Worksheetsgreat depression
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did FDR say to try and calm a frightened nation
a)
"shut up and stop being a girl"
b)
"there is nothing to fear but fear itself"
c)
" fear....eh"
2.
what did the popular culture of the 1920's reflect???????????????????
a)
batman
b)
cool guys
c)
great depression
d)
jazz music
3.
what was the term of the movement that banned the purchase of alcohol? :/
a)
probation
b)
prohibit
c)
prohibition
d)
government being bad
4.
what does ovérspéculation mean?
a)
hoping that a st0ck is worth more than it is
b)
making conspiracy against the government
c)
don't pick this one
d)
eh
5.
1929 is the year the stock market crashed
a)
true
b)
false its was 1930
c)
false it was 1928
d)
false it is none of the above
6.
what percentage of workers were unemployed when FDR became prezadent yo!?
a)
0%
b)
55%
c)
25%
d)
24%
7.
what group in industry gained new rights
a)
mexicans
b)
women
c)
men
d)
lol
8.
what caused the rise of the kkk
a)
civil war
b)
segregation
c)
open both doors
d)
open door immigration
9.
how many members where in the kkk
a)
500
b)
5
c)
5000000
d)
50000000000000
10.
what was not an impact of the great depression?
a)
political unrest
b)
the kkk
c)
farm foreclosures
d)
homeless people
11.
what did FDR add into the government
a)
the deal
b)
the new deal
c)
flappers
d)
the radio
12.
what was not a cause for the great depression
a)
protection of federal reserves
b)
no protection of federal reserves
c)
tariff act of 1930
d)
stock market crash
13.
the great depression did not cause wide spread hardships
a)
false
b)
true
14.
what did social security offer for workers
a)
stock
b)
a safe guard
c)
free health care
d)
pass ports
15.
what was not a challenge to traditional ways
a)
theory of evolution
b)
theory of heliocentric
c)
prohibition
d)
open immigration
16.
what shaped culture and caused fads
a)
radio
b)
movies
c)
newspapers
17.
what was the consequence of the stock market crash
a)
no new investments
b)
everyone got their money back
c)
plenty of new stock came to replace the old stock
d)
nothing it was great
18.
what was the scopes trial fighting
a)
prohibition
b)
rights for African Americans
c)
teaching the evolution theory
d)
womens rights
19.
what was not a cause of the stock market crash
a)
the great depression
b)
over use of credit
c)
banks going bankrupt
d)
overspeculation
20.
what war did the USA come out as a super power
a)
WWII
b)
WWI
c)
Spanish American war
d)
civil war
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