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WorksheetsThe Great Depression
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
The day the stock market crashed, October 29, 1929, came to be known as _____.
a)
Black Friday
b)
Crash Thursday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Depression Day
2.
The stock market crash of 1929 helped launch the _____.
a)
Great Depression
b)
Great War
c)
Great Recession
d)
Great Collapse
3.
President Herbert Hoover believed that the _____ should not get involved in helping unemployed people.
a)
state and local governments
b)
federal government
c)
churches
d)
charities
4.
Columbus Marion "Dad" Joiner, a(n) _____, found an oilfield near Kilgore that caused the price of oil to drop dramatically.
a)
oil baron
b)
wildcatter
c)
oil wrangler
d)
hot oiler
5.
Farmers began to produce more _____ to make up for lower prices, but doing so caused the price to drop even further.
a)
apples
b)
corn
c)
cotton
d)
rice
6.
In the 1930s, the southern Great Plains and western Texas were called the _____ because overplanting of wheat, severe drought, and strong windstorms destroyed farms.
a)
Great American Desert
b)
Barren Lands
c)
Depression Zone
d)
Dust Bowl
7.
The destruction caused by the storms in the 1930s caused many farmers to _____.
a)
leave the area
b)
plant more crops
c)
gain land
d)
raise funds
8.
The term _____ refers to oil produced in violation of restrictions placed on the industry by the Texas Railroad Commission.
a)
bootleg oil
b)
hot oil
c)
black gold
d)
crude oil
9.
In the 1930s, more than 200,000 Mexican Americans left Texas for _____.
a)
the North
b)
California
c)
Florida
d)
Mexico
10.
During the Great Depression, state government agencies often denied aid to _____, prompting them to leave Texas to look for work in cities.
a)
Native Americans
b)
wildcatters
c)
African Americans
d)
women
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