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WorksheetsThe Great Depression
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When people went to the bank to withdraw their money and the banks had no money was known as the
a)
Bank Crisis
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
New Deal
2.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
3.
The collection of markets and exchange where the issuing and trading of equities, bonds and other sorts of securities takes place.
a)
Margin
b)
New Deal
c)
Deficit Spending
d)
Stock Market
4.
This new deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation
a)
PWA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
FDIC
5.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II.
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt
6.
On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Sunday
7.
This new deal program put unemployed American to work on completing government funded public projects
a)
PWA
b)
FDIC
c)
CCC
d)
AAA
8.
Even though war was breaking out in Europe again, America decided to remain
a)
Isolated
b)
Involved with the Allies
c)
Involved with the Axis
d)
Scared
9.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II.
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War
10.
During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the
a)
formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
b)
creation of wheat surpluses
c)
growth of the Populist movement
d)
development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains
11.
Unemployed people...
a)
could not pay their bills or debts to banks and caused businesses to close down
b)
sold all their belongings and traveled door to door throughout the north begging for money
c)
waited for the government to step in and help them out
12.
When did the Stock Market crash?
a)
October 31, 1929
b)
September 29, 1931
c)
August 29, 1991
d)
October 29, 1929
13.
What were the 3 main programs President Roosevelt established to help reconstruct the U.S. economy?
a)
WPA, CCC, TAV
b)
CCC, TVA, WPA
c)
WAP, COP, WWW
d)
TVA, WPA, UGA
14.
Who was a famous pianist, composer, and bandleader during the “swing era”?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Margaret Mitchell
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
FDR
15.
Who was an Atlanta native who won a Pulitzer Prize for Gone With the Wind, a novel set in the South during the Civil War?
a)
Mrs. Santos
b)
Jesse Owens
c)
Margaret Mitchell
d)
Robert E. Lee
16.
Who was the African American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Duke Ellington
c)
Usain Bolt
d)
Jesse Owens
17.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
18.
What event did America take part in beginning in 1942 following the Great Depression?
a)
WWI
b)
Great Depression 2.0
c)
The Election
d)
WWII
19.
As a result of farmers trying to increase crop production, what happened to farm prices?
a)
Prices increased
b)
Prices stayed the same
c)
Prices decreased.
20.
During the Great Depression, many people were unemployed. This means that they lost their ____________.
a)
jobs
b)
homes
c)
families
d)
friends
21.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
22.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
A large number of people were admitted to the hospital.
b)
A large number of banks and businesses excelled.
c)
A large number of banks and businesses failed.
d)
A large number of banks and businesses moved to Canada.
23.
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
a)
It gave all people the right to vote.
b)
It created programs to put people back to work.
c)
It let all new immigrants become American citizens.
d)
It let people travel around the country freely.
24.
Approximately what years did the Great Depression take place?
a)
1929 - 1949
b)
1939 - 1949
c)
1919 - 1929
d)
1929 - 1939
25.
Which group helped build dams to provide cheap electric power to seven southern states, along with setting up schools and health centers?
a)
The Tennessee Valley Authority
b)
The Agricultureal Adjustment Administration
c)
Civilian Conversation Corps
d)
The Social Security Act
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