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WorksheetsGreat Depression, New Deal, and 1930s Cultural Events
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
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 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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
The Great Depression began after the affluence of the Roaring 20s and lasted from ______ to ______.
a)
1914-1918
b)
1939-145
c)
1776-1783
d)
1929-1939
10.
Many Americans experienced complete economic disaster and could not afford the basic essentials during the Great Depression.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The Stock Market Crash in ____________________ led to MASSIVE losses for almost everyone with stocks.
a)
December 1909
b)
October, 1929
c)
October 1944
d)
January 1937
12.
The Stock Market Crash weakened the _______________ of the U.S., leading to many closures and loss of deposits.
a)
Fishing Industry
b)
Railroad Industry
c)
U.S. Military
d)
Banking System
13.
Many historians and economists agree that _____________, or the creation of too many consumer items and not enough money to purchase them worsened the Depression.
a)
overstepping
b)
overproduction
c)
overgrazing
d)
overcalculation
14.
Another major problem that led to the Great Depression was the "uneven distribution of income," or the fact that a very small % of Americans were wealthy while 2/3 made less than $2,500/year.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Many American consumers who had been paying with credit on _____________ plans, had to reduce spending, hurting the economy overall.
a)
Installment
b)
Pay for play
c)
Loan
d)
Bank Investment
16.
Which New Deal agency provided employment for individuals like the man in the photo?
a)
Agricultural Adjustment Administration(AAA)
b)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
c)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC)
17.
The situation shown in this photograph occurred in which region?
a)
Ohio River valley
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Northeast
18.
A major difference between Hoover and FDR in responding to the Great Depression is that FDR
a)
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
b)
stressed the need for individual self-reliance
c)
supported direct relief to people out of work
d)
thought the gov should not be involved in economic reform
19.
What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photo?
a)
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
b)
Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the the Dust Bowl.
c)
Housing projects couldn't keep up with homes needed.
d)
Prep for WW II had created a shortage of building materials.
20.
The New Deal of President FDR attempted to address the problem shown in the photograph by
a)
expanding the armed services
b)
using the police to evict “Hooverville” residents
c)
delivering food, water, and medical supplies to residents
d)
providing jobs and home loans to American workers
21.
During the 1920s, which economic trend helped cause the Great Depression?
a)
buying goods on credit
b)
saving rather than spending
c)
continuing shortages of consumer goods
d)
imposing low tariffs on imported products
22.
The conditions shown in the photograph were
a)
government subsidies to increase crop
b)
migrations from farms to cities
c)
poor farming methods and sustained drought
d)
reduced tariffs on farm machinery and crops
23.
The (CCC) and the (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of
a)
excessive stock market speculation
b)
high unemployment
c)
increased use of credit
d)
limited income of senior citizens
24.
What was the goal of President Roosevelt's policies of the First New Deal?
a)
health care and immigration reform
b)
economic relief and social reform
c)
restoration of international trade and cooperation
d)
WINNING!!!!
25.
This famous Georgia author wrote the best selling novel “Gone with the Wind.” The novel is about life in the south during and after the Civil War. In 1939, it was turned into one of the top selling movies of all time.
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Dorothea Lange
c)
J.K. Rowling
d)
Margaret Mitchell
26.
This African-American became to first athlete to win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1936.
a)
Jesse Jackson
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Jesse James
27.
While most people didn't have money to spend on cultural events, this musician kept jazz popular in the 1930s.
a)
Woody Guthrie
b)
Duke Ellington
c)
Harry Styles
d)
Louis Armstrong
28.
Hundreds of thousands of people couldn’tfind jobs during the great depression. Many people who couldn’t find work couldn’t affordto buy food so they had to go to____________________.
a)
homeless shelters
b)
TVA
c)
food stamps
d)
soup kitchens
29.
Which of the following was NOT a problem facing the United States from 1929-1939?
a)
Many banks were closing because they ran out of money.
b)
The economy struggled because of all the money that had been spent fighting in Europe.
c)
A drought hit the U.S. for several years causing many farmers’ crops to fail.
d)
The stock market crashed causing people to lose millions and businesses to struggle.
30.
Which of the following was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
The Great Plains suffered a drought.
b)
The invention of the tractor resulted in fields that were much too large.
c)
Powerful tornadoes ripped through the area.
d)
Over plowing left the ground vulnerable to erosion causing massive storms.
31.
This program hired young men ages 18-26 who were unemployed and paid them to work mostly on outdoor projects such as national parks and planting trees (helped to prevent erosion which was prevalent because of over farming).
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
32.
This New Deal program built dams, which provided hydroelectric power to Tennessee, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and the whole river valley. Thousands of men were also employed to build the dams. This also helped the economy because electricity helped businesses in the area.
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
33.
This program provided jobs for millions of Americans, who were given the task of building roads, bridges, parks, airports and a plethora of other public facilities.
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
34.
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?
a)
a government program that gave free land to homesteaders
b)
a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country
c)
a government program designed to help people during the depression
d)
a government program that helped women get the vote
35.
The TVA is significant because it hired people to
a)
deliver food to the poverty-stricken Dust Bowl residents
b)
build dams and generators that provided electricity
c)
work on farms to help stabilize agriculture
36.
Which of the following best describes Black Tuesday?
a)
half a million workers lost their jobs
b)
Hoover lost the election
c)
The stock market crashed
37.
________________ wrote The Grapes of Wrath, the story of a family of farmers forced to move in search of work
a)
Woody Guthrie
b)
John Steinbeck
c)
Herbert Hoover
38.
The _____________ employed more than 8.5 million people from 1935 to 1943, building roads, bridges, and airports.
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
National Youth Administration
c)
Works Progress Administration
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