WorksheetsGreat Depression
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
How did the Stock Market Crash lead to the beginning of the Great Depression?
16 million stocks were shared in a single day that led to the loss of billions of dollars
banks closed their doors to try to prevent a run on banks
prices for goods increased so much that people couldn't buy basic items
Herbert Hoover blamed the Stock Market Crash for the Great Depression
Which of the following people created government agencies and social programs that led to the end of the Great Depression?
Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
What is a soup kitchen?
place where food is offered to hungry people for free or low cost
area of homes built out of scraps of wood and pieces of cardboard
government program that built roads, parks, and bridges
period of severe drought and high winds
What was the name of the program created by President FDR?
The Answer
The Solution
The New Deal
The Right Deal
Which of the New Deal programs worked to preserve natural resources and areas?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Authority
Which New Deal program provide jobs for over 8.5 million and worked to develop public buildings and roads?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Authority
Which New Deal program was responsible for supporting farmers and supplying electricity to rural areas?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Authority
This composer traveled the country with his orchestra.
Jesse Owens
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Newspaper reporter and author from Atlanta who wrote the famous novel Gone With the Wind
Scarlett O'Hara
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Margaret Mitchell
This athlete defeated Hitler's athlete's as an African American in the Olympics
Jesse Owens
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Which of the following would NOT be a characteristic of the Great Depression?
High Unemployment
Low levels of production
increasing income
lack of confidence in banks
Who was most directly affected by the Dust Bowl?
farmers
investors
industrial workers
WWI Veterans
Which of the following was a main feature of the New Deal?
preparing for war
regulating trade
providing jobs
desegregation
What area of the US was primarily affected by the Dust Bowl?
Northeast
Southeast
Great Plains
West Coast
What were TWO causes of the Great Depression?
the use of radios
purchasing goods with credit
failure of Herbert Hoover to warn banks
effects of the Dust Bowl
What migration route did many farmers travel during the Great Depression?
Midwest to California
Southeast to Maine
Northeast to Oregon
Northwest to Arizona
This person was blamed for not helping struggling Americans during the beginning of the Depression.
Franklin D Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
