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WorksheetsGreat Depression kkjerlphs
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
During what decade did the majority of the Great Depression occur?
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
What event is generally considered to be the start of the Great Depression?
Dust bowl
Prohibition
Stock market crash
New Deal
Bonus Army March
Who was president of the United States at the start of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
What caused the Great Depression?
Drought
Overproduction of goods
Stock speculation
Consumer debt
War
What president was elected when he promised Americans a 'New Deal'?
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
What was the 'New Deal'?
A radio show put on by the president
A series of laws and programs to help end the Great Depression
The name of the Federal Bank
The name of a popular professional wrestler
A lunch time combo very popular in the country
Around how many banks failed during the Great Depression?
7
19
128
1,000
11,000
Where did many migrant workers from the Dust Bowl in the Midwest migrate to?
California
New York
Florida
Texas
Canada
What were the shanty towns where many homeless lived called during the Great Depression?
Roosevelt Towns
Cardboard Cities
Hoovervilles
Herbertlands
Wilsonboroughs
10. What event brought an end to the Great Depression?
Korean War
World War I
Cold War
World War II
Vietnam War
