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Great Depression and the New Deal

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression begin?

a)

1919

b)

1929

c)

1930

d)

1941

2.

The Great Depression can BEST be described as _______________.

a)

financial and economic instability and high unemployment

b)

financial and economic instability and low unemployment

c)

financial and economic stability and high unemployment

d)

financial and economic stability and low unemployment

3.

Which of the following relief helped feed those suffering in the Great Depression?

a)

Victory Gardens

b)

Soup Kitchens

c)

WPA

d)

CCC

4.

What created the Dust Bowl?

a)

Poor farming practices, windstorms, and drought

b)

Broken tractors and crop disease

c)

Hurricanes and windstorms

d)

Drought, windstorms, and crop disease

5.

Who did some Americans blame for not helping them more in the Great Depression?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D Roosevelt

c)

Stock Brokers

d)

Banks

6.

Read the newspaper headline and answer the prompt. To which event is this headline referring?

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

The Mortgage Crisis

d)

The Dust Bowl

7.

Examine the photograph and answer the prompt. What MAIN event contributed to the Americans standing in line in the photograph?

a)

Collapse of the Soviet Union

b)

Rationing during World War II

c)

The Stock Market Crash

d)

The Dust Bowl

8.

Who was president of the United States when the event in #7 occurred?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Lyndon B Johnson

d)

Franklin D Roosevelt

9.

Look at the map. In which region did the Dust Bowl occur?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Which event is the most likely cause of the Great Depression?

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

The Mortgage Crisis

d)

The Dust Bowl

11.

Which president was charged with helping Americans out of the Great Depression?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D Roosevelt

c)

Lyndon B Johnson

d)

Ronald Reagan

12.

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”?

a)

He asked Congress to end poll taxes.

b)

He froze bankers’ wages after the stock market crash.

c)

He implemented a plan for food rationing during World War II.

d)

He established the Civilian Conservation Corps

13.

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

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

Them Employment Act of 1932

d)

The Government Assisstance Act of 1932

14.

This program is made up of three parts: ______, recovery, and reform.

a)

resistance

b)

relief

c)

recognition

d)

rescue

15.

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.

a)

The New Deal

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Works Progress Administration

16.

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.

a)

The New Deal

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Works Progress Administration

17.

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.

a)

The New Deal

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Works Progress Administration

18.

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?

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Bay of Pigs

19.

Duke Ellington was the most popular musician in the 1930s. What types of genres were his music?

a)

rap

b)

jazz and blues

c)

jazz, blues, swing

d)

country

20.

Who was the most famous author in the 1930s? (

a)

Margaret Mitchell

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

Mark Twain

21.

For which novel was the author in #20 known for?

a)

Huckleberry Finn

b)

Gone With the Wind

c)

The Sound and the Fury

d)

The Giver

22.

Who is known for his contribution in sports by winning four Olympic Gold Medals for Track and Field in 1936?

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Jesse James

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

Michael Phelps

23.

Which major invention helped to spread culture and became mainstream in the 1930s?

a)

television

b)

telegram

c)

automobiles

d)

radio

24.

The novel, Gone with the Wind, is a famous piece of literature in American history. In which time period is the novel set?

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

The Revolutionary War

d)

The Civil War

25.

Duke Ellington performed nation wide with which type of band?

a)

A percussion ensemble

b)

A jazz ensemble

c)

An orchestra

d)

A Digital-Age band