WorksheetsThe Story of Us - Bust
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1929, more money was spent on advertising than
a)
science
b)
education
c)
homeless
d)
infrastructure
2.
The Stock Market Crash was known as
a)
Black Wednesday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Monday
3.
What event eventually would get the United States out of the Great Depression?
a)
World War II
b)
World War I
c)
The Cold War
d)
Pearl Harbor
4.
The Hoover Dam was built by
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Mr. Mead
d)
Frank "Hurry up" Crow
5.
Which state produces more food for America than any other state?
a)
New York
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Oklahoma
6.
FDR spoke with the people via _________ and built trust by using his Fireside Chats
a)
TV
b)
Radio
c)
Internet
d)
Movies
7.
One of the Rs in the New Deal was Relief, meaning
a)
scientific research
b)
Food, Clothing, Shelter
c)
Farming assistance
d)
Welfare
8.
Hoover Dam gave birth to which city?
a)
New York
b)
Las Vegas
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Phoenix
9.
The Mount Rushmore was created during the New Deal to help honor leaders and to create
a)
banks
b)
population to the midwest
c)
jobs and tourism
d)
farming opportuniti
10.
The Dust Bowl was caused by high winds, 5-7 years of drought, overuse of soil, and
a)
war
b)
static electricity
c)
farm neglect
d)
industrial power
11.
Which lake is the largest lake created by a Dam in the US?
a)
Oroville
b)
Cachuma
c)
Mead
d)
Los Angeles
12.
One concern in the New Deal was that there may be an increase in
a)
assistance to industries
b)
taxes
c)
farm wages
d)
unemployment
13.
In the Great Plains the Dust Bowl killed cows and when their stomachs were cut open they were filled with__________
a)
corn
b)
food
c)
sand
d)
pesticide
14.
The Dusters caused winds up to 65 miles an hour and drilled into people's lungs causing infections. This was known as the
a)
Black Plague
b)
Brown Plague
c)
Dusters
d)
Pnemonia
15.
What is the most popular household item?
a)
refrigerator
b)
stove
c)
washing machine
d)
radio
16.
Mt Rushmore was the United States version of the Great ____________ built as a statement of who we were.
a)
Pyramids
b)
Wall of China
c)
Transcontinental RR
d)
Panama Canal
17.
What famous boxer became a hero in the US a symbol of motivation against Germany?
a)
Muhammed Ali
b)
Joe Louis
c)
Sugar Ray Leonard
d)
Joe Frazier
18.
Mt Rushmore was built with dynamite blasting away at the
a)
plastic
b)
granite
c)
cement
d)
dirt
19.
Franklin Roosevelt became the Hero of the
a)
Government
b)
Federalists
c)
Media
d)
Common Man
20.
Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was created by a group of cabinet members he called the
a)
New Dealers
b)
Collaborators
c)
Brain Trust
d)
True Believers
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