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Great Depression Study Guide

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Victory Gardens

b)

WPA

c)

CCC

d)

Soup Kitchens

2.

Who was the most popular musician in the 1930s?

a)

Margaret Mitchell

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

Duke Ellington

3.

The Great Depression can BEST be described as financial and economic instability and high unemployment.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

________is known for his contribution in sports by winning four Olympic Gold Medals for Track and Field in 1936.

a)

Michael Phelps

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

LeBron James

5.

President was charged with helping Americans out of the Great Depression.

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Herbert Hover

6.

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

a)

The Stock Market Crash

b)

The Mortgage Crisis

c)

The Dust Bowl

d)

The New Deal

7.

​ The name of the program created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt was called _________ . The goal of this program was to help Americans who were affected by the crashing economy.​

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Employment Act of 1932

c)

The Government Assistance Act of 1932

d)

The Treaty of Versailles

8.

​Some Americans blame _________for not helping them more in the Great Depression?​

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Stock Market Crash

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

9.

Read the newspaper headline and answer the prompt.


To which event is this headline referring?

a)

The Mortgage Crisis

b)

The Dust Bowl

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Stock Market Crash

10.

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)

TVA

b)

CCC

c)

WPA

11.

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)

TVA

b)

CCC

c)

WPA

12.

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)

TVA

b)

CCC

c)

WPA