WorksheetsGlobal Great Depression
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did the New York stock market crash begin?
a)
Monday, October 28th, 1929;
b)
Wednesday, October 23rd, 1929;
c)
Thursday, October 24th, 1929;
d)
Friday, October 25th, 1929
2.
How long did the Great Depression last?
a)
5 years;
b)
7 years;
c)
9 years;
d)
10 years
3.
What was the cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Inequality;
b)
Tariffs;
c)
Colonialism;
d)
All of the above
4.
What happened to American manufacturing from 1929 to 1930?
a)
It increased by 36%;
b)
It decreased by 36%;
c)
It remained the same;
d)
None of the above
5.
What happened to the global production of goods during the Great Depression?
a)
It increased;
b)
It remained the same;
c)
It declined;
d)
None of the above
6.
What happened to the prices of wheat and rice during the Great Depression?
a)
They increased;
b)
They remained the same;
c)
They fluctuated;
d)
They plummeted
7.
How many people were unemployed worldwide by 1932?
a)
20 million;
b)
25 million;
c)
30 million;
d)
35 million
8.
What were tariffs intended to do during the Great Depression?
a)
Force citizens to buy domestic goods;
b)
Make imports more expensive;
c)
Benefit struggling European economies;
d)
All of the above
9.
How did Nigerians cope with economic decline and resist further colonial exploitation during the Great Depression?
a)
By organizing labor strikes and tax revolts;
b)
By starting local textile businesses;
c)
By turning their cash crops into food crops;
d)
All of the above
10.
What was the effect of tariffs during the Great Depression?
a)
They helped stimulate the economy by encouraging domestic consumption.;
b)
They made imported goods cheaper and more accessible to people.;
c)
They hurt the economies of European colonies and Latin America.;
d)
They had no significant impact on the global economy.
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