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Great Depression
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A #USHistory quiz over the #GreatDepression
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1
A reduction in production did not necessarily lead to a reduction in the workforce.
True
False
2
Many Americans used film as a means of escapism.
False
True
3
Even though production decreased, inventory would increase during the Great Depression.
False
True
4
Who was NOT a depression era criminal we talked about?
John Dillinger
Clyde Barrow
Pretty Boy Floyd
John Gotti
5
An increase in purchasing is a cause of the Great Depression.
False
True
6
What eventually happend to Dillinger and Bonnie & Clyde?
They were killed by civilian bank employees
They were killed by law enforcement
They escaped to freedom
They were sent to Alcatraz
7
The gap between the wealthy and poor increased during the Great Depression.
False
True
8
Black Tuesday occured on:
November 29, 1929
October 29, 1929
October 29, 1930
October 19, 1929
9
Low sales directly lead to:
job layoffs
even lower sales
less income
fewer purchases
10
During the Great Depression, the unemployment rate rose to:
20%
25%
35%
15%
11
One cause of the Dust Bowl was the depletion of:
farmland
soil
prairie grass
dust
12
Banks were more willing to extend loans to consumers during the Great Depression.
False
True
13
This raised taxes on over 20,000 imported goods.
National Industrial Recovery Act
22nd Amendment
Hoot-Smawley Tariff
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
14
Two months after the stock market crash, it is estimated that stockholders lost over:
400 million dollars
40 billion dollars
400 billion dollars
40 million dollars
15
Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?
Steinbeck
Hughes
Fitzgerald
Hemingway
16
Throughout the 1930's, over ________ banks failed.
9000
2500
900
1000
17
Buying on __________ in the 1920's created debt many people couldn't pay back.
layaway
interest
credit
debit
18
Overproduction of crops was not a cause of the Dust Bowl.
True
False
19
Many migrated to this state to escape the dust storms.
Nebraska
Iowa
California
Wyoming
20
The following states were affected by dust storms, EXCEPT:
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
North Dakota
21
People purchased many items they did not have money to pay for by using __________ plans.
purchasing
government issued bond
installment
credit card
22
The first feature-length animated film was:
Bambi
Sponge Bob
Snow White
Cinderella