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WorksheetsGreat Depression - World History Unit 8
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
What happened at the end of 1929?
World War II
Stock Market Crash
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
First Rocket Launch
What happens to a stock's price if no one is buying it?
It shoots up
It falls
What are the similarities between the amount of money lost in 1929 and how much money was made in WWI?
The stock market crash was half of the gross income from WWI.
They were the same amount of money.
WWI only made half of the money lost from the crash.
What are the 3 main reasons for the stock market crash of 1929?
Panic Selling
War
Debt/Credit
Low Wages
If banks run out of money, what can customers not do?
Invest in stocks
Pull money from the banks
Pay off loans
List 3 main reasons for banks failing in 1929.
Panic Buying
No Reserves
Annoyed by Customers
Market Crash
What is the period from 1929-1940 called when the economy plummeted and unemployment went up?
Cold War
Great Depression
Stock Exchange
Business Loans
Where did the Great Depression take place?
Europe
U.S.A.
All over the World
Asia
Which president believed that people should take care of themselves?
Vladimir Putin
Barrack Obama
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
The belief that people should take care of themselves is (a) .
T/F
President Hoover fully accepted that the United States people needed his help during the Great Depression.
True
False
T/F
President Hoover created public works in an attempt to restart the economy.
True
False
What are the main public works that president Hoover setup?
Public Jobs
Military Groups
Police Forces
Taxi Drivers
T/F
President FDR suffered from severe asthma.
True
False
What is the Legislative Branch?
Senate/House of Representatives
Supreme Court
President
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
Run the Country
Craft War Plans
Vote for or against laws
Govern over Supreme Court Hearings
Who is in the Judicial Branch?
Senate/House of Representatives
The Supreme Court
President
What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
Govern over Court Hearings
Assassination of Spies
Secret Governmental Worship
Running the Country
Who is in the Executive Branch?
Senate/House of Representatives
The Supreme Court
President
What is the job of the Executive Branch?
Distributing Wealth
Building Cities
Running the Country/Military
Cloning U.S. citizens
Who gave the "Fear Itself" speech?
President Hoover
F.D.R.
Adolf Hitler
Rosa Parks
T/F
The "Fear Itself" speech was held in 1933.
True
False
The "Fear Itself" speech was about (a) the American people.
The first name of F.D.R.'s most trusted advisor is: (a)
What marked the end of the Great Depression?
What percentage of people were homeless and living in Hoovervilles?
