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WorksheetsUnit 7 Test USII 6b, 6c & 6d
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which statement best explains Herbert Hoover's quote?
The Great Depression would end with little government involvement.
The government would require all businesses to pay a minimum wage to workers.
All major industries would be nationalized to bring the Great Depression to an end.
Job programs would be created by the government for the unemployed.
Which number on the graph most likely represents the United States economy in 1930?
2
3
4
1
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Banks closed because of losses in the stock market.
Companies produced more goods than could be sold.
American consumers had more money than they could spend.
Many people borrowed money to buy stocks.
According to the graph, how many people were unemployed in the year 1930?
4 million
2 million
3 million
5 million
Farmers received federal government assistance for the first time as a part of the —
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Fair Deal
New Deal
These workers are participating in a New Deal program to —
build an electric dam
improve the environment
place railroad tracks
guarantee high wages
Which of the following completes this diagram?
The New Deal
The Great Society
The Fair Deal
The New Frontier
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was telling the American people that —
the country should worry about a revolution
World War II would soon be over
help was coming from the business community
the country could survive the Great Depression
How did the Dust Bowl affect the lives of farmers during the Great Depression?
Pick all the correct answers
Farmers moved to cities to find other jobs.
The storms buried their houses and crops in dust.
There was a shortage of jobs for people who moved to
California.
Farmers created new technology that improved farming.
It increased the population in the state of California.
Directions: Click on the correct answers. You must select all correct answers.
Which of the following are causes of the Great Depression?
High tariffs that discouraged international trade
Downfall of the Social Security system
Overspeculation on stocks
Failure of the Federal Reserve
Using borrowed money that could not be repaid
Which industry pictured above was created by the 18th Amendment of the Constitution?
Cooper tubing manufacturing
Barrel making and binding
Corn boilers
Bootlegging & Moonshining
Which statement is true about African Americans before
moving north during the Great Migration?
They faced discrimination and violence.
They were denied educational benefits.
They lost their citizenship and voting rights.
They were denied their religious freedom.
Why did the dark shaded states in the northern United States see the greatest increase in population?
Shortage of industrial labor
Decrease in violence and discrimination
Increase in government assistance
Increase in agricultural jobs
Which of the following was a result of Prohibition in
the 1920s?
More jobs on farms
Fall of the stock market
Less unemployment in cities
Growth of organized crime
During the 1920s, the literary and artistic movement centered on African-American culture was known as the —
Great Migration
Civil Rights Movement
Prohibition Era
Harlem Renaissance
Why are the 19331942 Civilian Conservation Corps projects, such as that pictured above, still considered one of the most successful work programs today?
Many of the projects' roads, bridges, walls, etc. are still around to be enjoyed by Americans today.
Everyone in the CCC received housing and meals.
It was not as costly as welfare.
It was paid for by private industry.
What statement would President Hoover have been most likely to make during the Great Depression?
"The U.S. economy will bounce back on its own."
"The states should start programs to help failing businesses."
"The United States should seek out help from other nations."
"The government should give aid to America's unemployed."
Directions: Click on the correct answers.
How did New Deal programs affect the lives of people in the Great Depression?
Public works such as dams and bridges were built.
They created new jobs in construction.
Money was sent overseas to aid the war effort.
Electricity was provided to high poverty areas.
This photograph shows a project intended to --
preserve local wildlife
create immediate jobs
provide timber for housing
clear land for farms
Which type of discrimination is portrayed in this Jacob Lawrence painting from his Great Migration series?
There were few job opportunities for African Americans in the
North.
White people received the higher paying jobs in the North and Midwest.
The Ku Klux Klan used fear and violence to intimidate African Americans.
African Americans experienced segregation in public facilities.
