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Great Depression

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An _____________ is an individual that buys stock in a company

a)

Investor

b)

Railroad worker

c)

Lawmaker

2.

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

a)

Red scare

b)

Great Depression

c)

World war 1

d)

World war 2

3.

__________________was president when the Great Depression began

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

John F. Kennedy

4.

Unemployment measures what?

a)

The number of workers that don't own businesses

b)

The number of workers that own businesses

c)

The number of workers with jobs

d)

The number of workers without jobs

5.

What states were in the Dust Bowl region?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

California

c)

Kansas

d)

Wyoming

e)

Colorado

6.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced a series of programs known as the _______________to help end the Great Depression

a)

Prohibition

b)

New Deal

c)

Emergency Conservation Work

7.

President Roosevelt presented a new bill called the Emergency Conservation Work Billthat allowed the government to do what?

a)

Hire people to work on government lands

b)

To take part in littering

c)

Take part in conservation activities

d)

Hire people to work on private lands

8.

__________________ use stored water to create electricity. They also control or prevent _______________,and provide electricity to _______________________.

a)

Hydroelectric dam

b)

Drought

c)

Flooding

d)

Nobody

e)

Many people

9.

The ______________________crashed on October 29,1929, causing investors to lose billions of dollars.

a)

Stock market

b)

Tax

c)

Unemployment

d)

Dust bowl

10.

During a depression many people to lose their________, __________, and ______________.

a)

Jobs

b)

Ships

c)

Money

d)

Property

11.

A Dust Bowl occurred in the Great Plains as a result of ____________ and ___________________.

a)

Strong winds

b)

Breezes

c)

Droughts

d)

Flood

12.

The Dust Bowl affected people's _______________ by having to breathe in dust so frequently

a)

Health

b)

Money

c)

Property

13.

The storms affected people's lives by causing farms to _____________________ and farmers to go __________

a)

Grow in population

b)

East

c)

Go out of business

d)

West

14.

When a government keeps a balanced budget, it doesn’t spend more _______________ than it makes in ________________

a)

Money

b)

Makes in taxes

c)

Loses

15.

When a president presents a new law to Congress it is also called a _________

a)

Bill

b)

Law

c)

Idea

d)

Amendment

16.

_____________ were given to Americans when they reached retirement age and no longer work. This money was raised by taxes through the _________________ Act.

a)

Pensions

b)

Social Security

c)

Money

d)

Retirement

17.

What does TVA stand for?

a)

Tom Valley Association

b)

Texas Valley Authority

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority

18.

The TVA cleared the Tennessee River so what could go through?

a)

Boats, so people can sightsee

b)

Fish, so fishers can catch more

c)

Submarines, so people can explore the river

d)

Boats, so goods can be delivered

19.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) tried to do what?

a)

Help farmers get a higher price for their products

b)

Help workers get higher wages

c)

Help hunters get more deer

20.

What is minimum wage?

a)

The average amount of money a person earns per hour

b)

The highest amount of money a person can earn per hour

c)

The lowest amount of money a person can earn per hour