)
Federal Reserve
b)
Stocks
c)
Tariffs
d)
International Trade
6.
What happens when tariffs are added to imported products?
a)
The price of the imported product is determined by demand.
b)
The price of the imported product remains the same.
c)
The price of the imported product goes down.
d)
The price of the imported products goes up.
7.
When tariffs are added to imported products, what happens to international trade?
a)
It becomes a new program.
b)
It stays the same.
c)
It grows very well.
d)
It is discouraged.
8.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
Everyone bought more stocks.
b)
Large numbers of people were hungry and homeless.
c)
Farmers became rich.
d)
Many people moved to the South during the Great Migration South.
9.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
One-fourth of workers lost their jobs.
b)
One-fourth of the puppies born that year were German Shepards.
c)
One-fourth of the stocks were lost forever.
d)
One-fourth of the farmers became rich.
10.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
A large number of people were admitted to the hospital.
b)
A large number of banks and businesses excelled.
c)
A large number of banks and businesses failed.
d)
A large number of banks and businesses moved to Canada.
11.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
Farmers started purchasing automobiles from the Olds Company.
b)
Farmers' incomes were unchanged.
c)
Farmers became rich and sold stocks.
d)
Farmers' incomes fell to low levels and many left their farms.
12.
If borrowers cannot repay their loans, what happens to them?
a)
They must get another loan.
b)
They must sell everything to pay the loan.
c)
They must never repay the loan.
d)
They must move to another country.
13.
What did farmers do after WWI that caused many of them to lose their farms?
a)
They cut back on farm production.
b)
They sold their farms.
c)
They went off to war.
d)
They continued to overproduce.
14.
What happens to the value of your crops when you continue to overproduce them?
a)
The value increases.
b)
The value stays the same.
c)
The value decreases.
d)
Farmers become rich.
15.
What caused the Dust Bowl?
a)
loss of grasslands, overuse of tractors, lack of soil
b)
too much dirt
c)
loss of dust, overuse of steel plow
d)
loss of grasslands, overuse of tractors, lack of rain
16.
What is the name given to programs to help lift the United States out of the Great Depression?
a)
The Raw Deal
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Roosevelt Corollary
d)
No Pain, No Gain!
17.
Which New Deal program helped the elderly?
a)
Farm Assistance Program
b)
Social Security Administration
c)
Federal Work Program
d)
Environmental Improvement Program
18.
Which New Deal program brought electricity and water control to Southern states?
a)
Environmental Improvement Program
b)
Social
Security Administration
Security Administration
c)
Farm Assistance Program
d)
Federal Work Program
19.
Which New Deal program created jobs for unemployed Americans?
a)
Increased Rights for Labor
b)
Farm Assistance Program
c)
Federal work Program
d)
Social Security Administration
20.
Which New Deal program provided pensions for the unemployed?
a)
Increased Rights for Labor
b)
Environmental Improvement Program
c)
Federal Work Program
d)
Social Security Administration
21.
Which New Deal program set wages and prices?
a)
Social Security
b)
Increased Rights for Labor
c)
Federal Work Program
d)
Farm Assistance Program
22.
Which New Deal program paid farmers to stop growing crops, and helped Dust Bowl farmers?
a)
Federal Work Program
b)
Farm Assistance Program
c)
Increased Rights for Labor
d)
Environmental Improvement Program
23.
Which president created the New Deal?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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