WorksheetsGreat Depression Review Quizizz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which factors hurt farmers in the 1920's? (Check all that apply)
a)
Lack of Diversification
b)
Technology Advances
c)
Boll Weevil infestation
d)
Drought
e)
Lack of Labor
2.
Between 1920 and 1925 the number of farms in GA increased.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which terms below best finish the following sentence? "The ____________ forced farmers to ____________ and plants other crops like peaches and tobacco."
a)
World War / Diversify
b)
The Boll Weevil / Diversify
c)
Great Depression / Diversify
d)
Banks / Diversity
4.
Between 1920 and 1925 many farmers lost their farms. These farmers, many of whom were African American, migrated away from rural areas. Where did they migrate to? Choose the BEST answer.
a)
Out of the country
b)
Up North
c)
To the Cities
d)
To the Cities in GA and/or to Northern cities
5.
The term historians now use in referring to the event referenced in the question above is "rural migration." Urban populations moved to rural areas.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
It's fair to say that GA farmers experienced a depression long before the rest of the country.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which of the following are NOT factors that led to the Great Depression?
a)
Prohibition (alcohol made illegal)
b)
World War 2
c)
Consumerism
d)
Overproduction
e)
Stock Speculation / Stock Market Crash
8.
Consumerism was a cause of the great depression. Which of the following describes consumerism?
a)
Consumerism is when people focus more on saving than buying.
b)
Consumerism is when people buy products that they don't need.
c)
Consumerism is when consumers consume more than they expend.
d)
Consumerism is when people buy products on credit and make payments.
9.
Overproduction was a cause of the great depression. Which of the following BEST and FULLY describes how overproduction helped lead to the Great Depression?
a)
Overproduction is when industries produce more products than consumers purchase.
b)
Overproduction is when the duction is over the pro and the pro is bigger than the duction.
c)
Overproduction is when farms produce more product than consumers purchase.
d)
Overproduction is when industries and farms produce more product than consumers purchase which forces prices to go down. .
10.
Stock speculation was a cause of the great depression. Which of the following describes Stock speculation?
a)
Stock speculation is buying stock with the hopes that the stock will greatly increase in value making major profits.
b)
Stock speculation is buying stock and speculating that it will decrease in value.
c)
Stock Speculation is buying stock for a high price and selling it for a profit at a very low price.
d)
Stock Speculation is selling stock on credit hoping the stock will increase in value.
11.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
Stock speculation is dangerous because of the risk of losing your money. In the late 20s many people began to invest in stocks which drove the prices up over their actual value. This over inflation of stock prices caused the market to crash and people lost their entire investments.
b)
Stock speculation is dangerous because of the risk of losing your money. In the late 20s many people began to invest in stocks which drove the prices down. This under deflation of stock prices caused the market to crash and people lost their entire investments.
c)
Stock speculation is safe because there is little risk of losing your money. In the late 20s many people began to invest in stocks which drove the prices up. This over inflation of stock prices caused the market to increase and make people lots of money.
d)
Stock speculation is safe because there is no actual money crossing hands. Speculation made people rich.
12.
Which of the following best describes Black Tuesday?
a)
the stock market closed.
b)
the stock market crashed.
c)
the stock market added value.
d)
the stock market gain it's first black stock brokers.
13.
What is the date of Black Tuesday?
a)
October 29th 1930
b)
October 29th 1929
c)
November 6th 1928
d)
September 11th 2001
14.
As a result of Black Tuesday people ran to their _________ and ________________.
a)
Homes and shut the doors.
b)
stock brokers and beat them to death.
c)
Banks and wanted all their money out.
d)
Job and wanted they paychecks.
15.
Banks do not have everyone's money on hand because banks make money by making loans with the money people deposit. When all the customers ran to the bank and wanted all their money the banks did not have money to give them.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
After the stock market crash and bank runs people were very scared and stopped spending money and held on to what they hand. This practice called ________________ caused more problems for already struggling companies and farms as their sales dropped even lower caused more to lose jobs and go bankrupt.
a)
Over spending
b)
Reduction in purchasing
c)
Increase in purchasing
d)
Reduction in savings
17.
Which of the following best describes the great depression.
a)
A time of massive unemployment.
b)
A time of massive sadness.
c)
A time of massive job creation.
d)
A time of massive deflation.
18.
During the Great Depression the population of Atlanta dropped as many people moved to the country to farm?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
During the Great Depression many black people left the south and headed to ________________ which is now known as _____________________.
a)
North / Black Immigration
b)
Canada / Migration
c)
North / Black Migration
d)
Atlanta / Black Migration
20.
1.
a)
Stock market crash
b)
Overproduction
c)
Bank runs
d)
Soup Kitchens
21.
2.
a)
Stock Market Crash
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Reduction in Spending
d)
Consumerism
22.
3.
a)
Boll Weevil
b)
Consumerism
c)
Overproduction
d)
Bankruptcy
23.
4.
a)
Consumerism
b)
Overproduction
c)
Stock speculation
d)
Bank Runs
24.
a)
Boll Weevil
b)
Overproduction
c)
Drought
d)
Farming
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