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Great Depression & New Deal

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened on Black Tuesday in 1929?

a)

WWII started

b)

The Dust Bowl

c)

The stock market began to crash

d)

Civilians went shopping

2.

What was the severe downturn of the US economy during the 1930s called?

a)

WWI

b)

Black Friday

c)

WWII

d)

Great Depression

3.

Who was the president during the BEGINNING of the Great Depression?

a)

FDR

b)

Teddy Rooselvelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Abe Lincoln

4.

________ is something you might owe or something you have to pay.

a)

charity

b)

depression

c)

stock market

d)

debt

5.

What was the name of the small "neighborhoods" where many Americans struggling with money had to live in shack houses?

a)

warehouses

b)

Vans Tavern

c)

Chestatee Way

d)

Hooverville

6.

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?

a)

Teddy Rooselvelt

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

FDR

d)

George Bush

7.

What was President Roosevelt's plan to help the US economy called?

a)

Great Idea

b)

Grand Plan

c)

Smarty Farty

d)

New Deal

8.

Which program built bridges, roads, parks, and airports, painted murals and built sculptures?

a)

WPA

b)

CCC

c)

TVA

d)

ATV

9.

Which program gave jobs to young men ages 18-25, built roads, planted forests, and worked on national park projects?

a)

WPA

b)

TVA

c)

CCC

d)

ATV

10.

Which program built dams throughout 7 states to help control flooding and generate electricity?

a)

WPA

b)

CCC

c)

TVA

d)

FDR

11.

What is Duke Ellington known for?

a)

Being an African American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics

b)

Writing the famous novel "Gone With the Wind"

c)

Being a musician, composer, and bandleader during the "Swing Era"

d)

He was MLK's father.

12.

What is Jesse Owens known for?

a)

Writing the famous novel "Gone With the Wind"

b)

Being an African American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics

c)

Being a musician, composer, and bandleader during the "Swing Era"

d)

Being Mrs. Warner's grandfather.

13.

What is Margaret Mitchell known for?

a)

Being a musician, composer, and bandleader during the "Swing Era"

b)

Writing the famous novel "Gone With the Wind"

c)

Being Ms. Hamby's flower girl in the wedding.

d)

Being an African American athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics

14.

What major event started once the Great Depression was over in 1942?

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Super Bowl

c)

WWI

d)

WWII

15.

What is the title of Margaret Mitchell's novel which is set in the South during the Civil War?

a)

Gone With the Wind

b)

Cat in the Hat

c)

Homeward Bound

d)

Half Blood Prince

16.

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?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Super Bowl

d)

Stock Market Crash

17.

What kitchens were charities that provided bread and soup to the homeless and jobless people during the Depression?

a)

Soup Kitchen

b)

Food Network Kitchen

c)

Charity

d)

Goodwill

18.

What is it called when there is a number of people without a job?

a)

sad

b)

depressing

c)

unemployment

d)

insurance

19.

Money that a worker is paid based on the number of hours, days, etc., that are worked are called?

a)

debt

b)

charity

c)

wage

d)

profit

20.

What is the name for the newspapers used as blankets during the Great Depression in Hooverville?

a)

Snuggies

b)

Hoover blankets

c)

Hoover flags

d)

comfyyyyy!

21.

__________ ___________ is where individuals can invest and exchange stocks in companies to make money.

a)

Farmers Market

b)

Card Stock

c)

Stock Market

d)

Walmart