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WorksheetsGREAT DEPRESSION: Great American Facts Set 5
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
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1.
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
2.
Which situation was a basic cause of the Great Depression?
a)
continued increases in wages for workers
b)
excessive profits for farmers
c)
overregulation of the stock market
d)
overproduction of consumer goods
3.
A time when business activity is very slow and people are out of work is known as a _____________.
a)
economic crash
b)
economic depression
c)
economic party
d)
economic low time
4.
The Dust Bowl experiences of the Oklahoma farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated the
a)
effect of geography on people’s lives
b)
success of government farm subsidies
c)
limitation of civil liberties during times of crisis
d)
result of the Indian Removal Act
5.
Which conditions are most characteristic of an economic depression?
a)
high unemployment and overproduction
b)
large business investments and low taxes
c)
too much money in circulation and high stock prices
d)
high employment and increased home building
6.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
7.
Roosevelt's collection of laws and programs to help the nation deal with the Depression was known as
a)
the New Deal.
b)
the Square Deal.
c)
the Hundred Days.
d)
Public Works.
8.
The Social Security Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are examples of
a)
Federal laws designed to protect consumers from unsafe products
b)
the Federal Government’s response to changes in the economy
c)
Federal laws designed to control spending
d)
the Federal Government’s attempts to regulate big business
9.
A major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs
a)
believed strongly in States rights
b)
expanded the power of the Presidency
c)
supported a strict construction of the Constitution
d)
opposed most civil rights legislation
10.
The effectiveness of the New Deal in ending the Great Depression is difficult to measure because
a)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died during his fourth term
b)
United States involvement in World War II rapidly accelerated economic growth
c)
the Supreme Court declared most New Deal laws unconstitutional
d)
ater Presidents failed to support most New Deal reforms
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