WorksheetsGreat Depression Review (21/22)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
October 29, 1929, came to be known by which of the following names?
Whitewash Wednesday
Black Tuesday
Manic Monday
Black Friday
All of the following were effects of the stock market crash except:
Billions of dollars were irrecoverable from the market crash.
Many workers lost their jobs.
Most people were able to hang on to their savings.
Businesses closed down.
How did overconfidence in the stock market contribute to the Great Depression?
People bought stock on credit, and couldn't pay back loans after suffering loses in the market.
The market was undervalued and a small group of people gained lots of money.
Too many businesses were opening and offering stock to the public.
Many people had invested their money in farming, which was in an overall recession.
What effect did the stock market crash have on banks in the U.S.?
Dust storms caused crops to fail, and farmers could not make up the losses.
Over 4,000 banks failed when loans weren't paid back and people took their money out.
Banks were able to supply much-needed loans to the public.
The government immediately stepped in and rescued the banks.
Starting in 1931, which event had a drastic impact on farmers and the environment?
the stock market crash of 1929
the Great Depression
the Dust Bowl
World War II
What was the primary cause of the Dust Bowl?
Farmers removed too much grass and did not plant wheat.
There was too much rain in the Midwest.
Demand for wheat was at an all-time high.
Only nature was responsible.
In what ways did the Dust Bowl have an impact in other parts of the country?
People from the East went to the Midwest to help out with relief efforts.
Wheat supplies were higher overall.
Many people settle in Oklahoma.
Dust storms caused problems for citizens in cities and towns as far away as New York City.
Which sentence demonstrates the "domino effect" , where one thing failed and things went from bad to worse?
Banks failed, jobs were lost, then the stock market failed.
The government tried to help by opening more banks, and printing more money, leading to inflation.
Loans were repaid, Banks reinvested the interest and new jobs were created.
The stock market failed, banks closed, jobs were lost and some people moved to shantytowns.
What does the use of President Hoover's name in the Great Depression through "Hoovervilles" and "Hoover blankets" say about the reputation of Herbert Hoover and how he managed the country?
He was not very well-like, and many even blamed him for the Great Depression.
Hoovervilles were places people could get help directly from the government.
Americans honored him by naming towns and new products after him.
It was a place where people could sell their vacuums and other used goods for cash.
Why did so many soup kitchens start during the Great Depression?
There were high numbers of homeless, hungry people
Soup was a popular food choice at that time.
There was an excess of food that needed to be used around the country.
They helped to employ those who lost their jobs.
Which government program put young men to work planting trees?
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corp
TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
WPA - Works Progress Administration
Which government program provides hydroelectric power to several southern states in the U.S.?
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corp
TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
WPA - Works Progress Administration
Which government program provided jobs building public buildings, schools, and roads. It also provided jobs for artists and writers to take photographs, write, draw, or paint about what life was like during the Great Depression?
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corp
TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
WPA - Works Progress Administration
Who was a famous orchestra leader during the 1920s and 1930s?
Duke Ellington
Jesse Owens
Margaret Mitchell
Who wrote Gone with the Wind?
Duke Ellington
Jesse Owens
Margaret Mitchell
Who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games in Track and Field events?
Duke Ellington
Jesse Owens
Margaret Mitchell
