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Great Depression - World History Unit 8

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened at the end of 1929?

a)

World War II

b)

Stock Market Crash

c)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

d)

First Rocket Launch

2.

What happens to a stock's price if no one is buying it?

a)

It shoots up

b)

It falls

3.

What are the similarities between the amount of money lost in 1929 and how much money was made in WWI?

a)

The stock market crash was half of the gross income from WWI.

b)

They were the same amount of money.

c)

WWI only made half of the money lost from the crash.

4.

What are the 3 main reasons for the stock market crash of 1929?

a)

Panic Selling

b)

War

c)

Debt/Credit

d)

Low Wages

5.

If banks run out of money, what can customers not do?

a)

Invest in stocks

b)

Pull money from the banks

c)

Pay off loans

6.

List 3 main reasons for banks failing in 1929.

a)

Panic Buying

b)

No Reserves

c)

Annoyed by Customers

d)

Market Crash

7.

What is the period from 1929-1940 called when the economy plummeted and unemployment went up?

a)

Cold War

b)

Great Depression

c)

Stock Exchange

d)

Business Loans

8.

Where did the Great Depression take place?

a)

Europe

b)

U.S.A.

c)

All over the World

d)

Asia

9.

Which president believed that people should take care of themselves?

a)

Vladimir Putin

b)

Barrack Obama

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

10.

The belief that people should take care of themselves is (a)   .

11.

T/F

President Hoover fully accepted that the United States people needed his help during the Great Depression.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

T/F

President Hoover created public works in an attempt to restart the economy.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What are the main public works that president Hoover setup?

a)

Public Jobs

b)

Military Groups

c)

Police Forces

d)

Taxi Drivers

14.

T/F

President FDR suffered from severe asthma.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is the Legislative Branch?

a)

Senate/House of Representatives

b)

Supreme Court

c)

President

16.

What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

a)

Run the Country

b)

Craft War Plans

c)

Vote for or against laws

d)

Govern over Supreme Court Hearings

17.

Who is in the Judicial Branch?

a)

Senate/House of Representatives

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

President

18.

What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

a)

Govern over Court Hearings

b)

Assassination of Spies

c)

Secret Governmental Worship

d)

Running the Country

19.

Who is in the Executive Branch?

a)

Senate/House of Representatives

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

President

20.

What is the job of the Executive Branch?

a)

Distributing Wealth

b)

Building Cities

c)

Running the Country/Military

d)

Cloning U.S. citizens

21.

Who gave the "Fear Itself" speech?

a)

President Hoover

b)

F.D.R.

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Rosa Parks

22.

T/F

The "Fear Itself" speech was held in 1933.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The "Fear Itself" speech was about (a)   the American people.

24.

The first name of F.D.R.'s most trusted advisor is: (a)  

25.

What marked the end of the Great Depression?

a)
Onset of World War II
b)
Discovery of a new energy source
c)
Invention of the internet
d)
Implementation of universal healthcare
26.

What percentage of people were homeless and living in Hoovervilles?

a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
10%
d)
75%