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Depression and War

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an economic depression?

a)

U.S. leaders meet with the leaders of other countries.

b)

Farmers do not grow enough crops to feed everyone.

c)

Profits and business activity decrease.

d)

Business activity increases and profits rise.

2.

Many Americans believed the PROSPERITY of the 1920's was permanent.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When stock prices rise

a)

New Deal

b)

Bull Market

c)

Bear Market

d)

Great Depression

4.

What is a Bear Market?

a)

A grocery story for hunters

b)

An abundance of crops

c)

An economic surplus

d)

Fallen stock prices

5.

Many people did which of the following during the 1920's?

a)

Farmed more

b)

Invested in the stock market

c)

Moved to Europe

d)

Collected unemployment

6.

Which of the following is NOT true of life during the Great Depression?

a)

Unemployment was high.

b)

Many people lost their homes.

c)

Many people struggled to have enough food.

d)

More banks opened.

7.

The stock market crash of 1929 caused the Great Depression.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Why was President Hoover unpopular?

a)

He was unable to fix the Great Depression.

b)

He did not care about people suffering.

c)

He focused on war strategies.

d)

He caused the Great Depression.

9.

President Hoover waited for the economy to fix itself because he believed the governement couldn't help.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which Alphabet Agency was most relevant to farming?

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

National Recovery Administration

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

d)

Social Security Administration

11.

The Alphabet Agencies did much work in Louisiana.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How was Roosevelt's New Deal different from Hoover's plan?

a)

The New Deal focused on local governments.

b)

The New Deal was direct assistance from the federal government.

c)

The New Deal relied on money from charities.

d)

The New Deal used foreign money to end the Great Depression.

13.

________________ was Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression.

a)

Louisiana Maneuvers

b)

Longism

c)

New Deal

d)

Bull Market

14.

Built Allen Hall at LSU

a)

Works Progress Administration

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

c)

Social Security Administration

d)

Tennessee Valley Authority

15.

Which of the following was NOT one of Huey Long's campaign promises?

a)

Free textbooks for schoolchildren

b)

Free access to city buses

c)

Paved highways

d)

Improved healthcare

16.

Huey Long had a reputation for being a friend to rich people.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Style of government that provided assistance to Louisianians

a)

Louisiana Maneuvers

b)

Bull Market

c)

National Recovery Administration

d)

Longism

18.

Governor Richard Leche believed that Louisiana's economy in the 1930's was too dependent on ______________.

a)

the federal government

b)

oil

c)

agriculture

d)

technology

19.

________ ended the Great Depression.

a)

World War I

b)

Louisiana Maneuvers

c)

World War II

d)

Civil War

20.

Many women felt a sense of independence from going to work during World War II.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The ______________________ of 1940 and 1941 were the largest peactime training maneuvers ever conducted by the U.S. Army.

a)

Longism

b)

New Deal

c)

Louisiana Maneuvers

d)

Bull Market

22.

On the morning of August 6, 1945, the ___________________ dropped an atomic bomb on the Japeanes industrial city of Hiroshima.

a)

Higgins boats

b)

Hotel Bentley

c)

Red Tail

d)

Enola Gay