WorksheetsMS 13.5
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was Black Tuesday?
the day stocks began to fall
the day when newspapers reported economic trouble
the day when stocks crashed deepest
the day stocks went on sale after the crash
What were two main causes of the Depression?
European failure to repay loans and low wages
low wages and unemployment
failures in farming and underproduction
overproduction and a weak banking system
How did urbanization worsen the effects of the Depression?
People were not able to grow their own food in cities.
People lived so close together that discontent grew faster.
People on farms no longer had workers to plant and harvest.
People in the cities were more likely to abandon their families.
Which is an example of a public works project?
building a school for a school district
building a factory for a company
giving out welfare checks
funding a soup kitchen
What was the hobo code?
hand signals
letters written to hobos
rules for behavior followed by hobos
symbols written by hobos to help other hobos
Which is the most accurate description of how the Great Depression came about?
The Great Depression stemmed primarily from the stock market crash of 1929.
The country’s weak banking system caused overproduction, leading to the Great Depression.
A number of factors caused the Great Depression, including overproduction in farming and industry, failures in the stock market, and problems with the banking system.
The depression in Europe was the main cause of the Great Depression in the United States.
What was most important as a cause of the stock market crash of 1929?
Textile and coal workers already faced unemployment.
American banks had made unwise loans.
European countries depended on loans from U.S. banks.
European countries depended on loans from U.S. banks.
In what way did people in cities suffer more than those in rural areas during the Great Depression?
Many people in cities were not able to grow their own food.
Many people in cities could not afford to move to rural areas.
Many people in rural areas had better access to transportation.
Many people in rural areas received more public aid.
The fact that many clusters of shacks where the homeless lived were called "Hoovervilles" best supports the idea that
many blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression.
many supported President Hoover's economic policies.
some hoped the government would provide permanent housing.
some thought Hoovervilles were an unsuccessful public program.
Infer how members of the Bonus Army were most likely to feel about President Hoover.
Hoover was doing too much to help big business.
Hoover was doing too much to stimulate the economy.
Hoover was not doing enough to help people that were suffering.
Hoover was not doing enough to protect the country from foreigners.
What connection exists between people's ability to buy goods and unemployment during the Great Depression?
Unemployment rates held steady because people bought only what they needed.
Unemployment rates fell as wealthy people purchased goods from businesses.
Businesses cut employees because people were unable to buy goods.
Businesses created more jobs in an effort to encourage people to buy goods.
