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The Great Depression (Test Review)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression begin? (SS5H3a)

a)

1919

b)

1929

c)

1928

d)

1930

2.

The Great Depression can BEST be described as ___________. (SS5H3a)

a)

financial and economic stability and low unemployment

b)

financial and economic stability and high unemployment

c)

financial and economic instability and low unemployment

d)

financial and economic instability and high unemployment

3.

Which of the following relief helped feed those suffering in the Great Depression? (SS5H3a)

a)

Soup Kitchens

b)

WPA

c)

Victory Gardens

d)

CCC

4.

What created the Dust Bowl? (SS5H3a)

a)

Drought, windstorms, and crop disease

b)

Hurricanes and windstorms

c)

Poor farming practices, windstorms, and drought

d)

Broken tractors and crop disease

5.

Who did some Americans blame for not helping them more in the Great Depression? (SS5H3a)

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Stock Brokers

d)

Banks

6.

Which president was charged with helping Americans out of the Great Depression? (SS5H3a)

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Herbert Hoover

7.

This program is made up of three parts: ______, recovery, and reform. (SS5H3b)

a)

resistance

b)

relief

c)

recognition

d)

rescue

8.

Which program is described: The goal of this program was to provide jobs for unmarried, unemployed men, and was active for 9 years. It offered shelter, clothing, and a weekly wage. These workers worked on projects to protect the natural resources of federal, state, and local governments. They would plant trees, build roads and structures, and improve fire fighting structures. (SS5H3b)

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Works Progress Administration

9.

Which program is described: The goal of this program was to provide jobs for mostly unskilled men. This included building public roads, structures, and bridges. This program employed over 3 million men. (SS5H3b)

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Works Progress Administration

10.

Which program is described: The goal of this program was to provide economic development, so it helped create jobs and businesses that were not already there. Its goal was to work with citizens to overcome economic problems. One accomplish made by this program was that they took on one of the largest hydroelectric dam projects in the history of the country. This program built dams, water channels, managed erosion, built fossil and nuclear power plants, and worked on renewable electricity. (SS5H3b)

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Works Progress Administration

11.

Duke Ellington was the most popular musician in the 1930s. What types of genres were his music? (SS5H3c)

a)

Rap

b)

Jazz and Blues

c)

Jazz, Blues, and Swing

d)

Country

12.

Who was the most famous author in the 1930s? (SS5H3c)

a)

Mark Twain

b)

Margaret Mitchell

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

George Washington Carver

13.

For which novel was the most famous author in the 1930s known? (SS5H3c)

a)

Huckleberry Finn

b)

Gone with the Wind

c)

The Sound and the Fury

d)

The Giver

14.

Who is known for his contribution in sports by winning four Olympic Gold Medals for Track and Field in 1936? (SS5H3c)

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Jesse James

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

Michael Phelps

15.

Which major invention helped to spread culture and became mainstream in the 1930s? (SS5H3c)

a)

television

b)

telegram

c)

automobiles

d)

radio

16.

The novel, Gone with the Wind, is a famous piece of literature in American history. In which time period is the novel set? (SS5H3c)

Hint: Brother vs. Brother

a)

The Civil War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

The Cold War

17.

Duke Ellington performed nation wide with which type of band? (SS5H3c)

a)

A percussion ensemble

b)

A jazz ensemble

c)

An orchestra

d)

A Digital-Aged band