WorksheetsGreat Depression Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Lines like the one shown here were partially the result of...
Growing demand for payment of military pensions
A sudden increase in agricultural exports
The passage of the Selective Service Act
Widespread business failures
Which headline describes the primary issue faced by the federal government at the onset of the Great Depression?
This word describes people not having a job
Hoovervilles
child labor
unemployment
breadlines
Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?
Social Security Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
What is the main function of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
Assisting banks in recovering unpaid loans
Providing monetary aid to struggling banks
Guaranteeing job security for bank employees
Protecting personal savings in the event of bank failure
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices because the Court ruled against...
The gold standard
some New Deal programs
Internment camps
Some rationing programs
The Great Depression was characterized by...
Unemployment, soup kitchens, and breadlines
Rationing, mobilization, and wartime industries
Jazz, flappers, and stock speculation
Robber barons, railroads, and immigration
Which action completes this cause and effect diagram?
Banks lower interest rates
Elected leaders lower tariff rates
Companies lay off employees
Labor unions demand higher wages
This excerpt describes an instance of deportation during the 1930s as part of a repatriation effort. Why did the federal government implement repatriation?
To fulfill the terms of a global peace treaty
To protect national security
To reduce competition for jobs
To prevent communist influence on labor unions
What was one result of the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s?
State governments took over the responsibility of protecting minority rights
The federal government was no longer responsible for protecting natural resources
State governments could no longer control their budgets
The federal government provided aid to people suffering from unemployment
The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about...
the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas
the U.S. declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
the expansion of executive power during the Great Depression
the involvement of U.S. government officials in the Iran-Contra scandal
What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?
Paying farmers to plant native grasses
Increased demand for tobacco after World War I
Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region
Intense drought in the region
This person became president in 1932 after defeating Herbert Hoover.
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Which scene are you most likely to see during the 1930s?
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
High winds and railroad construction
Prolonged drought and poor farming techniques
Severe heat and rapid suburban development
