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Great Depression Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 42mins

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1.

Which of the following is a book that was written about the Great Depression?

a)

Grapes of Wrath

b)

The Hunger Games

c)

The Crucible

d)

The DaVinci Code

2.

Using the photo and your prior knowledge, what inferences can you make about the Great Depression?

a)

The Great Depression was saved by soup and doughnuts

b)

It was only a problem for those that were unemployed

c)

It was an unexpected problem that led Americans to fear the worst

d)

The Great Depression taught people to live lavish lifestyles

3.

How did the Great Depression come to an end?

a)

It's still happening today

b)

A combination of the New Deal Programs and World War II

c)

Americans decided to stand up for themselves

d)

FDR's programs 100% saved America

4.

What is another term used specifically to describe the Dust Bowl?

a)

SOS

b)

Natural Disaster

c)

Rage of the Winds

d)

Black Blizzard

5.

Which of the following is a main reason that farmers struggled during the Great Depression?

a)

overproduction

b)

lack of animals

c)

gang violence

d)

Dust Bowl

6.

When there is a Bear Market, the stocks....

a)

Decrease

b)

Increase

7.

What is one reason that Social Security was not favored by Americans?

a)

It only went to the men in the household

b)

It was a scam!

c)

You had to be 65 or older to collect the money

d)

It was too much government interference in people's lives

8.

Which President believed in full government invasion into American society in the 1930s?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

9.

Which of the following is NOT a cause for Great Depression?

a)

stock market crash

b)

government action

c)

overproduction

d)

excessive bank loans

10.

After analyzing the image, what is FDR trying to accomplish?

a)

He wants to take over the Supreme Court

b)

He wants to get rid of the Supreme Court

c)

He wants to hit a grand slam

d)

He wants the Supreme Court to agree with his New Deal Programs

11.

Who were the 2 Presidents of the United States during the Great Depression?

a)

Hoover and FDR

b)

FDR and Truman

c)

McKinley and Hoover

d)

Hoover and Theodore Roosevelt

12.

Who was responsible for "guaranteeing every man a right to make a comfortable living?

a)

Mickey Mouse

b)

The Pope

c)

Government

d)

The Middle Class

13.

What is the BEST connection shown between the runs on banks and the bread lines from the Great Depression period?

a)

There is no connection

b)

Runs on banks and bread lines stopped poverty

c)

They both were heavily packed by Americans following the stock market crash

d)

They both helped the American people

14.

What were the 3 R's of FDR's New Deal Programs?

a)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

b)

Red, Rabbit, Reform

c)

Relief, Recovery, Reform

d)

Relief, Recovery, Excel

15.

Which historical figure is FDR supposed to portray (represent) in this political cartoon?

a)

William the Conquerer

b)

King George III

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

16.

What does this graph tell you about the Election of 1932?

a)

It is difficult to defeat an incumbent President

b)

FDR won the election because of his new ideas for helping the American people

c)

Hoover won the election because the American people believed in him

d)

FDR had support due to his cousin Teddy Roosevelt being a former President

17.

Which of the following is a term used to describe what is happening in this photo?

a)

runs on banks

b)

bread lines for the poor

c)

Boston Marathon

d)

the big money hunt

18.

What game is being shown in this political cartoon?

a)

Lacrosse

b)

Cycling

c)

Baseball

d)

Boxing

19.

Looking at the choices, which of the following is NOT a reason that Social Security was created?

a)

To help the poor, disabled, and widowed

b)

To bring Americans hope and prepare them for the future

c)

To take care of the elderly who could no longer work

d)

To steer Americans away from getting jobs and make them reliant on government aid

20.

Which geographic region of the United States was most affected by the Dust Bowl?

a)

Southeast

b)

Great Plains

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

New England

21.

What can you infer about changes in unemployment from the chart given?

a)

Unemployment wasn't a big deal to Americans

b)

Unemployment was an effect of the Great Depression

c)

Unemployment decreased between 1930-1940 because of the New Deal Programs

d)

Unemployment plateaued consistently

22.

The artist connected the effects of the Dust Bowl to the biblical death of Jesus to show

a)

The world in ending

b)

The farms are coming back due to religion

c)

The Earth has suffered due to the hands of the farmers

d)

Americans must all become Christian in order to survive

23.

Which conclusion is most clearly supported by the information in the chart?

a)

American loans decreased drastically following the start of the Great Depression

b)

Americans took out loans from 1920 to 1938

c)

Loans were consistently increasing leading up to the Great Depression

d)

Loans were the sole cause of the Great Depression

24.

What invention helped farmers to produce goods and was a contribution to the Dust Bowl?

a)

cell phone

b)

spade

c)

tractor

d)

baler