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The Great Depression

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What date did the stock market crash?

a)

Oct. 19, 1928

b)

Oct. 29, 1929

c)

Nov. 29, 1929

d)

Oct. 29 1919

2.

Who was the president when the Great Depression began?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Abraham Lincoln

3.

What was the price tag on the car being sold after the crash?

a)

$200

b)

$300

c)

$100

d)

$400

4.

When did the Great Depression end?

a)

at the beginning of WWI

b)

Right before the Korean was

c)

At the end of WWII

d)

It didn't

5.

Was credit easy to get during the depression?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

What two major needs could consumers no longer afford when the stock market collapsed? (The two most expensive purchases that consumers make)

a)

Bread and milk

b)

Cars and Houses

c)

Cars and going to the movies

d)

TVs and Computers

7.

What class was hurt the most by the Great Depression?

a)

Upper class

b)

Middle class

c)

lower class

8.
Explain the Stock Market Crash.
a)
People purchased stocks with credit, got scared and sold their stocks. There was no money to pay people their money
b)
People purchased stock
c)
People threw their money away
9.
What caused millions to lose their family wealth during The Depression?
a)
Bank closures
b)
Foreclosures on their farms and homes
c)
Stockmarket
d)
All of the above
10.

Unemployment is the number of people without.....

a)

money

b)

children

c)

jobs

d)

food

11.
What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?
a)
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
b)
Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
c)
Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
d)
Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.
12.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it