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- 1. Multiple ChoiceGenerally, what event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?The repeal of the Glass-Steagall ActThe 1932 presidential electionThe stock market crash of 1929 (aka, Black Tuesday)The start of World War II
- 2. Multiple Choice
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT
stock market speculation
overproduction and under-consumption of consumer goods
banking panic/failures
paying off debts from WWI
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of these had the MOST significant impact on the crash of the stock market in the United States in 1929?
stock market speculation
underproduction by American farmers
currency deflation in the United States economy
the refusal of banks to invest in new businesses
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did stock market speculation during the 1920's cause economic problems?
demand drove stock prices higher
companies stopped paying out dividends
people invested money that they had borrowed
there was not enough investment in government bonds
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these was a reason for the collapse of the American economy which led to the Great Depression?
Foreign governments began to boycott American-made goods
Government control of the economy led to severe inflation
Taxes were too high to support unemployment claims and social security payments
Overspending and installment plans in the 1920's
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe runs on banks during the Great Depression worsened the country’s economic situation because the bank runsCaused banking institutions to collect funds from the governmentCaused overseas investors to worry about giving money to AmericaCaused to government to stop reimbursing currency for gold bullionCaused many banks to close and created an even greater shortage of money
- 7. Multiple Choice
What goes in Box 1?
the stock market crashed
people lost their savings
people spent less money on goods and services
businesses closed
- 8. Multiple Choice
What goes in Box 2?
the stock market crashed
people lost their savings
people spent less money on goods and services
businesses closed
- 9. Multiple Choice
What goes in Box 3?
the stock market crashed
people lost their savings
people spent less money on goods and services
businesses closed
- 10. Multiple Choice
What goes in Box 4?
the stock market crashed
people lost their savings
people spent less money on goods and services
businesses closed
- 11. Multiple Choice
This map is associated with
the Dust Bowl
the 19th Amendment
Prohibition
the Great Migration
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following effects BEST completes the diagram?
the Dust Bowl
the Great Depression
Economic Speculation
Agricultural Innovation
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are causes of the Dust Bowl?
droughts and over-farming
over-farming and hurricanes
deforestation and over-consumption
over-production and under-consumption
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of the Dust Bowl, thousands of peoplemoved back east to work in factoriesmoved to the South to work on plantationsmoved westward looking for new land and jobsmoved to the North to help build the Hoover Dam
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following BEST explains how Dust Bowl migrants were treated upon their arrival in California?They were given temporary shelterThey were welcomed and provided with relief fundsThey were often turned away by police as undesirablesThey were grudgingly accepted in low-income communities
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho was the president of the U.S. when the Great Depression began?Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverUlysses S. GrantWarren G. Harding
- 17. Multiple Choice
President Hoover's response to the Great Depression was
active creation of government programs and intervention
reliance on self-help, charities, and rugged individualism
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement accurately describes President Hoover’s initial response to the Great Depression?He promoted the use of direct reliefHe ignored the entire financial situationHe opposed the construction of the Boulder DamHe was cautious and encouraged cooperation
- 19. Multiple Choice
Many people lost faith in Hoover because
he only improved the Stock Market and not the banking failures
he failed to act soon enough to address the Great Depression
he increased the debt of the U.S. to stimulate the economy
he failed to protect farmers from the Dust Bowl
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following were social impacts of the Great Depression EXCEPTwomen and minorities were fired firstFDR lost re-election to Hooverapprox. 25% of the population was unemployedcharities, soup kitchens and bread lines offered assistance
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following makes the BEST title for the outline above?
Social Impact of the Great Depression
Political Effects of the Great Depression
Sociopolitical Outcomes of World War I
Demographic Consequences of the Dust Bowl
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is the BEST description of "Hoovervilles"?shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depressionhousing projects associated with poverty and were constructed in urban areasthe first planned suburbs which were developed in the period after World War Inickname for the department of Housing and Urban Development during the New Deal
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow did the public generally react to the appearance of Hoovervilles during the Depression?The public wanted the eyesores removed from their townsThe public donated money and supplies to the residentsThe public marched on Washington to demand a solutionThe public sympathized with the people who lived there
- 24. Multiple Choice
What caused Hoovervilles to be created?
westward migration
skyrocketing home prices
widespread unemployment
US involvement in WWII
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the political impact of the increasing number of these living arrangements?The president after whom they were named lost his bid for reelectionThe new president after whom they were named was forced to embrace themThe Republicans were able to retain control of Congress and the White HouseThe Democrats lost their control of Congress and failed to reclaim the White House
- 26. Multiple Choice
Because of the lack of Hoover's intervention in the Great Depression, who won the election of 1932?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
- 27. Multiple Choice
What was the most likely cause of the election results shown on the map?
it is difficult to defeat an incumbent president
Republican Party popularity had been declining for several elections
Franklin Roosevelt had more business experience than Herbert Hoover
most voters blamed President Herbert Hoover for the Great Depression
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