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WorksheetsGreat Depression
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This ended November 11th 1918, after which the world was rejoicing in peace and the ability to travel safely between countries:
a)
The Great Depression
b)
The Dustbowl
c)
WWI
d)
The Stock Market Crash
2.
Which term describes the way of life in the 1920's, during which people rejoiced in peace and prosperity?
a)
Roaring 20's
b)
Crashing 20's
c)
Booming 20's
d)
Hard Time 20's
3.
Which is the first significant event considered to have signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)
The Dust Bowl
b)
Prohibition
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
Election of Herbert Hoover
4.
What were some causes of the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Prohibition encouraging unlawful and untaxed sales
b)
Severe drought causing farms to fold, not paying property taxes, mortgages
c)
Rising unemployment, declining production, stock market speculation
d)
Drifters moving across the country without paying train tickets
5.
Prohibition affected:
a)
The whole country
b)
Only Oklahoma
c)
The Midwest states
d)
First the East Coast, then the West
6.
When was Prohibition repealed?
a)
1929
b)
1930
c)
1933
d)
1936
7.
When did the Dust Bowl drought take place?
a)
1929-1930
b)
1929-1934
c)
1931-1939
d)
1933-1940
8.
What was the solution to ending the clouds of soil blowing across the plains?
a)
Industrializing farm equipment
b)
Allowing fields to lie fallow
c)
Planting less wheat
d)
Rain!
9.
What steps were taken to alleviate the erosion of soil before the rains came in 1939?
a)
Planting cover crops, grazing more cattle
b)
FDR's shelterbelt program
c)
Planting less wheat
d)
Rain!
10.
Who was the top elected official generally blamed for the Great Depression?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
11.
Who was the president credited with relieving the Great Depression with the New Deal legislation?
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
John F. Kennedy
12.
How many people found themselves out of work between 1930-1931?
a)
2 hundred
b)
4 hundred thousand
c)
6 million
d)
8 billion
13.
By the end of 1933 what percentage of Americans were unemployed?
a)
10%
b)
15%
c)
25%
d)
35%
14.
Select the programs begun by President Roosevelt during his first 100 days in office.
a)
GoNoodle & YouTube
b)
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Works Progress Authority (WPA)
c)
New Deal, WPA, Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
First New Deal, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, SEC
15.
This program protected the financial deposits people made in banks:
a)
The New Deal
b)
Works Progress Authority (WPA)
c)
Securities & Exchange Commission
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
16.
This program was created to regulate the stock market:
a)
The New Deal
b)
Works Progress Authority (WPA)
c)
Securities & Exchange Commission
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
17.
This program created jobs for 8.5 million Americans by carrying out public works projects, and constructing government buildings:
a)
The New Deal
b)
Works Progress Authority (WPA)
c)
Securities & Exchange Commission
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
18.
What international situation also contributed to the ending of the Great Depression?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
World War III
d)
World War IV
19.
When did the US actually begin fighting in World War II?
a)
1939
b)
1940
c)
1941
d)
1942
20.
How did WWII contribute to the economy, and alleviate the Great Depression?
a)
Victory gardens fed population instead of farmers
b)
Increased market for goods
c)
Lowered unemployment
d)
Jobs and industrial productivity increased
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