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WorksheetsGreat Depression
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
An _____________ is an individual that buys stock in a company
Investor
Railroad worker
Lawmaker
One of the causes of the ____ _ _____________ was people borrowed money to buy stocks and when the stock market prices fell they weren't able to pay back what owed
Red scare
Great Depression
World war 1
World war 2
__________________was president when the Great Depression began
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
John F. Kennedy
Unemployment measures what?
The number of workers that don't own businesses
The number of workers that own businesses
The number of workers with jobs
The number of workers without jobs
What states were in the Dust Bowl region?
Oklahoma
California
Kansas
Wyoming
Colorado
President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced a series of programs known as the _______________to help end the Great Depression
Prohibition
New Deal
Emergency Conservation Work
President Roosevelt presented a new bill called the Emergency Conservation Work Billthat allowed the government to do what?
Hire people to work on government lands
To take part in littering
Take part in conservation activities
Hire people to work on private lands
__________________ use stored water to create electricity. They also control or prevent _______________,and provide electricity to _______________________.
Hydroelectric dam
Drought
Flooding
Nobody
Many people
The ______________________crashed on October 29,1929, causing investors to lose billions of dollars.
Stock market
Tax
Unemployment
Dust bowl
During a depression many people to lose their________, __________, and ______________.
Jobs
Ships
Money
Property
A Dust Bowl occurred in the Great Plains as a result of ____________ and ___________________.
Strong winds
Breezes
Droughts
Flood
The Dust Bowl affected people's _______________ by having to breathe in dust so frequently
Health
Money
Property
The storms affected people's lives by causing farms to _____________________ and farmers to go __________
Grow in population
East
Go out of business
West
When a government keeps a balanced budget, it doesn’t spend more _______________ than it makes in ________________
Money
Makes in taxes
Loses
When a president presents a new law to Congress it is also called a _________
Bill
Law
Idea
Amendment
_____________ were given to Americans when they reached retirement age and no longer work. This money was raised by taxes through the _________________ Act.
Pensions
Social Security
Money
Retirement
What does TVA stand for?
Tom Valley Association
Texas Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
The TVA cleared the Tennessee River so what could go through?
Boats, so people can sightsee
Fish, so fishers can catch more
Submarines, so people can explore the river
Boats, so goods can be delivered
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) tried to do what?
Help farmers get a higher price for their products
Help workers get higher wages
Help hunters get more deer
What is minimum wage?
The average amount of money a person earns per hour
The highest amount of money a person can earn per hour
The lowest amount of money a person can earn per hour
