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The Great Depression
The Great Depression
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Quickreads Book 3, Great Depression Unit.
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1
How many people abandoned (left) their farms?
2 million
3 million
2.5 million
4 million
2
What program helped the US recover after the Great Depression?
The Newest Deal
The New Deal
The Old Deal
The Funny Deal
3
What programs did they listen to on the radio?
The Lone Ranger
The Shade
The Long Ranger
The Longest Ranger
4
Which of the following did NOT happen after the stock market crashed?
people made money
Banks closed
people lost their money that was invested
people lost their jobs
5
"The United States had experienced
droughts
before the Great Depression." What is a drought?
a long period of dry weather
a long period of wet weather
a long period of snowy weather
a long period of windy weather
6
How long did the drought last in the Great Plains?
from 1934-1940
10 years
from 1999-2007
10 days
7
What major event started in 1929?
the stock market crashed
American's made money
banks were strong
the dust bowl began
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When people own stock they own....
banks
money
part of a company
nice sneakers
9
At the start of the Great Depression, the government believed they should...
get involved in people's daily lives
stay out of people's daily lives
go away forever
help solve the problem
10
Why did farmers cut down the trees?
They needed the wood
They wanted more room for more farmland
They did not cut down the trees
They wanted more room to build houses
11
When did the Great Depression take place?
1929-1940
2000-2017
1939-1945
1950-1960
12
Which of the following states is part of the Great Plains?
Connecticut
Oklahoma
New York
New Jersey
13
Which of the following activities did the people NOT do for entertainment?
dance
listen to the radio
tell tall tales
sing
14
Owners kept wages low. How much did they pay per week?
$5
$20
$10
$3
15
Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?
the businesses failed
the banks failed
the government failed
the schools failed
16
Which of the following did people do for entertainment in the GD?
play board games
play video games
skateboard
play computer games
17
What caused the Dust Bowl?
wild cows
little rain
high winds
no trees/plants to hold the soil down
18
Who created the New Deal?
Obama
Hoover
Roosevelt
Lincoln
19
Why was entertainment important?
it took their minds off of their problems
it made them sad
it made them happy
it wasn't important
20
What is topsoil?
the top layer of dirt where the roots of plants are
a new dance move
the bottom layer of dirt
the middle layer of dirt
