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WorksheetsThe Great Depression
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What event is being described in the following story?
'The wind howled and the air and land were so dry. The family was worried that they would never be able to farm again because the land was so bad. '
'The wind howled and the air and land were so dry. The family was worried that they would never be able to farm again because the land was so bad. '
a)
The Crash of the Stock Market
b)
The Polio Epidemic
c)
The Dust Bowl
d)
The Hundred Days
2.
What event is being described in the following story?
It was a hot summer day and all I could think about was going for a swim. It felt so good to take a dip and splash the water on my face. But after the swim, I started to feel a little funny and feverish...
It was a hot summer day and all I could think about was going for a swim. It felt so good to take a dip and splash the water on my face. But after the swim, I started to feel a little funny and feverish...
a)
Getting Polio
b)
Getting a fever
c)
The building of Hooverville pools
d)
The ending of the Dust Bowl drought
3.
What term is being described in the following story?
FDR had a lot of work to do and he pushed and pushed Congress to get things going right after his election. Several laws were passed in record time. FDR was determined to solve the nation's problems.
FDR had a lot of work to do and he pushed and pushed Congress to get things going right after his election. Several laws were passed in record time. FDR was determined to solve the nation's problems.
a)
The Court Packing Scheme
b)
The Crash of the Stock Market
c)
The Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
The Hundred Days
4.
What place is being described in the following story?
Our new living quarters were nothing like I've ever lived in before. The walls were made of disposable items. There wasn't any running water. And all my 'neighbors' are roaming around like ghosts. How could I go from a beautiful home to this?
Our new living quarters were nothing like I've ever lived in before. The walls were made of disposable items. There wasn't any running water. And all my 'neighbors' are roaming around like ghosts. How could I go from a beautiful home to this?
a)
Dust Bowl shacks
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
Labor Camps
d)
The Civilian Conservation Corps
5.
Who is being described in the following story?
She was determined. She wanted to be the eyes and ears of her husband. She wanted to let him know how Americans were really living and how they were feeling. She wanted to fix all the injustices across the states whether people loved or hated her.
She was determined. She wanted to be the eyes and ears of her husband. She wanted to let him know how Americans were really living and how they were feeling. She wanted to fix all the injustices across the states whether people loved or hated her.
a)
FDR getting polio
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
The Forgotten Man
6.
What event is being described in the following story?
Everyone was in a hurry and I couldn't figure out why. There was so much panic! I overheard someone shouting 'The bank is closing for good!' I couldn't resist after I heard that, I had to go and I had to go quickly.
Everyone was in a hurry and I couldn't figure out why. There was so much panic! I overheard someone shouting 'The bank is closing for good!' I couldn't resist after I heard that, I had to go and I had to go quickly.
a)
Bank Run
b)
The Crash of Wall Street
c)
The Hundred Days
d)
Bank Holiday
7.
What government program (initials are fine) is being described in the following story?
I had to drop out of high school. I had dreams to go to college, but we couldn't even figure out where our next meal was gonna come from. Then, on my way to town I saw a sign that said 'FREE ROOM AND BOARD...WORK OUTDOORS AND SEND MONEY HOME!'. After seeing this, I couldn't resist. I signed up.
I had to drop out of high school. I had dreams to go to college, but we couldn't even figure out where our next meal was gonna come from. Then, on my way to town I saw a sign that said 'FREE ROOM AND BOARD...WORK OUTDOORS AND SEND MONEY HOME!'. After seeing this, I couldn't resist. I signed up.
a)
The Tennessee Valley Authority
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Civilian Conservation Corps
d)
The New Deal
8.
What term is being described in the following story.
It was cold outside and all that sounded good was a cup of warm milk and sitting by the fireplace. Though the wind was loud outside and you could hear the wood crackle in the fireplace, the sound of his voice on the radio brought me comfort and faith that everything was going to be ok. I was convinced that he knew how he was gonna fix all our problems.
It was cold outside and all that sounded good was a cup of warm milk and sitting by the fireplace. Though the wind was loud outside and you could hear the wood crackle in the fireplace, the sound of his voice on the radio brought me comfort and faith that everything was going to be ok. I was convinced that he knew how he was gonna fix all our problems.
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
The Crash of the Stock Market
c)
The Dust Bowl
d)
The New Deal
9.
Who is being described in the following story?
He was shocked with what happened to the country. He never imagined the presidency like this. He thought 'rugged individualism' was going to solve its own problems. Little did he know that this was only the beginning of something terrible.
He was shocked with what happened to the country. He never imagined the presidency like this. He thought 'rugged individualism' was going to solve its own problems. Little did he know that this was only the beginning of something terrible.
a)
Warren G. Harding
b)
FDR
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
10.
What event is being described in the following story?
It was chaotic. People shouting 'SELL' over and over, but nobody was buying. In all my years on Wall St., I've never seen anything like this. Not a single broker wanted to buy and everyone wanted to sell. It was mass hysteria.
It was chaotic. People shouting 'SELL' over and over, but nobody was buying. In all my years on Wall St., I've never seen anything like this. Not a single broker wanted to buy and everyone wanted to sell. It was mass hysteria.
a)
The Crash of the Stock Market
b)
The New Deal
c)
Bank Run
d)
The Hundred Days
11.
What term is being described in the following story?
