WorksheetsGreat Depression Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are 3 factors that contributed to the Great Depression? CHOOSE 3
Stock Market Crash
Prohibition
The Dust Bowl
Bank Failures
How did the stock market contribute to the Great Depression?
People lost their money and went into debt
People made money because stocks were cheap
People got jobs as journalists
What does "buying on a margin" mean?
When you buy stocks at a high price
Buy now, pay later
When you make more money that you spend
How did bank failures contribute to the Great Depression?
They donated too much money to minority groups
They caused inflation (the increase of prices)
They loaned more money than they had
How did deflation impact individuals?
Individual income went up
Individual income went down
Individual income stayed the same
How did deflation impact businesses?
Businesses made less money
Businesses made more money
Businesses had more customers
How did deflation impact banks?
Banks had more money in reserve
Banks were not affected by deflation
Banks had less money in reserve
Which of the following is a cause of the Dust Bowl?
Overproduction of wheat
Flooding
Farmers let their fields rest instead of using all the land
Which of the following is a cause of the Dust Bowl?
Flooding
Drought
Too many factories being built in the region
Which of the following is a cause of the Dust Bowl?
Farmers planted too much native grasses
Flooding
Farming techniques dried up the land
Why were people migrating West during the Great Depression?
Poor living conditions and unemployment in the Dust Bowl
To escape Prohibition (law that made alcohol was illegal)
To harass minority groups
What are 2 impacts of the Great Depression? CHOOSE 2
Homelessness
Better treatment for minorities
High unemployment
What are 2 impacts of the Great Depression? CHOOSE 2
Stronger US military
Low stock values
Low house prices
What was the New Deal?
A set of laws meant to help the US recover from the Great Depression
A set of laws that helped African Americans during the Great Depression
A law that made alcohol illegal to buy, sell, and transport.
What was deflation?
When prices stay the same for a long time
The overall increase in prices in an economy
The overall decrease in prices in an economy
