WorksheetsThe Great Depression
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Hurricanes
2.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
3.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II.
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War
4.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
5.
During the Great Depression, many people were unemployed. This means that they lost their ____________.
a)
jobs
b)
homes
c)
families
d)
friends
6.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
7.
To make things worse during the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the midwest. Because the soil was so dry, wind caused dust storms that covered people's homes, and all of their belongings. This was called the _______________
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Dry Bowl
c)
Dirt Bowl
d)
Depression Bowl
8.
The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Grover Cleveland
9.
Towns of cardboard houses popped up during the depression that werecalled_______________.
a)
Franklynvilles
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
Obama towns
d)
Washington Heights
10.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
11.
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
12.
The TVA helped transform the Tennessee River Valley from poverty to productivity by ...
a)
soil conservation and tree planting
b)
building highways, bridges, public buildings, public parks, and airports
c)
building hydroelectric dams throughout a seven-state region to control floods and generate electricity
d)
provide assistance to farmers
13.
The New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess! Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important because ____________________.
a)
they built bridges, dams, and other useful projects
b)
they helped create jobs and put Americans back to work
c)
they offered assistance to farmers
d)
they provided electricity to a poor region
14.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
Everyone bought more stocks.
b)
large numbers of people were hungry and homeless.
c)
Farmers became rich.
d)
Many people moved to the South during the Great Migration South.
15.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
A large number of people were admitted to the hospital.
b)
A large number of banks and businesses excelled.
c)
A large number of banks and businesses failed.
d)
A large number of banks and businesses moved to Canada.
16.
The Civilian Conservation Corp or CCC was an organization created during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal. It created jobs for people who didn't have work. What kind of work did people do as part of the CCC?
a)
building roads, bridges, and dams
b)
constructing schools and libraries
c)
creating cheap hydroelectricity
d)
maintaining state and national forests
17.
This act provided monthly pensions for retired people.
a)
Social Security Act (SSA)
b)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
c)
Townsend Act
d)
Revenue Act
18.
President Roosevelt's first ____ days as president were especially important since major laws were passed to help the Great Depression.
a)
Thousand
b)
Fifty
c)
Two
d)
Hundred
19.
how were americans buying new goods during the 1920"s
a)
with cash
b)
with gold
c)
with credit
d)
with ebt card
20.
what is a stock?
a)
owning a whole company
b)
owning a piece of a company
c)
owning a company
d)
man how am i suppused to know this dude
21.
Built roads, schools, bridges, employed artists, photographers, provided wide array of jobs
a)
CCC
b)
AAA
c)
WPA
d)
SEC
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