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The Great Depression (Guided Notes)

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 1920s were known as the

a)

Crazy 20s

b)

Roaring 20s

c)

Ferocious 20s

d)

Jazzy 20s

2.

After World War I, America came out a

a)

world power

b)

weak power

c)

small power

d)

dictatorship

3.

During the economic boom, people bought items on

a)

hold

b)

barter

c)

credit

d)

discount

4.

This president replaced Herbert Hoover.

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Calvin Coolidge

5.

This event pulled America out of the Great Depression.

a)

World War I

b)

The Roaring 20s

c)

The Stock Market Crash

d)

World War II

6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan for recovery was called

a)

The Great Deal

b)

New Programs

c)

The Best Deal

d)

The New Deal

7.

The Stock Market crashed on October 29

a)

1919

b)

1939

c)

1929

d)

1941

8.

Food prices dropped in the 1920s, making it difficult for farmers to make a

a)

profit

b)

sale

c)

crop

d)

livestock

9.

People went into _________ buying new products, and could not make payments when the economy declined.

a)

overdraft

b)

trade

c)

debt

10.

In the 1920s, companies built new ____________ and hired more workers.

a)

dams

b)

kitchens

c)

factories

d)

cars

11.

The 19th Amendment

a)

gave slaves the right to vote

b)

gave women the right to own property

c)

gave people the right to worship as they pleased

d)

gave women the right to vote

12.

During his first 100 days in office, FDR called for a

a)

Bank Holiday

b)

Fireside Holiday

c)

War Holiday

d)

Government Holiday

13.

Over 10,000 of these failed during the Great Depression.

a)

Farms

b)

Factories

c)

Laws

d)

Banks