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WorksheetsGreat Depression Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the 1930s, what made farmers migrate from the Great Plains?
a)
high farm prices
b)
new technologies
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
baby boom
2.
New Deal programs like CCC and WPA were made to help
a)
farmers
b)
home owners
c)
businesses
d)
unemployed workers
3.
Roosevelt's collection of laws and programs to help the nation deal with the Depression was known as
a)
the New Deal.
b)
the Square Deal.
c)
the Hundred Days.
d)
Public Works.
4.
During the 1930's what event was taking place?
a)
Civil War
b)
World War 2
c)
Great Depression
5.
In the 1930's _____ was the easiest access to music, sports, news, and shows
a)
Broadway
b)
Radio
c)
Concerts
6.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
7.
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
8.
This program provided jobs for millions of Americans, who were given the task of building roads, bridges, parks, airports and a plethora of other public facilities.
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
9.
What year did the stock market crash?
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1933
d)
1937
10.
What is the significance of the 19th Amendment?
a)
Women became citizens.
b)
African Americans became citizens.
c)
Women were granted the right to vote.
d)
African Americans were granted the right to vote.
11.
Who was elected president of the US on 1932?
a)
George Washington
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Barack Obama
12.
Which recovery program was used to build dams built for flood control and hydroelectric power?
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
FDIC
d)
SEC
13.
What did the CCC do?
a)
Preserved and protected nature
b)
Created hydroelectricity
c)
Created jobs for artists
d)
Fed the hungry
14.
What did the WPA do?
a)
Preserved and protected nature
b)
Created hydroelectricity
c)
Created jobs for artists
d)
Fed the hungry
15.
What did the TVA do?
a)
Preserved and protected nature
b)
Created hydroelectricity
c)
Created jobs for artists
d)
Fed the hungry
16.
Which best decribes the Dust Bowl?
a)
Fertile farming soil
b)
10 year period of a severe drought
c)
10 year period of severe rain and flooding
d)
Farmers being unemployed
17.
FDR's New Deal Program was focused on "the three Rs". What did they stand for?
a)
Relieve, Retire, Review
b)
Restore, Recover, Relive
c)
Relief, Recovery, Reform
d)
Reconstruct, Rebuild, Redo
18.
What was the purpose of Soup Kitchens?
a)
To pay those in need
b)
To feed those in need
c)
To employ those in need
d)
To help farmers in need
19.
What was the nickname of the small shantytowns that a large number of homeless people lived in?
a)
Ellingtonville
b)
Rooseveltville
c)
Hooverville
d)
Owensville
20.
Who was president at the start of the Great Depression?
a)
FDR
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
JFK
21.
Which is NOT a way that the Great Depression affected the lives of many Americans?
a)
People were unemployed
b)
People bought more stock and invested their money
c)
Farmers faced severe windstorms and drought.
d)
People lacked the financial means to support themselves
22.
Which is NOT a way that the New Deal affected the lives of millions Americans?
a)
Helped prevent this from happening in the future
b)
Provided financial assistance
c)
Caused the Stock Market to crash
d)
Ended the Great Depression
23.
Why did some Americans oppose the New Deal?
a)
It provided relief to millions of Americans
b)
It gave the government less control of the economy
c)
They thought the government favored rich people
d)
They thought the government was spending too much money
24.
In order to ratify a proposed amendment, what fraction of States have to agree?
a)
2/3
b)
3/4
c)
1/2
d)
4/4
25.
Why did farmers who did manage to grow crops during the Dust Bowl struggle to make enough money to survive?
a)
The declining value of agriculture stocks following the stock market’s collapse
b)
Increasing competition from farming operations in the North
c)
Government programs designed to supply free food to the poor
d)
A significant decrease in the price farmers were able to charge for their goods
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