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WorksheetsThe Great Depression
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 43mins
Many people were going into debt because they were buying goods on -
trade
credit
fair prices
stocks
Which area of life was NOT a struggle for Americans during the Great Depression?
food
shelter
jobs
entertainment
What was the name of President Roosevelt's plan to kickstart the economy by creating programs to employ and subsidize millions of Americans?
Roosevelt Corollary
New Deal
Versailles Doctrine
Hooverville
A period of great economic crisis during the 1930s
World War One
The Great Depression
The Downside Era
The Great Recession
Which describes a "depression"?
poor economic performance and high unemployment
high economic performance
low unemployment and low prices
growth in the economy
What happened in October 1929?
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
The Day of Darkness
What was the goal of the Bonus Army in 1932?
to set up Hoovervilles
to participate in an antiwar protest
to lobby for legislation to get bonus pay early
to gather for a World War I veterans’ reunion
How did the stock market crash of 1929 contribute to the Great Depression?
After the crash, wealthy people took the money they had and moved abroad.
The crash left the economy too weak to overcome bigger challenges.
The poor had invested heavily in the stock market and lost whatever money they had.
Wall Street traders lost their jobs, creating massive unemployment.
Which TWO answers best describe President Herbert Hoover's presidency during the Great Depression?
A very hands-on government
Mostly hands-off government
Largely unable to better economic conditions
Created many New Deal programs
Who was president when the stock market crashed?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The following list would best be described as:
1. Stock Market Crashed
2. Bank Runs
3. Easy Credit
4. Farmers Struggled
5. Overproduction
6. World Debt and Trade
Effects of the Great Depression
Sparks of WWI
Causes of the Great Depression
Reasons for the success of the 1920s
What is this a picture of
Rain
Dust storm
Hurricane
Tornado
The cause of a "Dust Bowl" can be man-made or natural
True
False
The following states were effected by what natural disaster?
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nebraska
Hurricane Katrina
Tornado Alley
Earthquake Season
The Dust Bowl
Who was elected president in 1932?
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
FDR's first ___ days involved the passage of 16 bills to make the banks stronger and create jobs
180
60
365
100
Which New Deal program employed young men 18-25 to work on various projects to improve the country?
Social Security Act
Fair labor Standards Act
Rural Electrification Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Agricultural Adjustment Act tried to help farmers by
helping them become more efficient
paying them not to grow crops
buying up their surpluses
making land available for farming
The TVA provided ________ for rural citizens.
electricity
new farm land
new homes
New Deal support
Where did most "Okies" and "Arkies" move to in order to find suitable land to farm?
California
Washington
Texas
The area around Appalachia is one of the poorest in the country. They don’t have access to electricity or jobs. The area needs some sort of stimulus to recover the economy.
TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corp
WPA - Works Progress Administration
In this New Deal program, workers constructed things like roads, bridges, public buildings and parks but it also employed artists and performers...
Tennesee Valley Authority
FDIC
FERA
Works Progress Administration
What was FDR's plan to get the United States out of the Great Depression called?
The Big Plan
The New Deal
Roosevelt's Resolution Solution!
The programs created by the New Deal designed to get people back to work, while also improving the country, were known as
Recovery Programs
Alphabet Agencies
Roosevelt's Programs
What two things help the United States get out of the Great Depression?
World War II
World War I
Roosevelt's Resolution
New Deal
Which president was blamed for making the Great Depression even worse?
President Roosevelt
President Bush
President Hoover
President Coolidge
Homeless people built shacks towns out of any materials they could find. These were known as...
Hoovervilles
Hoover flags
Hoover Tenements
Hoover Towns
In what ways did the New Deal help Americans?
It improved education for all citizens
It helped people pay taxes
It protected people from discrimination
It provided jobs, food, and shelter for those in need
During the Great Depression, _____.
many farmers lost their land to drought
Many Americans had little money
many American lost their jobs
All of the above
