WorksheetsDust Bowl, Great Depression, and WWII
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these are causes of the Great Depression?
a)
over-grazing
b)
the stock market crash
c)
unemployment rate rose to 25%
d)
investors panicked on Black Tuesday
2.
The Great Depression led to all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Prosperity (wealth)
b)
High unemployment (loss of jobs)
c)
Homelessness
d)
Banks closed down
3.
All of the following are causes of the Dust Bowl EXCEPT:
a)
Drought
b)
Over-grazing
c)
Over-farming
d)
Lots of dirt flying around
4.
The name given to October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed
a)
Great Depression
b)
New Deal
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
WWI
5.
The program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt meant to promote economic recovery and social reform to end the Great Depression was called
a)
Great Depression
b)
New Deal
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
WWI
6.
Share of ownership in a company
a)
stock market
b)
depression
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
stock
7.
Gradual wearing away of something, such as soil
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Erasing
d)
Watering
8.
When banks take over property because the owners are unable to repay loans
a)
repossession
b)
depression
c)
purchase
d)
foreclosure
9.
A period of low economic activity and high unemployment
a)
Black Tuesday
b)
depression
c)
stock
d)
reformer
10.
This is a photo of which event?
a)
WWII 1939-1945
b)
New Deal 1933-1941
c)
Black Tuesday Oct. 29,1929
d)
Dust Bowl 1930s
11.
To limit the purchase of consumption of food or other goods
a)
ration
b)
neutral
c)
stock market
12.
Texas contributed to WWII in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a)
offering many military training bases
b)
providing most of the oil for the war
c)
providing all of the agricultural products needed for the war
13.
The MOST significant economic impact of WWII was:
a)
increased unemployment rate
b)
it ended the Great Depression!
c)
destroyed military defense plants that were built
14.
What effect did the Great Depression have on unemployment in both Texas and the US?
a)
Banks closed down
b)
increased unemployment rate
c)
homelessness rose
d)
all of these
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