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WorksheetsGreat Depression & New Deal
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What happened on Black Tuesday in 1929?
WWII started
The Dust Bowl
The stock market began to crash
Civilians went shopping
What was the severe downturn of the US economy during the 1930s called?
WWI
Black Friday
WWII
Great Depression
Who was the president during the BEGINNING of the Great Depression?
FDR
Teddy Rooselvelt
Herbert Hoover
Abe Lincoln
________ is something you might owe or something you have to pay.
charity
depression
stock market
debt
What was the name of the small "neighborhoods" where many Americans struggling with money had to live in shack houses?
warehouses
Vans Tavern
Chestatee Way
Hooverville
What was the name of the president that was elected DURING the Great Depression that made a plan called the New Deal, which promised Americans jobs and opprotunity?
Teddy Rooselvelt
Adolf Hitler
FDR
George Bush
What was President Roosevelt's plan to help the US economy called?
Great Idea
Grand Plan
Smarty Farty
New Deal
Which program built bridges, roads, parks, and airports, painted murals and built sculptures?
WPA
CCC
TVA
ATV
Which program gave jobs to young men ages 18-25, built roads, planted forests, and worked on national park projects?
WPA
TVA
CCC
ATV
Which program built dams throughout 7 states to help control flooding and generate electricity?
WPA
CCC
TVA
FDR
What is Duke Ellington known for?
Being an African American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics
Writing the famous novel "Gone With the Wind"
Being a musician, composer, and bandleader during the "Swing Era"
He was MLK's father.
What is Jesse Owens known for?
Writing the famous novel "Gone With the Wind"
Being an African American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics
Being a musician, composer, and bandleader during the "Swing Era"
Being Mrs. Warner's grandfather.
What is Margaret Mitchell known for?
Being a musician, composer, and bandleader during the "Swing Era"
Writing the famous novel "Gone With the Wind"
Being Ms. Hamby's flower girl in the wedding.
Being an African American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics
What major event started once the Great Depression was over in 1942?
Dust Bowl
Super Bowl
WWI
WWII
What is the title of Margaret Mitchell's novel which is set in the South during the Civil War?
Gone With the Wind
Cat in the Hat
Homeward Bound
Half Blood Prince
What event took place during the Great Depression where there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the top soil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed up everything and moved west?
The Great Depression
Dust Bowl
Super Bowl
Stock Market Crash
What kitchens were charities that provided bread and soup to the homeless and jobless people during the Depression?
Soup Kitchen
Food Network Kitchen
Charity
Goodwill
What is it called when there is a number of people without a job?
sad
depressing
unemployment
insurance
Money that a worker is paid based on the number of hours, days, etc., that are worked are called?
debt
charity
wage
profit
What is the name for the newspapers used as blankets during the Great Depression in Hooverville?
Snuggies
Hoover blankets
Hoover flags
comfyyyyy!
__________ ___________ is where individuals can invest and exchange stocks in companies to make money.
Farmers Market
Card Stock
Stock Market
Walmart
