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WorksheetsGreat Depression
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Great Depression began in
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
2.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
3.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
4.
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
5.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
6.
Which economic factor contributed most directly to the start of the Great Depression?
a)
low worker productivity
b)
high income taxes
c)
decreasing tariff rates
d)
buying stocks on margin
7.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
8.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
9.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
10.
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
11.
This type of New Deal program gave immediate, temporary help to unemployed Americans
a)
relief
b)
reform
c)
recovery
12.
A type of New Deal program that made permanent changes to the economy to fix some of the problems that led to the Great Depression and ensure the Depression wouldn't happen again
a)
relief
b)
reform
c)
recovery
13.
This New Deal reform program insured checking and savings accounts.
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Fair Labor Standards Act
c)
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
d)
Social Security Act
14.
Which New Deal program employed young men to work on various projects to improve the country?
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Fair labor Standards Act
c)
Rural Electrification Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
15.
Which New Deal program set aside savings through taxes for unemployment, the disabled or retirement?
a)
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
16.
The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Grover Cleveland
17.
Which of the following is the most valid statement regarding the long-term economic effects of the Great Depression?
a)
The government placed fewer restrictions on large corporations
b)
The role of the federal government was expanded
c)
The government reduced its dependence on foreign trade
d)
The American people had greater confidence in the nation’s economic leadership
18.
What New Deal programs are still around that impact your life today?
a)
Social Security & FDIC
b)
Head Start & Food Stamps
c)
Medicare & Social Security
d)
HUAC & Head Start
19.
Which of the following statements best describes what happened on Black Tuesday?
a)
Stock prices fell and the stock market crashed.
b)
Bank runs forced many banks to close their doors.
c)
Federal troops attacked the Bonus Army marchers.
d)
The Supreme Court ruled that the NRA was unconstitutional.
20.
This is the idea that the rich become richer, while the poor become poorer
a)
Black Tuesday
b)
Speculation
c)
Unequal distribution of wealth
d)
Buying on Credit
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