WorksheetsTX - 7.2 - After the Crash
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What word means "share of ownership in a company"?
a)
stock
b)
retail
c)
bonds
d)
title
2.
What word means "a period of low economic activity and high unemployment"?
a)
depression
b)
utopia
c)
prosperity
d)
quarantine
3.
What was the most important industry in Texas BEFORE the discovery of oil in 1901?
a)
meat processing and packing [cattle]
b)
clothing manufacturing [cotton]
c)
transportation [railroads and ships]
d)
NONE of these are correct
4.
Which of these decades of Texas history saw the event known as the "Great Depression"?
a)
1930s
b)
1950s
c)
1890s
d)
1870s
5.
What was "Black Tuesday"?
a)
the day that the Stock Market crashed, starting the "Great Depression"
b)
the day that the U.S. lost "the Great War", also known as World War I
c)
the day that the U.S. experienced a 3 and a half hour solar eclipse
d)
NONE of these answers are correct
6.
How did the "Great Depression" affect the unemployment rate, according to this chart?
a)
unemployment was HIGHER during the "Great Depression" years
b)
unemployment was LOWER during the "Great Depression" years
c)
unemployment DIDN'T CHANGE during the "Great Depression" years
d)
that information is NOT on this chart
7.
Which of these gives the best summary of the "Great Depression"?
a)
a time of economic hardship in the U.S. that saw widespread unemployment and poverty
b)
an era that began with the U.S. being defeated in World War I and lasted nearly 20 years
c)
the last decade of the 1800s, sparked by massive cattle deaths due to diseases
d)
NONE of these are a good summary of the "Great Depression"
8.
How long did the "Great Depression" last in the U.S.?
a)
about 10 years
b)
just under 5 years
c)
a bit more than 20 years
d)
it's still going on today
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