There were so many government programs with abbreviations that they began to blur together. It was almost as if we couldn't tell them apart. It was like staring into my daughter's bowl of soup...
There were so many government programs with abbreviations that they began to blur together. It was almost as if we couldn't tell them apart. It was like staring into my daughter's bowl of soup...
a)
The New Deal
b)
The Hundred Days
c)
Alphabet Soup Agencies
d)
Fireside Chats
12.
What event is being described in the following story?
I had to go to the store and needed cash. I stopped by the bank but when I arrived, there was a sign on the door that said 'CLOSED FOR A WEEK'. I had forgotten that the president announced on the radio that the banks would be closed for a brief to ensure the safety of our money.
I had to go to the store and needed cash. I stopped by the bank but when I arrived, there was a sign on the door that said 'CLOSED FOR A WEEK'. I had forgotten that the president announced on the radio that the banks would be closed for a brief to ensure the safety of our money.
a)
The New Deal
b)
Bank Run
c)
Bank Holiday
d)
The Crash of the Stock Market
13.
Who is being described in the following story?
He screamed from on stage, " now listen here ladies and gentlemen! There is plenty of wealth in our country to solve the Great Depression. The problem is that money is not being distributed the way it should. We need to tax the rich and scatter all the funds amongst every family"
He screamed from on stage, " now listen here ladies and gentlemen! There is plenty of wealth in our country to solve the Great Depression. The problem is that money is not being distributed the way it should. We need to tax the rich and scatter all the funds amongst every family"
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Huey Long
c)
FDR
d)
Father Coughlin
14.
What term is being described in the following story?
He needed to convince America that he had a plan. He had to come up with a catchy phrase to describe how he promises to fix the Great Depression. Should it be called 'The Fresh Start'?... No, that sounds weird. Hmm...what could we call this?
He needed to convince America that he had a plan. He had to come up with a catchy phrase to describe how he promises to fix the Great Depression. Should it be called 'The Fresh Start'?... No, that sounds weird. Hmm...what could we call this?
a)
Alphabet Soup Agencies
b)
Bank Holiday
c)
The Hundred Days
d)
The New Deal
15.
What term is being described in the following story?
I didn't have more than 50 bucks. But the Stock Market was doing so well. Maybe I could take out a loan to invest more than my 50 bucks. There's no way any of this can go wrong. All I have to do is sell when the prices rise and then I will make a serious profit.
I didn't have more than 50 bucks. But the Stock Market was doing so well. Maybe I could take out a loan to invest more than my 50 bucks. There's no way any of this can go wrong. All I have to do is sell when the prices rise and then I will make a serious profit.
a)
Buying on the Margin
b)
The Crash of the Stock Market
c)
The New Deal
d)
The Brain Trust
16.
Who is being described in the following story?
On the radio I couldn't stand to listen about what this guy had to say...I mean seriously, to say Roosevelt and the Jews are the source of the country's problem is a bunch of bologne...
On the radio I couldn't stand to listen about what this guy had to say...I mean seriously, to say Roosevelt and the Jews are the source of the country's problem is a bunch of bologne...
a)
FDR
b)
Father Coughlin
c)
Huey Long
d)
Herbert Hoover
17.
What term is being described in the following story?
These were the smartest guys FDR could find to help advise him through the Great Depression. Without them, FDR wouldn't know where to begin to address the country's issues.
These were the smartest guys FDR could find to help advise him through the Great Depression. Without them, FDR wouldn't know where to begin to address the country's issues.
a)
The Forgotten Man
b)
Father Coughlin
c)
The Brain Trust
d)
The Court Packing Scheme
18.
What term is being described in the following story?
He had to keep moving. He needed to find work and get money home to the family. He stopped at numerous places. He wondered if anyone would ever remember him. He heard that Roosevelt was going to do something for those who had 'slipped through the cracks of society'...he kept moving
He had to keep moving. He needed to find work and get money home to the family. He stopped at numerous places. He wondered if anyone would ever remember him. He heard that Roosevelt was going to do something for those who had 'slipped through the cracks of society'...he kept moving
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
The New Deal
c)
Bank Run
d)
The Forgotten Man
19.
Which government program is being described in the story?
We kept getting flooded. It was as if the water wouldn't stop. It was destroying our land. I heard Roosevelt was going to do something about all of the flooding. Even give us electricity!
We kept getting flooded. It was as if the water wouldn't stop. It was destroying our land. I heard Roosevelt was going to do something about all of the flooding. Even give us electricity!
a)
Tennessee Valley Authority
b)
The Civilian Conservation Corps
c)
The Social Security Act
d)
The New Deal
20.
Which decision by FDR is being described in the story?
You know Eleanor, I'm tired of Congress rejecting my new ideas. I'm frustrated that the Supreme Court says their unconstitutional. I'm trying to help the country but these guys won't let me. I need to figure out a way to get around this... I know, maybe I can add a few judges who think like me to the Supreme Court. Yeah, that's it! Then the rulings will likely work in my favor...
You know Eleanor, I'm tired of Congress rejecting my new ideas. I'm frustrated that the Supreme Court says their unconstitutional. I'm trying to help the country but these guys won't let me. I need to figure out a way to get around this... I know, maybe I can add a few judges who think like me to the Supreme Court. Yeah, that's it! Then the rulings will likely work in my favor...
a)
Bank Holiday
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Hundred Days
d)
Court Packing Scheme
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