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WorksheetsChap 9 Review Great Depression 21-22
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Main Idea: In 1928 the economy was strong, but the stage was set for a crash.
In the presidential election of 1928, the Republican candidate was _________ and the Democratic candidate was ________ .
Calvin Coolidge; Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover; Alfred Smith
Alfred Smith; Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt; Herbert Hoover
Main Idea: In 1928 the economy was strong, but the stage was set for a crash.
The Democratic candidate practiced the ________ religion, which became a campaign issue.
Catholic
Jewish
Mormon
Buddhist
Main Idea: In 1928 the economy was strong, but the stage was set for a crash.
Rising stock prices, also called a __________ , convinced many people to invest.
Bear Market
Mule Market
Good Market
Bull Market
Main Idea: During the fall of 1929, stock prices began to decline as investors sensed danger.
By mid-November of 1929, the market price of stocks had dropped about _________ .
$50 billion
$30 million
$100 million
$30 billion
Main Idea: During the fall of 1929, stock prices began to decline as investors sensed danger
Banks were weakened in two ways: _________ , and they had ________ in the stock market.
made loans to corporations; invested their own money
loaned billions to foreign governments; refused to invest
loaned billions to stock speculators; invested depositors money
issued too many risky credit cards; invested money they didn't have
Main Idea: During the fall of 1929, stock prices began to decline as investors sensed danger
With less credit available, the economy went into a _______ .
tailspin
period of inflation
recession
period of economic growth
Main Idea: There were several other causes of the Great Depression.
Many Americans in the 1920s bought high-cost items on the __________________ plan.
installment
savings
coupon
need-it-now
Main Idea: There were several other causes of the Great Depression.
Because they had to pay off their debts, many Americans stopped ________ . Manufacturers then cut production, causing employees to _______ .
going out to dinner; have more time at home
buying new products; lose their jobs
buying antiques; work less hours
using credit cards; open their own businesses
Main Idea: There were several other causes of the Great Depression.
The _________ Tariff, meant to protect American businesses, caused _______ American goods to be sold overseas.
Hawley Smoot; more
Payne Aldrich; equal
Payne Aldrich; fewer
Hawley Smoot; fewer
Main Idea: There were several other causes of the Great Depression.
Low interest rates set by the Federal Reserve encouraged banks to ______ and led business leaders to believe the economy ______ .
make risky loans; was expanding
make low risk loans; was crashing
make easy loans; declining
make high risk loans; ready to crash
The Great Depression affected average Americans in all of the following ways except:
Many Americans were in debt because of risky investments
Many Americans lost jobs
Stock values dropped so far that people's fortunes were wiped out
Americans lost their savings were banks closed
Many Americans gained a fortune by buying up real estate in Florida so they could go on vacation
The farmers after WWI had taken out more mortgages to buy more farmland & equipment, then lost their investment when farm prices dropped and they could not pay back loans.
What did farmers and stock market investors hope to gain by taking out loans?
more land and bigger houses
quick wealth
long term profit margins
bonuses
The farmers after WWI had taken out more mortgages to buy more farmland & equipment, then lost their investment when farm prices dropped and they could not pay back loans.
What is the message of this political cartoon?
the investors will suffer with a stock market crash just like the farmers did when farm prices dropped
investors need to be more like the farmers
the investors are learning lessons from the farmers and being cautious with their investments
the farmers want the investors to invest in their farms
Bear Market-- period of dropping stock value; Bull Market-- period of rising stock values
Using context clues from the cartoon, what is a Wall Street Lamb?
someone who lost all of their money in a bull market
an inexperienced, small stockholder
stockbrokers during a bear market
banks during the Depression
The Depression Worsens
Jobless people often stood in ___________ or lined up outside _____________ for free food.
train lines; churches
bread lines; soup kitchens
camp grounds; the White House
the rain; diners
The Depression Worsens
Homeless people put up shacks forming communities called __________ .
Wall Street Walkups
Coolidge Camps
Hoovervilles (Shantyville)
Hobovilles
The Depression Worsens
Some homeless, unemployed Americans wandered around the country. They were called ____ .
