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WorksheetsThe Great Depression
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the day of the 1929 stock market crash sometimes called?
Manic Monday
Terrible Tuesday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Who was president when the Depression started?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Dorothea Lange's famous photograph "Migrant Mother" became a symbol of the Depression. Why was this photograph a symbol of the Depression?
The Depression was a terrible time when people lost everything and had to move around to find work.
The Depression was an exciting time to move around and see different parts of the country.
The Depression was a tough time for mothers because they did not get to vote for Herbert Hoover.
The Depression had many interesting soup recipes that included peas.
What was a major cause of the Dust Bowl?
The Great Plains grasslands were turned into wheat fields.
The farmers did not plant crops in the winter, which left loose topsoil.
A terrible drought in the 1930's spread across the Great Plains and dried out the land.
All of the above
What was the "New Deal"?
The New Deal was Herbert Hoovers's plan to pull the country out of the Depression.
The New Deal was a plan that included Hoovervilles, Hoover blankets, and Hoover leather for all citizens.
The New Deal was a plan that Franklin D. Roosevelt created to pull the country out of the Depression.
The New Deal was the name of a popular game show on television in the 1930s.
What was the New Deal Act that helped reopen many failed banks?
Federal Reserve Act
Emergency Banking Act
Savings and Loan Recovery Act
Social Security Act
What New Deal provides monthly income for senior citizens?
Social Security Act
Works progress Administration
Senior Pension Act
Golden Years Retirement Act
What New Deal program created jobs for actors and writers?
Works Progress Administration
Civillian Conservation Corps
Broadway Theater Administration
Hollywood Recovery Administration
The New Deal had three goals: relief, recovery, and reform. Which choice best describes as an example of a "relief" program?
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which was an agency that gave temporary jobs to young, single men.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was created to make sure that people ran the stock market fairly and that everyone followed the same rules of the system.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was set up to insure, or protect, the money people deposited in the U.S. banks.
The Social Security Act taxed those who worked to provide for the needs of others.
Roosevelt and Congress created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in May 1933. It was to help people living in some rural areas of the South. What did TVA accomplish?
The TVA built dams along the rivers in the Tennessee Valley to stop flooding.
The TVA helped provide electricity.
The TVA helped provide jobs.
All of the above
"The agencies soon became known as the 'Alphabet Agencies' or FDR's 'Alphabet Soup.'" What is the most likely reason that Roosevelt's agencies became known as "Alphabet Agencies" or "Alphabet Soup"?
There were many agencies and they were each given abbreviations.
Everyone knows the alphabet and it made it easier to read.
The agencies were given codes with letters and numbers.
Alphabet soup was Roosevelt's favorite thing to have during lunch.
Foreign countries could not afford the taxes to buy American products.
tariffs
overproduction
stock market
underconsumption
Farms and businesses produced too much. Prices fell and jobs were cut.
tariffs
overproduction
stock market
underconsumption
People were not buying enough goods and businesses struggled to stay open.
tariffs
overproduction
stock market
underconsumption
People irresponsibly invested in stocks and lost money when it crashed.
tariffs
overproduction
stock market
underconsumption
Loaned people and nations money which they later could not repay.
banks
dust bowl
economic depression
tariffs
Poor farming practices and years of little rainfall created "black blizzards" of dust and sand that destroyed over 100 million acres in the Great Plains.
banks
dust bowl
economic depression
tariffs
Stock Market Crashed Oct. 1929. Banks closed when people rushed to take their money out. Businesses could not pay workers and unemployment skyrocketed. Many families lost their homes.
banks
dust bowl
economic depression
tariffs
Franklin D Roosevelt
President when the Great Depression began. Was slow to respond and not reelected.
Won the election of 1932 promised action to help America out of the Depression.
Changed the role of First Lady. Traveled the country and took on efforts to solve major issues.
Eleanor Roosevelt
President when the Great Depression began. Was slow to respond and not reelected.
Won the election of 1932 promised action to help America out of the Depression.
Changed the role of First Lady. Traveled the country and took on efforts to solve major issues.
Herbert Hoover
President when the Great Depression began. Was slow to respond and not reelected.
Won the election of 1932 promised action to help America out of the Depression.
Changed the role of First Lady. Traveled the country and took on efforts to solve major issues.
The New Deal was the set of programs put into place by F.D.R. when he took office to rescue the American economy. These programs aligned with 3 specific goals - Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Which of the following defines RELIEF?
Permanent changes made to solve some of the issues that created the Depression. These programs still exist today.
Long-Term but not permanent. Meant to get industry and agriculture back on its feet and keep Americans from losing homes.
Immediate and temporary. Provided emergency relief for unemployed Americans.
The New Deal was the set of programs put into place by F.D.R. when he took office to rescue the American economy. These programs aligned with 3 specific goals - Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Which of the following defines RECOVERY?
Permanent changes made to solve some of the issues that created the Depression. These programs still exist today.
Long-Term but not permanent. Meant to get industry and agriculture back on its feet and keep Americans from losing homes.
Immediate and temporary. Provided emergency relief for unemployed Americans.
The New Deal was the set of programs put into place by F.D.R. when he took office to rescue the American economy. These programs aligned with 3 specific goals - Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Which of the following defines REFORM?
Permanent changes made to solve some of the issues that created the Depression. These programs still exist today.
Long-Term but not permanent. Meant to get industry and agriculture back on its feet and keep Americans from losing homes.
Immediate and temporary. Provided emergency relief for unemployed Americans.
