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Stock Market Crash 1929

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ is what represents the money that a person puts in to own part of a business/company.

a)

investment

b)

stock

c)

loan

2.

In 1927, 1928, and 1929 it was easy to get rich.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

When lots of people own a company, the business is divided into ____________________

a)

shares

b)

loans

c)

money

d)

rates

4.

_____________—is putting money into something with the hope of profit.

a)

unemployment

b)

profit

c)

investment

d)

assembling

5.

People were buying stocks in businesses that were not worth the amounts that people were paying for them.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

During the stock market crash people could NOT pay for their loans, so banks ended up growing or expanding to other towns.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

People who put their money in the bank lost their life savings during the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Some say the Stock Market Crash of 1929 marked the start of the Great Depression!

a)

true

b)

false

9.

During the Stock Market Crash of 1929, farmers were getting rich and making a big agricultural profit.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Investors/people were able to withdraw their money out of banks during the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

What newspaper ran the article Headline "Huge Selling Wave Creates Near-Panic as Stocks Collapse."

a)

Washington Post

b)

Chicago Tribune

c)

Starkville Daily News

d)

Texas Observer

12.

What year was the Stock Market Crash in the Roaring 20s

a)

1920

b)

1925

c)

1929

d)

1919