WorksheetsThe Great Depression (Test Review)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
When did the Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression begin? (SS5H3a)
1919
1929
1928
1930
The Great Depression can BEST be described as ___________. (SS5H3a)
financial and economic stability and low unemployment
financial and economic stability and high unemployment
financial and economic instability and low unemployment
financial and economic instability and high unemployment
Which of the following relief helped feed those suffering in the Great Depression? (SS5H3a)
Soup Kitchens
WPA
Victory Gardens
CCC
What created the Dust Bowl? (SS5H3a)
Drought, windstorms, and crop disease
Hurricanes and windstorms
Poor farming practices, windstorms, and drought
Broken tractors and crop disease
Who did some Americans blame for not helping them more in the Great Depression? (SS5H3a)
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stock Brokers
Banks
Which president was charged with helping Americans out of the Great Depression? (SS5H3a)
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
This program is made up of three parts: ______, recovery, and reform. (SS5H3b)
resistance
relief
recognition
rescue
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)
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
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)
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
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)
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Duke Ellington was the most popular musician in the 1930s. What types of genres were his music? (SS5H3c)
Rap
Jazz and Blues
Jazz, Blues, and Swing
Country
Who was the most famous author in the 1930s? (SS5H3c)
Mark Twain
Margaret Mitchell
Jesse Owens
George Washington Carver
For which novel was the most famous author in the 1930s known? (SS5H3c)
Huckleberry Finn
Gone with the Wind
The Sound and the Fury
The Giver
Who is known for his contribution in sports by winning four Olympic Gold Medals for Track and Field in 1936? (SS5H3c)
Duke Ellington
Jesse James
Jesse Owens
Michael Phelps
Which major invention helped to spread culture and became mainstream in the 1930s? (SS5H3c)
television
telegram
automobiles
radio
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
The Civil War
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
Duke Ellington performed nation wide with which type of band? (SS5H3c)
A percussion ensemble
A jazz ensemble
An orchestra
A Digital-Aged band
