WorksheetsHoover's Great Depression
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
2.
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
3.
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
4.
What tool - passed during the Hoover Administration - designed to protect American manufacturers actually ended up creating a worldwide depression?
a)
Reconstruction Finance Committee
b)
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
c)
New Deal
d)
Second New Deal
5.
The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that
a)
F.D.R.'
s relief programs were unsuccessful.
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.
6.
What was President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?
a)
He believed "rugged individualism" would solve the economy
b)
He created mass welfare
c)
He increased infrastructure to create jobs
d)
He violated his policy of laissez-faire
7.
Money loaned to banks, insurance companies & businesses to jumpstart the economy by Hoover
a)
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
c)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
d)
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
8.
Roots of the Depression included overproduction, high tariffs, and
a)
uneven distribution of wealth
b)
inadequate money supply
c)
over-spending by government
d)
excessive reliance on export sales
9.
What happened to farmers during the Great Depression?
a)
They continued to have a rise in their harvests.
b)
They could not charge much for their crops.
c)
They changed from harvesting cotton to growing turnips.
d)
They charged higher prices because the demand was high.
10.
During the Depression, many people lost their homes and were forced to live in shantytowns. Some people referred to these shantytowns as Hoovervilles because
a)
President Hoover had failed to act to fight the Depression
b)
President Hoover built the shantytowns
c)
President Hoover was very popular
d)
President Hoover died in office
11.
Use the list below to answer this question
*The Dust Bowl
* Falling Prices
*Banks Failing
* the New Deal
All of these are associated with the
*The Dust Bowl
* Falling Prices
*Banks Failing
* the New Deal
All of these are associated with the
a)
Civil War
b)
World War 1
c)
Spanish-American War
d)
Great Depression
12.
During the early 1930s, the main goal of the Bonus Army was to pressure the Hoover administration to
a)
strengthen the nation’s defenses
b)
end the military draft
c)
bring American troops home from overseas
d)
support the early payment of money promised to veterans
13.
Which of these statements is true of the 1932 presidential election?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt won in a landslide.
b)
Hoover lost by a narrow margin.
c)
Huey Long ran a strong third-party campaign.
d)
Roosevelt won a third term.
14.
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
a)
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
b)
stressed the need for individual rugged individualism
c)
supported direct relief to people out of work
d)
thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
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