WorksheetsGreat Depression and New Deal Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Where could people go to get free food during the Great Depression?
(a)
Which of the following answers below describes Duke Ellington? (Check All that Apply)
a talented musician who increased the popularity of jazz and big band music in the 1930s and 1940s
won four Olympic Gold Medals
assembled a jazz orchestra
he assembled one of the most talented jazz orchestras in history
he wrote the award winning novel Gone with the Wind
One of the main causes of the Great Depression
D-Day
the Holocaust
Soup Kitchens
Stock Market Crash
Which event forced many Midwest farmers to Leave their farms and move to other parts of the country in hopes of starting over.
(a)
Who became President in 1932, he introduced the New Deal and deficit spending?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Herbert Hoover (HH)
Benito Mussolini
Harry Truman
Which answer choice DOES NOT describe Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program?
Created the CCC, TVA, WPA to Great Depression and strengthen the economy
it required deficit spending
people should get help from charities and other organizations in the communities
it was a set of programs to help end the Great Depression
Who was the author of the 1930’s, that wrote Gone with the Wind, a best-selling novel whose setting was near Jonesboro, Georgia. Later, it became one of the most famous movies of all time?
Margaret Mitchell
Dorothea Lange
Duke Ellington
Jessie Owens
Which New Deal Program provided employment for young, unmarried men who worked in the national parks.
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
DOL (Department of Labor)
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
Which answer choices best describes the Works Progress Administration (WPA)? (Select all that apply.)
Often called the Second New Deal
It provided water to end the drought that caused the Dust Bowl
It provided money for the Arts
It provided jobs for unskilled workers who built government buildings, roads, and other public projects
It gave farmers money to buy cars to help them start over
A set of government programs that was introduced by FDR, it was a way of trying new things to deal with the Depression and required deficit spending
United Nations
Soup Kitchens
New Deal
Pearl Harbor
How long did the Great Depression last?
10 weeks
10 months
10 decades
10 years
How did the storms of the Dust Bowl affect American farms in the 1930s? (Choose 4 answers)
The windstorms and drought of the Dust Bowl ruined crops
it made farming nearly impossible
farms had little to sell and this caused economic hardships
many farms faced bankruptcy, because they didn't have enough money to pay their debts (money owed to others)
the farmers were able to sell the soil from the Dust Bowl to make money
How did farmers react to the circumstances created by the Dust Bowl? (Choose 4 answers)
farmers lost their homes
farmers lost their jobs
they were glad the Dust Bowl provided more soil for their crops
they moved their families west, often to California to start over
since their crops were ruined, they had to seek out better opportunities
Why was Jesse Owens’s success at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, important?
It convinced professional sports leagues in the United States to desegregate.
It inspired interest in the United States and increased European tourism.
It increased public support for joining World War II to help defeat Germany.
It proved that Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party’s racist ideas were wrong
What is Duke Ellington mostly remembered for?
boxing
jazz and music
acting
track and field
These people contributed the cultural events during the 1930s. (Select all that apply)
Jessie Owens, Rosie the Riveter, Margaret Mitchell
Rosie the Riveter, Jessie Owens, Duke Ellington
Margaret Mitchell, Jessie Owens, Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, Rosie the Riveter
Margaret Mitchell won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Gone with the Wind, a book about
men working in the stock market during the 1920s.
. life in the American South during the Civil War.
life on a Midwestern farm during the Dust Bowl.
women working in an aircraft factory during World War I.
In this cartoon the artist was making the argument that Roosevelt used the New Deal to expand the powers of the president. (Study the cartoon very carefully. Look at all the words and the things in the picture with the eye of a detective.)
True
False
Some of the U.S. citizens opposed the New Deal because they thought the government was spending too much money.
True
False
What were THREE purposes of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
to attract tourists to Tennessee
to improve transportation in Tennessee
to promote economic development in Tennessee
to manufacture fertilizer for farmers in Tennessee
to generate low-cost electricity for Tennessee
Which of the following two BEST describes how the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) helped bring relief from the Great Depression?
The TVA created dams and supplied electricity to large regions.
The TVA restored historical battlefields and established parks
The TVA helped construct Hoovervilles and soup kitchens for the unemployed.
The TVA helped reduce land associated problems by supporting farmers in using better farming methods.
The TVA helped provide jobs to workers who built roads and government buildings.
The day the Stock Market Crashed in 1929 became known as Purple Tuesday?
True
False
What other events besides the crash of the Stock Market were causes for the Great Depression? (Select 4 causes)
banks failed (weak banking system)
consumer debt (people could not pay their bills)
people were sad because of the war
Dust Bowl (drought) (ruined crops)
over production of goods
As a result of the Great Depression (Select all that apply)
the unemployment rate rose
people were able to save lots of money
people couldn't afford food, so they ate at soup kitchens
farmers lost their crops
some people became homeless
President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt shared the same views on how to provide help for people during the Great Depression.
True
False
