WorksheetsGreat Depression and the New Deal
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 10mins
When did the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression begin?
1919
1929
1930
1941
The Great Depression can BEST be described as _______________.
financial and economic instability and high unemployment
financial and economic instability and low unemployment
financial and economic stability and high unemployment
financial and economic stability and low unemployment
Which of the following relief helped feed those suffering in the Great Depression?
Victory Gardens
Soup Kitchens
WPA
CCC
What created the Dust Bowl?
Poor farming practices, windstorms, and drought
Broken tractors and crop disease
Hurricanes and windstorms
Drought, windstorms, and crop disease
Who did some Americans blame for not helping them more in the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D Roosevelt
Stock Brokers
Banks
Read the newspaper headline and answer the prompt. To which event is this headline referring?
The New Deal
The Stock Market Crash
The Mortgage Crisis
The Dust Bowl
Examine the photograph and answer the prompt. What MAIN event contributed to the Americans standing in line in the photograph?
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Rationing during World War II
The Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
Who was president of the United States when the event in #7 occurred?
Herbert Hoover
John F Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson
Franklin D Roosevelt
Look at the map. In which region did the Dust Bowl occur?
A
B
C
D
Which event is the most likely cause of the Great Depression?
The New Deal
The Stock Market Crash
The Mortgage Crisis
The Dust Bowl
Which president was charged with helping Americans out of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D Roosevelt
Lyndon B Johnson
Ronald Reagan
Read the quotation in the box below and answer the prompt. Which was one way Franklin D. Roosevelt worked to “provide enough for those who have too little”?
He asked Congress to end poll taxes.
He froze bankers’ wages after the stock market crash.
He implemented a plan for food rationing during World War II.
He established the Civilian Conservation Corps
What’s the name of the program created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt? The goal of this program was to help Americans who were affected by the crashing economy
The New Deal
The Treaty of Versailles
Them Employment Act of 1932
The Government Assisstance Act of 1932
This program is made up of three parts: ______, recovery, and reform.
resistance
relief
recognition
rescue
The goal of this program was to provide jobs for unmarried, unemployed men, and was active for 9 years. It offered shelter, clothing, and a weekly wage. These workers worked on projects to protect the natural resources of federal, state, and local governments. They would plant trees, build roads and structures, and improve fire fighting structures.
The New Deal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
The goal of this program was to provide jobs for mostly unskilled men. This included building public roads, structures, and bridges. This program employed over 3 million men.
The New Deal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
The goal of this program was to provide economic development, so it helped create jobs and businesses that were not already there. Its goal was to work with citizens to overcome economic problems. One accomplish made by this program was that they took on one of the largest hydroelectric dam projects in the history of the country. This program built dams, water channels, managed erosion, built fossil and nuclear power plants, and worked on renewable electricity.
The New Deal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Examine the photo and answer the prompt. The program photographed was run by Harry Hopkins and employed over 3 million people during the Great Depression. Which event caused this program to dissolve?
World War 1
World War 2
The Cold War
The Bay of Pigs
Duke Ellington was the most popular musician in the 1930s. What types of genres were his music?
rap
jazz and blues
jazz, blues, swing
country
Who was the most famous author in the 1930s? (
Margaret Mitchell
George Washington Carver
Jesse Owens
Mark Twain
For which novel was the author in #20 known for?
Huckleberry Finn
Gone With the Wind
The Sound and the Fury
The Giver
Who is known for his contribution in sports by winning four Olympic Gold Medals for Track and Field in 1936?
Duke Ellington
Jesse James
Jesse Owens
Michael Phelps
Which major invention helped to spread culture and became mainstream in the 1930s?
television
telegram
automobiles
radio
The novel, Gone with the Wind, is a famous piece of literature in American history. In which time period is the novel set?
World War 1
World War 2
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
Duke Ellington performed nation wide with which type of band?
A percussion ensemble
A jazz ensemble
An orchestra
A Digital-Age band
