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Great Depression Quiz Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The expansion of the credit system resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

More people buying consumer goods

b)

An increased interest in the stock market

c)

The election of Herbert Hoover

d)

Many Americans getting buried in debt

2.

Money added to what you borrowed at the end of every month:

a)

Stocks

b)

Debit

c)

Interest

d)

Credit

3.

On Black Tuesday...

a)

The New Deal was approved

b)

The stock market crashed

c)

Herbert Hoover was re-elected

d)

The Bonus Army was shut down

4.

In response to the stock market crash, many Americans...

a)

Attempted to attack the White House

b)

Purchased additional stocks

c)

Panicked and emptied their savings

d)

Moved to foreign countries

5.

Herbert Hoover's greatest fear was...

a)

The possibility of a second World War

b)

WWI veterans being homeless

c)

Americans being too reliant on the gov't

d)

The stock market crashing again

6.

Hoovervilles demonstrated that Americans...

a)

Loved and admired President Hoover

b)

Were beginning to recover from the Depression

c)

Were upset with Hoover's inaction

d)

Supported Hoover's response to the Bonus Army protest

7.

Which is an example of a symptom of an economic depression?

a)

Widespread segregation

b)

Spread of disease

c)

Constant warfare

d)

High unemployment

8.

Businesses tend to respond to underconsumption by...

a)

Raising the price of goods

b)

Firing workers or lowering wages

c)

Electing Republican Presidents

d)

Lowering their stock prices

9.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Dust Bowl?

a)

It caused many farmers to move East

b)

It occurred after a long drought

c)

One cause was environmental destruction

d)

It resulted in many farmers' homes being foreclosed

10.

The purpose behind the Bonus Army protest was to...

a)

Steal money from the government

b)

Grow the size of the military

c)

Prevent Hoover's re-election

d)

Earn money veterans were promised sooner

11.

Hoover's response to the Bonus Army protest is best described as:

a)

Sympathetic and supportive

b)

Violent and dismissive

c)

Justified and fair

d)

Well-planned and executed

12.

Which of the following statements would President FDR agree with?

a)

Government should have total control over the economy

b)

The government should never interfere with businesses

c)

Entering World War II would be a grave mistake

d)

Sometimes government intervention in the economy is necessary

13.

The WPA aimed to break the cycle of an economic depression by...

a)

Giving unemployed people monthly checks

b)

Creating new jobs

c)

Setting up a minimum wage

d)

Forgiving Americans of their debt

14.

The purpose of the Social Security system is to...

a)

Prevent another stock market crash

b)

Lower unemployment rates

c)

Give health care to the elderly

d)

Protect the financial security of retirees

15.

Which event most contributed to the end of the Great Depression?

a)

The Second World War

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Bonus Army protest

d)

The Dust Bowl