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The Great Depression Station Wrapup

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the best definition of the Great Depression

a)

Was a period of severe economic decline around the world.

b)

Was the time period after WWII when there was an economic decline around the world.

c)

Was the time period after the Cold War when there was an economic decline around the world.

d)

I've got no clue...I wasn't paying attention at all.

2.

Finish this sentence: as a result of America becoming involved and helping with Europe's recover from WWI both their _______ became linked together.

a)

Entertainment

b)

Economies

c)

Political system

d)

Social Systems

3.

Which best describes unemployment rates in America and Germany?

a)

There were no unemployed workers

b)

Who knows? Not me!

c)

Both were very high- around 30-40%

d)

Both were very low around 3-%

4.

What is the best definition of Laissez-Faire

a)

Get involved as much as possible

b)

Do what you want to do

c)

Stay home and buy America

d)

Leave it alone

5.

What two types of governments started to really appeal to people during the Great Depression?

a)

Socialism and Communism

b)

Socialism and Captialism

c)

Capitalism and Freemarket

d)

Communisms and capitalism

6.

If you had extra money in the 1920s what did you do with it?

a)

What is extra money?

b)

Invested in the Stock market

c)

you invested in your shoe collection

d)

invested in the bank

7.

True or False: US Creditors demanded that Germany pay back their loans, now!

a)

True

b)

False

8.

This is the difference between the rich and the poor.

a)

Net income

b)

income level

c)

Gross income

d)

income gap

9.

An arrangement to receive cash, goods or services now and pay for them in the future.

a)

Credit

b)

Investments

c)

Stocks

d)

Debit

10.

This guaranteed retirement payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65: set up federal state system of unemployment insurance and care for dependent mothers and children the handicapped and public health.

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Workers Progress Administration

c)

CCC

d)

Workers Progam

11.

What occured on October 29th, 1929 in the US?

a)

Bloody Sunday

b)

March on WAshington

c)

Saturday Revolution

d)

Stock Market Crash

12.

The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression?

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Wilson

c)

Hoover

d)

Jefferson

13.

The High levels of spending during the 1920s led to what event?

a)

WWI

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The French Revolution

d)

The Industrial Revolution

14.

The World Wide depression from the 1920s and 1930s led in Germany and Italy led to the rise of

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictators

d)

Absolute Monarchs

15.

What is the name of the book Hitler wrote while he was in prison?

a)

Mein Kampf

b)

Little Women

c)

WAr and peace

d)

Little Men