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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash? (Use process of elimination)Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes.The government decided to close the stock market in New York.Stock prices fell; investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic.People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe.
- 2. Multiple Choice• Became President after Herbert Hoover
• Pushed for many new programs called “The New Deal”
• President during World War II
The list above refers to which person?Duke EllingtonAbraham LincolnTheodore RooseveltFranklin Roosevelt - 3. Multiple ChoiceShanty towns (make-shift) towns were named after this person due to the people’s dissatisfaction of the amount of help they were given after the Stock Market Crash?Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverTheodore RooseveltWilliam McKinley
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow was the Dust Bowl caused by both humans and nature?Many families moving from Dust Bowl areas settled in the San Joachin Valley and became migrant farmers.Nearly 350 dust storms carried away the topsoil, and land and homes were covered with dust.The Dust Bowl caused families to move west in search of jobs and new homes.Farming methods and cattle had harmed the land, and then a severe drought hit the region in the mid-1930s.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one way the New Deal was supposed to help the economy out of the Great Depression?by eliminating trading on the stock marketby encouraging war with Germany and Japanby creating jobs through various new programsby giving people money through new bank laws
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Tennessee Valley Authority significant to the Southeast during the Great Depression?it brought the stock market to the Southeastit gave people jobs doing public work projectsit replaced the old and outdated soup kitchensit made people want to move out of the Southeast
- 7. Multiple Choice. In 1929 the Great Depression started in the United States. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" to the American people. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the government during the New Deal?The government wanted people to take care of themselves and not use the government.The New Deal led to the government being more involved in the economy of the country.The government wanted people to let the government provide everything they needed.The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Ford Company Assembly LineCivil Rights ActVoting AdministrationWorks Progress Administration - 9. Multiple ChoiceThe New Deal was divided into 3 categories: relief for immediate help, reform to fix problems, and _________________________ to help the people and nation “get back on their feet”.reinventradicalizerecoveryreissue
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn what way did Jesse Owens help to raise morale in the United States during the Great Depression?he sang songs and played happy music on the radiohe went from town to town racing people for moneyhe helped Roosevelt make key decisions about the economyhe won multiple gold medals for the U.S. at the 1936 Olympics
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMargaret Mitchell was a Georgian who ___________________wrote a book that Abraham Lincoln said had helped to start the Civil War.wrote Gone With the Wind, a popular novel set in the Civil War period.was part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies and was responsible for putting Georgians to work.Oversaw the Social Security program in Georgia in the 1930’s.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceLouis Armstrong and Duke Ellington were bothPoets of the Harlem RenaissanceInventors/EntrepreneursAfrican-American AthletesJazz Musicians
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