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Standard 17 Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This cause led many businesses to close, because they were producing more goods than consumers were willing to buy.
a)
Overproduction 
b)
Underconsumption 
c)
Buying on Credit 
d)
Stock Speculation 
2.

What conclusion can be drawn based on this image?

a)

Even the unemployed did not suffer much during the Great Depression thanks to assistance from the government.

b)

Women were still able to find jobs during the Great Depression while men took care of the family.

c)

Restaurants were one of the few types of businesses that were not hurt by the Great Depression.

d)

Many people were hit so hard by the Great Depression that they could not afford food.

3.

When the public is unable to buy enough to keep up with how much is being produced:

a)

Overproduction

b)

Underconsumption

c)

Regulations

4.

Which was not a reason for the Stock Market Crash?

a)

Stock Market "Speculation"- hoping to get rich quick in the stock market

b)

"Buying on the margin"- using loans to invest in the stock market

c)

Too many people trying to sell stock at the same time

d)

Securities and Exchange Commission

5.
Gatherings of homeless people into shacks & huts during the Depression were called
a)
Shantytowns
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
Ghettoes
d)
Run down places for hobos
6.
This is the phrase for buying stocks using borrowed money
a)
Buying on Margin
b)
Buying on Stock
c)
Buying on Margarine
d)
Buying on Butter
7.
What happened during the "run on banks" after the stock market crash in 1929?
a)
People rushed to withdraw their money and caused banks to close
b)
People went and rushed to deposit money in the banks
c)
People went and started to buy stocks in the banks
d)
People went to rob the banks...because you know...crime and such
8.
Which was NOT a LONG-TERM cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Buying stock on margin
b)
Stock market crash (Black Tuesday)
c)
too much production and consumer spending
d)
Laisezz-faire economic policies
9.

Poor farming methods leading to the erosion of soil and overproduction of farm goods led to a farm crisis in the Great Plains. The wind storms blew the soil off the plains. This event was known as:

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

The Great Basin Storms

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Black Friday

10.
According to some historians, a major reason that the depression worsened was President Hoover’s belief 
a)
In laissez-faire economic policy, government should not  intervene into business affairs
b)
That the government must spend money to make money
c)
That the nation should turn to socialism to solve its economic problems
d)
In government programs to help the poor
11.
The stock market crash occurring on October 29, 1929 is often called
a)
The Great Depression
b)
A Day in Infamy
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
The Crash 
12.
“Hoovervilles” during the Great Depression consisted of
a)
Pockets of the country that supported President Hoover
b)
Poor urban immigrant communities
c)
Groups of makeshift homes in shantytowns
d)
Deserted towns and foreclosed homes
13.

What group of people had the worst consequences from the Dust Bowl?

a)

Farmers in the Great Plains

b)

Doctors up North

c)

People on the East Coast

d)

People out West

14.

What other major event was happening at the same time as the Dust Bowl?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Civil War

c)

World War 2

d)

Revolutionary War

15.

What was one EFFECT of dust storms that occurred during "the Dust Bowl"?

a)

loss of farms and livestock

b)

homes were destroyed

c)

Okies and Arkies moved to other states

d)

ALL of these are effects of the dust storms

16.

Poor farming methods leading to the erosion of soil and overproduction of farm goods led to a farm crisis in the Great Plains. The wind storms blew the soil off the plains. This event was known as:

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

The Great Basin Storms

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Black Friday

17.

All of the following were causes of the Great Depression, except:

a)

overproduction and under-consumption of consumer goods leading to falling prices

b)

consumerism or citizens spending more money than they saved

c)

buying risky stocks on speculation and buying on margin

d)

large debts from World War I

18.

During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed that President Hoover

a)

Was seen as a role model

b)

used the military to aid the unemployed

c)

was blamed for the suffering of the poor

d)

supported relief and public housing for the needy

19.
What was a major cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Overproduction and under-consumption
b)
A decrease in the supply of consumer goods
c)
An increase in demand for imported products
d)
An increase in the price of wheat on the world market
20.
The greatest economic crisis in US History was known as:
a)
Pullman Strike
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
d)
Black Tuesday
21.
What is true about the impact of the Great Depression on American citizens?
a)
The depression only impacted working class Americans
b)
The depression led to greater equality between African Americans and whites
c)
Immigration to the US increased during the depression
d)
Many Americans were out of jobs and food, soup kitchens and breadlines were crowded with people.
22.
This photograph was MOST associated with which of these issues?
a)
Families losing their homes as a result of the Dust Bowl.
b)
Families losing their savings as a result of the stock market crash.
c)
Families losing their jobs as a result of underconsumption of goods.
d)
Families sending their children to live with relatives due to unemployment.
23.
Population declines exceeded 25 percent for the 1930s in some largely rural and agricultural counties of southwestern Kansas and the panhandle of Oklahoma...[while] California had sizable population growth...- US Census, County Population Change: 1930 to 1940
Which conclusion can be drawn regarding the 1940 US Census information?
a)
Population declined due to anxiety over the threat of World War II.
b)
The conditions created by the Dust Bowl led to a westward migration.
c)
The desire for wealth during the Gold Rush contributed to population growth.
d)
Rural and agricultural counties lost population as a result of the completion of the Hoover Dam.

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