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Great Depression

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did California React to the "Okies"?

a)

They did not appreciate all the poor people coming and outlawed them.

b)

They created a program to help them get back on their feet.

c)

They were welcoming and helped provide jobs for them.

2.

Why did the federal government plant around 200 million trees between 1934 and 1942?

a)

To provide jobs for the "Okies" who came to California.

b)

To make the soil more nutrient-rich.

c)

To create a windbreak to protect the soil from wind evaporation.

3.

How did the stock market crash mainly lead to bank runs?

a)

People were upset they lost money and went to bank to borrow more.

b)

People were panicked they would lose their money invested in banks.

c)

People thought if they did not take their money out, the government would use it.

4.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about farmers during the Great Depression?

a)

They continued to make a profit during the Great Depression because grocery stores were important.

b)

They were not impacted by the Great Depression since people still needed to eat.

c)

They suffered dur to low profits and drought conditions, leading to the Dust Bowl.

5.

Which of the following is NOT a reason people went into debt during the Great Depression?

a)

They lost money the had invested in the stocks when the market crashed.

b)

They lost money the had invested in the stocks when the market crashed.

c)

There was an overproduction of goods.

6.

Dust Bowl is the name given to the Great Plains region that suffered a terrible drought during the Great Depression?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Drought is the lack of rain.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

All "Okies" were from Oklahoma.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The smallest of dust storms were known as, "Black Blizzards."

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In American, the 1920's were known as the ' (a)   Twenties.'

11.

Stock Market Crash occurred in what year?

a)

1829

b)

1929

c)

2018

d)

1930

12.

Over 10,000 banks failed during the Great Depression, causing many to lose their life savings.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

When it was easy to get credit, people were able to buy everything except? 

a)

Washing Machines

b)

Radios

c)

Automobiles

d)

Computers

14.

How did the New Deal change America?

a)

It pushed American further into an economic depression.

b)

It increased the role of the government in people's everyday lives

c)

It caused Americans to dislike Herbert Hoover even more.