Exploring the Causes and Effects of the Great Depression

Exploring the Causes and Effects of the Great Depression

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Emma Peterson

History

6th - 10th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What period is known for leading up to the Great Depression?

The Renaissance

The Victorian Era

The Industrial Revolution

The Roaring 20s

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a common investment mistake made before the Great Depression?

Saving too much money

Investing in real estate

Over-investing in the stock market

Buying gold

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant factor that contributed to the Great Depression?

The invention of the internet

The stock market crash of 1929

The discovery of gold in California

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By what percentage did unemployment rise by 1933?

24.9%

30%

15%

10%

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the public's nicknames for newspapers during the Great Depression?

Hoover Blankets

Economic Times

Depression Diaries

Roosevelt Reads

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was known as 'Hoover flags' during the Great Depression?

Newspapers covering the homeless

Empty pockets turned inside out

American flags at half-mast

Flags representing unemployment

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event significantly helped the USA recover from the Great Depression?

The invention of television

The creation of the internet

The start of World War II

The signing of the Peace Treaty

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