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Great Depression Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)

Black Friday

b)

Taco Tuesday

c)

Black Thursday

d)

Throwback Thursday

2.
What event valued stocks lower than their worth and caused people to panic, lose their jobs, homes and life savings?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Stock Market Crash
c)
The First Day of School
d)
The Solar Eclipse
3.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
4.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
5.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
6.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
7.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
8.

What event did sparked the Great Depression in America?

a)

WWI

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

The Election

d)

WWII

9.

What were the causes of the Great Depression?

a)

Buying on Credit

Banks Fail

Overproduction

b)

Buying on Credit

Death of the President

Dust Bowl

c)

Overproduction

Monopolies

Trust Busters

d)

Banks Fail

High Taxes

Dust Bowl

10.

Why did banks fail?

a)

People deposited too much money in banks.

b)

People took advantage of the bank workers.

c)

People withdrew too much money from banks.

d)

Companies overproduced

11.

Which is NOT part of the 3 parts of FDR's New Deal Program?

a)

Recycle

b)

Recovery

c)

Reform

d)

Relief

12.

WW1 Veterans who asked for their extra money early from the government were called...

a)

Bonus Veterans

b)

Bonus Marchers

c)

Veteran Patrol

d)

Bonus Bunch

13.

Which of the following statements matches Hoover's attitude toward the Great Depression?

a)

The government will give you money

b)

Help your neighbor

c)

We're all in this together

d)

Help yourself, leave the government out of it

14.

Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Drought

b)

High winds

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Static Electricity

15.

People always had enough money to buy what they wanted and to invest in the 1920's.

a)

True

b)

False