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WorksheetsGreat Depression
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Jesse Owens won Olympic gold medals.
True
False
Who did Hoover think should help the American people during the Great Depression?
the Federal government
the State governments
charities
When the drought began.
What was "Black Tuesday"?
A dark day during the Dust Bowl.
The stock market crash.
The shopping day after Thanksgiving.
When the drought began.
A lot of people were very poor during the great depression.
True
False
Which state was in the "Dust Bowl"?
California
New York
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Which group had workers build dams to control flooding and provide electricity to 7 states.
TVA
CCC
WPA
AAA
Which group had workers build roads, parks, bridges, airports, and buildings, and hired artists to paint murals and build sculptures
TVA
CCC
WPA
AAA
Which group gave jobs to men between 18-25 to build roads, plant forest, work on irrigation and national park projects?
TVA
CCC
WPA
AAA
What was the "New Deal?"
a card game
a good deal on a house during the great depression
programs started by the government to get America back on its feet from the great depression
a soup kitchen
Which of these could be described as a "Hooverville"?
cardboard shanty
a house in the city of Hoover
a palace Hoover lived in
a soup kitchen
Who was Jesse Owens?
played swing music
basketball player
author
track and field athlete
Who was Margaret Mitchell?
played swing music
basketball player
author
track and field athlete
Who was Duke Ellington?
played swing music
basketball player
author
track and field athlete
What was a human cause of the Dust Bowl?
dust
drought
overgrazing of sheep and cattle
moving to the Great Plains
Was the term "Hoovervilles" a compliment or an insult?
Compliment
Insult
What was the major natural cause of the Dust Bowl?
dust
drought
digging
rainstorms
Who ran the soup kitchens when the Great Depression began?
The States
The Federal Government
Charities
Schools
Which of these is a program started to fight the effects of the Depression?
TVA
WPA
CCC
All of the above
None of the above
Which president believed the Federal Government should help Americans during the depression?
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
McKinley
Hoover
Who was president when the Great Depression began?
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
McKinley
