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WorksheetsGreat Depression WWWWW&H
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Buying on Margin
a)
1934-1935, Great Plains during drought (350,000 families left the land)
b)
Democrat elected president in 1932, his landslide election showed the willingness of people to blame Republicans for Depression.
c)
Buying stock by making a small cash down payment and borrowing the rest.
d)
Buying stock by making a small cash down payment.
2.
Great Depression
a)
Name given to the period of economic down turn that began in 1929.
b)
Name given to the period of economic down turn that began in 1920.
c)
Name given to the period of economic down turn that began in 1928.
d)
Name given to the period of economic down turn that began in 1829.
3.
Recovery from the Great Depression was accomplished by
a)
public works programs.
b)
the Social Security Act.
c)
The National Recovery Administration.
d)
the outbreak of World War II.
4.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
5.
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
6.
The depression of the 1930s occurred in which of the following places?
a)
The United States only
b)
It was worldwide
c)
Europe only
d)
Asia
7.
The depression of the 1930s occurred in which of the following places?
a)
The United States only
b)
It was worldwide
c)
Europe only
d)
Asia
8.
Which event marks the start of the “Great Depression” in the United States.
a)
a. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b)
The sinking of the USS Maine
c)
The Treaty of Versailles
d)
The stock market crash of 1929
9.
Which of the following would be a reason for the stock market crash of 1929?
a)
Inflated stock prices
b)
Americans in too much debt
c)
Banks giving out bad loans
d)
All of the above
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