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Great Depression

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 1920s was a decade known as....

a)

The Roaring Lions

b)

The Roaring Years

c)

The Roaring Days

d)

The Roaring 20's

2.

What should you keep in mind when you borrow money?

a)

You won't need to pay it back.

b)

Creditors don't forget it.

c)

It's easy to borrow money, but difficult to pay it back.

d)

The Roaring 20's had plenty of money to lend.

3.

How many workers didn't have a job by 1933?

a)

1 out of every 7

b)

1 out of every 4

c)

2 out of every 7

d)

3 out of every 4

4.

A drought hit which region of the US in the 1930s?

a)

The southwestern Great Plains

b)

The east coast

c)

The west coast

d)

The northwestern Great Plains.

5.

Which president created the New Deal programs?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

John F Kennedy

6.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
7.

Who was most directly affected by the Dust Bowl?

a)

farmers

b)

investors

c)

industrial workers

d)

WWI Veterans

8.

Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by

a)

putting down new layers of topsoil.

b)

moving off of the plains to find new farmland.

c)

damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques.

d)

using intensive farming practices that removed protective grasses and nutrients in the soil.

9.
What was the concern with credit?
a)
Interest rates on loans were too high. 
b)
Banks required an application to get a loan.
c)
People did not know where to get a loan. 
d)
People could not make payments on loans.
10.

Herbert Hoover __________ the Hoover Dam

a)

funded

b)

opposed

c)

built

d)

hated

11.

Herbert Hoover was remembered as...

(choose all correct descriptions listed)

a)

a great president

b)

a terrible president

c)

the leader who ended the Great Depression

d)

the reason the Great Depression happened

e)

None of the above

12.

True or False? Although the New Deal created thousands of jobs, it did not successfully reverse the negative economic cycle and put an end the the GD. Instead, WWII ended the Great Depression

a)

True

b)

False

13.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

Which New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?

a)

AAA

b)

CCC

c)

FERA

d)

WPA

14.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

Which new agency of the 1930s protected the price of crops?

a)

AAA

b)

CCC

c)

CWA

d)

FDIC

15.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

Which New Deal agency employed over 9 million workers in construction and even performing arts.

a)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

b)

WPA (Works Progress Administration)

c)

TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)

d)

NRA (National Riffle Association)

16.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important to US citizens because ____________________.

a)

they built bridges, dams, and other useful projects

b)

they helped create jobs and put Americans back to work

c)

they offered assistance to farmers

d)

they provided electricity to those living in poverty

17.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

What is the FDIC?

a)

Federal Demographic Insurance Commission

b)

Fire Department Instructor's Conference

c)

Federal Distance Interstate Committee

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

18.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

What was Roosevelt’s goal in creating the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?

a)

Restore the public’s faith in financial institutions

b)

Stimulate demand for manufactured goods

c)

Provide jobs for the unemployed

d)

Help farmers pay back their loans

19.
During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?
a)
By ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
By raising tariffs on farm imports
c)
By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
d)
By training farmers for jobs in a new field
20.

What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to end the problems that led to the Great Depression?

a)

New Deal

b)

Great Deal

c)

Social Security

d)

Democracy

21.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

This New Deal program helped retirees 65 and older and also those who were disabled and unable to work.

a)

Social Security Act (SSA)

b)

Social Service Act (SSA)

c)

Stock Market Advice (SMA)

d)

Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

22.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

What New Deal program from the 1930s STILL protects the money people put in the bank?

a)

Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

b)

National Recovery Act (NRA)

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

23.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

Which New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)

d)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

24.

(Think... Why do you think the New Deal was nicknamed Alphabet Soup?)

Which New Deal agency protected the price of crops?

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

Civil Works Administration (CWA)

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)

25.

Which New Deal program was tasked with providing electricity to the people through dams and other means?

a)

Works Progress Administration

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Tennessee Valley Electrical Organization

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps

26.
Did Prohibition Work?
a)
Yes
b)
No
27.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Stock Market Crash
b)
Credit
c)
Advertisment
d)
Prohibition
28.
Who was President during The Great Depression?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Woodrow Wilson
29.
Why was Henry Ford important to the 1920's?
a)
His Model T was very expensive
b)
The creation of the assembly line
c)
He put dodge out of business
d)
He was the President
30.
What program did Franklin Roosevelt create in order to help Americans during the Great depression?
a)
Roosevelts boys
b)
Newer Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
FDR's relief
31.
What did the 18th Amendment do?
a)
I gave all citizens the right to vote
b)
It gave the government the ability to tax income
c)
It created Social Security
d)
I made the sale and production of alcohol illegal 
32.
Who was Henry Ford?
a)
Car Maker
b)
Senator
c)
Painter
d)
Vice President
33.
Henry Ford created the assembly line. This allowed for him to sell his cars at a cheaper price. Why would he sell them at a cheaper price?
a)
He could make cars quickly, so he had more to sell and could still make a good profit. 
b)
He sold them for an even higher price
c)
His competition was dropping their price
d)
He wasn't making any money at all
34.
The Great Depression only took place in the cities.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
The Dust Bowl happened during the Great Depression?
a)
True 
b)
False
36.
President during the 1930s who was considered a failure because he couldn't fix the Great Depression.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Margaret Mitchell
d)
Jessie Owens
37.
The president who promised the people a "New Deal" during the Great Depression.
a)
Jesse Owens
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
George Washington
38.
Hundreds of thousands of people couldn't find jobs during the great depression.  Many people who couldn't find work couldn't afford to buy food so they had to go to
a)
Homeless shelters
b)
Soup kitchens
39.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
40.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
41.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
42.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
43.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
44.

Click ALL of the following that could apply to the effects of the Great Depression

a)

Bank failures

b)

Unemployment rises

c)

Rise of Banks opening

d)

Life Savings lost

45.

The Great Depression began in

a)

1929

b)

1932

c)

1933

d)

1919

46.

The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that

a)

F.D.R.'s relief programs were unsuccessful.

b)

many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.

c)

protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.

d)

the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression.

47.
Month and Day that Stock Market Crashed
a)
October 28, 1929
b)
October 29, 1928
c)
October 29, 1929
d)
October 29, 1939
48.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
49.
Which New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
FERA
d)
WPA
50.
The New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess!  Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important because ____________________.
a)
they built bridges, dams, and other useful projects
b)
they helped create jobs and put Americans back to work
c)
they offered assistance to farmers
d)
they provided electricity to a poor region

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