WorksheetsThe Great Depression and the New Deal
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is an example of an act of charity provided during the Great Depression?
credit
recession
shantytowns
soup kitchens
Which migration route did many farmers travel during the Great Depression?
a move from the Midwest to California
a move from the Southeast to Maine
a move from Northeast to Oregon
a move from the Northwest to Arizona
Which statement best explains why people placed great amounts of money in the stock market in the United States shortly before 1929?
They wanted to invest because they knew the stock market was safe
The received information on how to profit when stocks lost value
They had learned for years how the stock market worked
They believed the economy would continue to grow
Why were so many people unable to find a place to live by 1933?
they could not find homes they liked
they did not have the money to pay for homes
there was not enough land where homes could be built
there were not enough homes available to buy
Which statement best explains the purpose of President Roosevelt's New Deal?
It was intended to help the American people and the economy
It would help Americans start new businesses
It would supply electricity to the Tennessee River Basin
It would help the US government lower its costs
when the value of almost all stock in the US decreased, leading to the Great Depression
debit
credit
recession
stock market crash of 1929
a downturn in the economy is called
recession
depression
new deal
debt
a very bad recession
debt
recession
depression
unemployment
unemployed
working overtime
without a job
working too many days in a row
working without pay
Buying something and promising to pay for it later
debit
borrowing
credit
bartering
the place where stocks are bought and sold
federal reserve
New York mint
stock market
piggly wiggly
The money left over after all costs of production are paid
loan
debt
profit
income tax
places where people lived in tents and shacks
Wall street
shantytowns
harlem
homeless shelter
a person who gives money to a business hoping to make a profit
investor
entrepreneur
co worker
employee
Money that you owe to a person or business
debit
debt
credit
interest
During the Great Depression, people started calling Shantytowns "Hoovervilles". Why?
They wanted to honor President Hoover
They blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression
President Hoover made a visit to a shantytown
Shantytowns were not called Hoovervilles
a share of a company that is sold to an investor
investment property
stock
corporation
entrepreneur
Why is Franklin D. Roosevelt often given credit for helping Americans survive the Great Depression?
He came from a wealthy family
He helped create the New Deal
He created Hoovervilles for people to live in
He told people they should stand in bread lines
Why was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) created in the 1930s?
to build hospitals in the southern US
To establish national parks and protect the land in Appalachia
to put people to work and to help imporve the quality of life for residents
to enforce laws and ensure that people were paying taxes during the Great Depression
The Dust Bowl was a problem with farmland that happened during the Great Depression. What were the MAIN reasons the Dust Bowl happened? Select TWO answers
Farmers overplanted fields
Farmers left their farms unattended to fight in WWI
There was an unusual amounrt of tornados
There was a drought
President Hoover ended the New Deal
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the largest program of the New Deal. It employed 8.5 million people. What did the WPA program create?
public buildings, roads, parks, and the arts
electrical power plants in the Tennessee Valley
kitchens to feed the hungry
elevators in tall office buildings and shantytowns
How did Margaret Mitchell contribute to US culture in the 1930s?
She educated people about the New Deal through her radio show
She wrote a popular novel called Gone With the Wind
She took photographs that showed life in the Dust Bowl
She was a musician that took part in the Harlem Renaissance
What was Duke Ellington known for in the 1930s?
jazz musician that won Pulitzer Prize
won 4 gold medals for running in the olympics in Germany
Vice President under President F.D. Roosesvelt
Assistant Secretary of State
A series of government programs put into place in the 1930's to help the economy recover from the Great Depression.
Stock Market Crash
Bank Run
the New Deal
The Dust Bowl
What did the Tennessee Valley Authority do to help during the Great Depression?
Encouraged people to vote for a new president
built bridges and roads all over the US
Dammed up rivers and brought electricity to rural southern towns
Helped out in soup kitchens and bread lines
Which one of Roosevelts New Deal programs is still around today?
social security
Tennessee Valley Authority`
Works Progress Administration
Civilian conservation corps
who won four gold medals in the 1936 olympics for running?
Duke Ellington
Margaret Mitchell
Herbert Hoover
Jesse Owens