The League of Unemployed
nomads
ramblers
hobos
The Depression Worsens
A terrible ______ on the Great Plains caused U.S. wheat fields to become a huge _______ .
drought; Dust Bowl
flood; Great Flood Plains
heat wave; American Melting Pot
polar vortex; Arctic Cap
The Depression Worsens
Many of Great Plains farmers headed west to ______ in search of a better life.
Oregon
Washington
California
Nebraska
Arts and Entertainment
During the 1930s, 60 million Americans went to the _________ each week.
sporting events
movies
shopping malls
plays
Arts and Entertainment
During this decade, who produced full-length animated movies?
Steven Spielberg
Walt Disney
Pixar Jones
Hans Christian Anderson
Arts and Entertainment
What was the first full-length animated feature?
Sleeping Beauty
Beauty and the Beast
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Little Mermaid
Arts and Entertainment
The first African American to win an Academy Award was ______ who appeared in the movie ______ .
Judy Garland; Wizard of Oz
Errol Flynn; Robin Hood
Hattie McDaniel; Gone with the Wind
Al Jolson; The Jazz Singer
Arts and Entertainment
Radio programs gave listeners _________ and __________
stock prices; weather forecasts
information; entertainment
polls; politics
music; speeches
Arts and Entertainment
The first daytime dramas called ________ presented families confronting everyday problems.
reality tv
real-life drama
soap operas
dramatic re-enactments
Arts and Entertainment
New writing techniques such as ________ were used to show what literary characters were thinking.
stream of consciousness
heroic antiheroes
third person
stream of self-talk
Arts and Entertainment
Margaret Bourke-White and other _________ captured in pictures how the Great Depression affected many Americans.
novelists
painters
poets
photojournalists
Americans coped with hunger and homelessness in all of the following ways except:
stayed in their homes until evicted and then built shacks in shantytowns
used bread lines and soup kitchens for free food
wandered across the country and jumped trains looking for work
migrated to California
used movies and radio to bring happiness to their lives
The caption of this cartoon states "Somebody Had to Save Him from Himself"
What issue does this cartoon focus on?
Stockbrokers loaning too much money for speculation
Banks loaning too much money for speculation
Investors not having enough money or credit to speculate in the stock market
The Federal Reserve giving the public too much money for speculation
Many Americans abandoned their homes as windstorms and drought turned the Great Plains into a Dust Bowl.
How does this photo illustrate the Depression experience of some Americans?
It shows how economic hardships forced people to abandon their everyday lives and try to make a living elsewhere
It shows how people were determined to stay and fight the harsh conditions and keep their lives intact
It shows how people adapted to their new environment
Main Idea: President Hoover tried to promote recovery with public works projects and urging businesses not to reduce wages.
Why did Hoover believe the government should not step in to help individuals?
He believed there were enough church charities to help people through until the economy recovered
He believed that American rugged individualism would keep the economy moving
He believed only big business could lead the way out of the Depression
He believed that aid from foreign countries would bolster individuals
Main Idea: President Hoover tried to promote recovery with public works projects and urging businesses not to reduce wages.
What did he think contributed to Europe’s slow recovery?
adoption of capitalism
adoption of socialism
adoption of communism
adoption of theocracies
Main Idea: President Hoover tried to promote recovery with public works projects and urging businesses not to reduce wages.
How did Hoover hope to rescue banks?
by setting up business accounts and making industries invest in banks
by setting up new stricter regulations
by bringing debtors to court and making them pay
by setting up a credit corporation to allow banks to continue lending money
Main Idea: President Hoover tried to promote recovery with public works projects and urging businesses not to reduce wages.
Why did Congress pass the Emergency Relief and Construction Act?
to provide direct relief to the poor
to provide direct relief to the banks so they would help the poor
to provide direct relief to companies so they would hire more workers and create jobs
to provide direct relief to the states to give to the poor
Main Idea: By 1931 people were protesting against economic conditions and demanding government help.
Who organized hunger marches in 1931?
The American's Against Food Party
The Democratic Party
The Republican Party
The American Communist Party
Main Idea: By 1931 people were protesting against economic conditions and demanding government help.
