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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.banks closedbanks gave away their moneythey couldn't remember where they put itsomeone stole it
- 2. Multiple Choice
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?HoovervillesOkiesBonus Army BasesRooseveltowns - 3. Multiple ChoiceMonth and Day that Stock Market CrashedOctober 28, 1929October 29, 1928October 29, 1929October 29, 1939
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.Unemployment decreased gradually.Many homes along the Mississippi River were flooded.Hoover was re-elected as president.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ and in bread lines to get food. These were normally run by charities.churchesbusinessessoup kitchenswork
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?Abraham LincolnFranklin D. RooseveltTheodore RooseveltHerbert Hoover
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?homelessnessbank failureshigh tariffs and taxesstruggling farmers
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat natural disaster of the 1930s added "insult to injury: and made the economics of the Great Depression even worse?Flooding along the Mississippi RiverThe Dust BowlTornadoes called the Helen Hunt TwistersHurricanes along the Gulf Coast
- 9. Multiple ChoicePick the best answer. Over-production of ________________ led to the Great Depression.farm goodsconsumer goodsfarm and consumer goodsiPhones
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.Unemployment decreased gradually.Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.Hoover was re-elected as president.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Bonus Army?World War I veterans who marched on Washington D.C.refugees from the Dust Bowlrisky stocky purchasesthe periodic growth and contraction of the economy
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the business cycle?a risky stock purchasethe cause of the Great Depressionthe periodic growth and contraction of the economyPresident Roosevelt's plan for ending the Great Depression
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAll races and ethnic groups had trouble during the Great Depression, but African Americans and Mexcian American had especially difficult times. Why?they had little community or family supportthey were forced to migrate South to find work in the Norththey had to fight efforts by government officials to send them to reservations in Oklahomathey faced discrimiation when competing for jobs with whte Americans
- 14. Multiple ChoiceClick to look at the map. What was the final destination of MOST of the Dust Bowl migrants?central Californianorthern cities to make carsKansas City to work in meat packingsouthern agricultural areas to pick cotton
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen people began to lose confidence in the economy and were worried about their money, what was one of the first institutions to feel the effects and lose business?stock marketbanksFederal ReserveFord Motors
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea thatF.D.R.'
s relief programs were unsuccessful.many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression. - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was an "Okie"?World War I veteran who marched on Washington D.C.refugee from the Dust Bowla risky stock purchasepresident when the Stock Market crashed
- 18. Multiple ChoiceFarmers had too many crops and too low prices. Credit was easy to get but caused more debt. Wealthy grew wealthier but poor grew poorer. What is this called?uneven distribution of wealtha booming economyhigh demand and low supply'Merica
- 19. Multiple ChoiceClick the image to refer to the Unemployment chart. What name has been given to the time period during which this high unemployment occurred?the Cold WarProhibitionthe Starving Timethe Great Depression
- 20. Multiple ChoiceClick the image to refer to the Unemployment chart. What historic 1929 event was most responsible for the unemployment shown in the graph?a terrorist bombinggiant Midwestern dust stormsa trade embargoa stock market crash
- 21. Multiple ChoiceClick the image to refer to the Consumer Spending chart. During which period did consumers SPEND the most?at the start of the Great Depressionduring the Great Drpessiontowards the end of the Great DepressionConsumers never spent any money during the Great Depression.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Click the image to refer to the Consumer Spending chart. Which statement SUMMARIZES the data in the chart?
Consumer spending increased rapidly in the early 1930s and then decreased gradually in the mid to late 1930s.
Consumer spending dropped gradually in the early 1930s and remained about the same throughout the mid to late 1930s.
Consumer spending dropped rapidly in the early 1930s, then increased gradually in the mid to late 1930s.
There was no consumer spending at all during the Great Depression.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime, like in the movie "The Untouchables"?by forcing police to enforce anti-liquor lawsby making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity, like tax evasion or mail fraudby forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcoholby strengthening respect for the law
- 24. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1920s, American farmers as a group alreadyprospered economically.commanded high prices for their products.purchased more stock than did city dwellers.suffered economically.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho is depicted in this photograph? Click the photo to enlarge it.women during the Gilded Agewomen entering the workforce during the 1920sNew Women known as flappersworkers from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
- 26. Multiple ChoiceIn 1929, the stock market crashed becausethe Federal Reserve increased the money supply.Germany ceased reparation payments to the United States.investors lost confidence in the market and rushed to sell their tock shares.depositors lost their investments and tried to withdraw all of the savings from banks.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about women in the 1920s is most true?Not all women wanted to be flappers, but many wanted to challenge political, economic, social, and educational boundaries.Women of the 1920s believed that they did not have the same social and political rights as men.Women had difficulty finding white-collar jobs such as telephone operators.During the decade women still tended to marry young and have numerous children.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich group experienced an early depression in the 1920s? (before the Great Depression officially began)farmersindustrial workersbankserstock market investors
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this photograph show?bank closuresthe Dust Bowla Hoovervillethe stock market crash
- 30. Multiple ChoicePeople most likely abandoned this place becausethe land could not be farmed.they had lost their investments.the banks and businesses had closed.too many homeless people had moved there.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these factors helped hide future economic problems during the seemingly prosperous the "Roaring 20s"?Investors lost confidence in the market.Farmers sold crop surpluses to pay off their debts.Americans purchased many new consumer goods on credit.Wages increased at the same pace as worker productivity.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat event occurred on Black Tuesday?Unemployment reached nearly 25 percent.The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates.Germany stopped reparation payments to the United States.Investors sold more than 16 million shares of stock.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these factors contributed most to the economic plight of rural farmers in the 1920s?a long rainy seasondecreased debt burdenfalling prices for crops and livestockincreased demand for agricultural products
- 34. Multiple ChoiceFarmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl byputting down new layers of topsoil.moving off of the plains to find new farmland.damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques.using intensive farming practices that removed protective grasses.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these did NOT cause the Great Depression?Farmers had huge surpluses of crops but demand for them decreased drastically so they went into debt.Acquiring a line of credit was easy, but it caused more debt for people who could not make payments.Wealthy people grew wealthier and had money to spend on consumer products, but this spending was not enough to keep the economy booming.World War II veterans would not pay Germany back their war debt.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many Americans decide that the country needed new leadership in 1932?Prices for farm products were rising again.Congress had passed a bill to pay World War I veterans their bonuses early.President Hoover’s volunteerism and trickle-down economic policies had failed to correct the problems in the "business cycle".President Hoover denied responsibility for the use of federal troops against protestors.
- 37. Multiple ChoicePresident Hoover responded cautiously to the Great Depression because hethought that the business cycle would correct itself.was distracted by the giant dust storms in the Great Plains.did not have any experience with business methods and economic theory.believed that the federal government needed to take an active approach to recovery.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the song that best represents the mood of the Great Depression?Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Cheer Up! Smile! Nertz!Dream a Little Dream of Me
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Depression began in1925192919321940
- 40. Multiple ChoiceAt the onset of the Great Depression, urban unemploymentincreased dramaticalyincreased slightlydecreased drmaticallydecreased slightly
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