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3-5.3 Great Depression

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the CCC?

a)

the state of being poor

b)

a group of government programs that were created to help people make a living

c)

not having a job

d)

a public relief program for unemployed and unmarried men who were 18-25 years old

2.

What was the purpose of the New Deal Programs?

a)

to help banks stay open

b)

to help people move to a new place

c)

to help people find work

d)

to help farmers grow more crops

3.

Poverty is

a)

not having a job

b)

the state of being extremely poor

c)

a time when unemployment was high and businesses were losing money

4.

What was one problem with New Deal Programs?

a)

they were not fair to children

b)

they only helped textile workers

c)

they were not fair to African Americans

d)

they only helped farmers

5.

What is another effect?

a)

many textile mills closed

b)

people move to the North

c)

the cost of groceries rose

d)

many parks closed

6.

What should be added?

a)

businesses lose money by hiring more people

b)

production of goods slows due to high unemployment

c)

people hired would earn a paycheck to spend in the economy in S. Carolina

7.

What does the term "Great Depression" mean?

a)

a time when unemployment was high and businesses were losing money

b)

not having a job

c)

the state of being extremely poor

d)

a group of government programs that were created to help people make a living

8.

How did the Civilian Conservation Corps discriminate against African Americans?

a)

New Deal programs only helped families with at least three children

b)

woman and children were considered for help before men

c)

many New Deal programs were racially segregated

d)

only white males were allowed to work for the CCC

9.

Who created the New Deal Programs?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Donato F. Roosevelt

d)

Barack Obama

10.

Which happened as a result of the Great Depression?

a)

Americans volunteered for World War II

b)

limits were placed on the President

c)

banks became owned by the government

d)

federal government grew to try and prevent future depressions