Why did farmers burn their crops?
to protest evictions from their land
to get Congress's attention for their plight
to reduce the supply and raise the price of farm goods
to make room for shantytowns
Main Idea: By 1931 people were protesting against economic conditions and demanding government help.
What did the Bonus Army want?
they wanted to Congress to pass a bill to create jobs specifically for veterans
they wanted the President and Congress to pass a bill for housing for veterans
they wanted Congress to pass a bill authorizing payment of bonuses to veterans of WWI
they wanted Congress to pass a bill authorizing land grants to veterans of WWI so they could raise their own food
Main Idea: By 1931 people were protesting against economic conditions and demanding government help.
How was President Hoover’s image tarnished?
clearing the Bonus Army's camps and the lingering economic depression
the hobos riding the rails and shantytowns
Hoovervilles and soup kitchens increased
attacking the Bonus Army's camps and Prohibition
All of the following are examples of the public's mood concerning the economy at the beginning of the 1930s except:
people were afraid and had no confidence in the economy
people were reassured that the economy would recover quickly because the government took an aggressive role in fixing the economy
the people's fear turned to anger aimed at the lack of response by the government
people felt the need to protest to try to get the government to act more aggressively toward helping the economy
While the Democratic Party donkey marches outside singing old songs, Hoover tries to deal with economic problems caused by high tariffs, depression, and drought.
How are Hoover & the Democrats portrayed in the cartoon?
Hoover is seen as a caring parent trying to make the economy better; Democrats are seen as supportive partners to the Hoover administration
Hoover is shown as a nursemaid trying to quiet the babies (problems) his administration faces; Democrats are singing loudly about the problems but not offering new solutions
Hoover is seen as a neglectful parent, uncaring about the babies (problems) in his administration; Democrats are seen as being shut out of helping find solutions to the problems
Herbert Hoover reassures a farmer his scarecrow labeled "Farm Relief" will help. (birds are labeled "Hard Times")
What does the cartoon suggest about Hoover's plan to help farmers?
Hoover is doing a great job finding aid for farmers
Hoover's plan is not real-- it's made of straw and won't actually do away with hard times
Hoover's plan is a permanent fix for the hard times farmers face
Hoover is telling the farmers they are alone to face hard times
Guards clash with Bonus Army Marchers
What do you observe in the photograph about the Bonus Army's attempt to defend itself?
The Bonus Army was well equipped to defend itself
The Bonus Army used only their hands and what was available
The Bonus Army had guns and cannons to defend itself
The percentage of American households that owned stocks by 1929 was approximately 50%
True
False
During the Depression, the jobless sought out ____ for free food that were set up by private groups, or went hungry.
Hoovervilles
Shantytowns
breadlines & soup kitchens
Riding the rails
How did people by stock on margin?
with mostly borrowed money.
without using a broker.
by pooling money with others.
without any risk.
When did the stock market take its steepest dive? (October 29, 1929)
Red Thursday.
Black Tuesday.
Black Friday.
Bloody Sunday.
At the time of the stock market crash, did the government insure bank deposits, so customers would not lose their savings if a bank collapsed?
Yes
No
What did many unemployed people do to search for work or better life?
moved to big cities.
became farmers.
became homeless.
rode the rails.
President Herbert Hoover did not want the govt to create as many new jobs as the millions of unemployed people needed because he feared:
much lower unemployment.
increased government regulation.
reform of federal taxes.
increased government spending.
During the Depression, what were the communities created by newly homeless people called?
hobo towns.
Hoovervilles
Bonus Armies.
Okie towns.
Why were movies, radio programs, books, and other forms of entertainment important during the Depression?
focused on the homeless and unemployed.
evoked indignation at social injustice.
provided a release from daily worries.
created thrills with new special effects.
What portion of the U.S. workforce was unemployed by 1933?
about 10%
over 15%
roughly 25%
slightly less than 40%
During the 1930s, how many Americans went to the movies each week?
fewer than 10 million
fewer than 25 million
more than 50 million
more than 60 million
As creditors foreclosed on nearly one million farms between 1930 and 1934, some farmers destroyed their crops in a desperate attempt to
retaliate against their creditors.
raise prices by reducing supply.
call public attention to their plight.
find ways to feed their families.
