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Review for 5th Grade SS test #5thgradeSS #greatdepression
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1
The land in the Great Plains was over plowed and overgrazed by cattle which made the top soil very loose.
True
False
2
Because of the drought, the soil was very dry. Strong winds would blow the top soil into a dust storm called...
The White Blizzards
The Black Blizzards
The Brown blizzards
The Gray Blizzards
3
Which agency hired men to build dams to control flooding?
TVA
SES
CCC
WPA
4
The Dust Bowl was caused by a severe...
snow blizzard
thunderstorm
drought
rainfall
5
Which agency provided jobs for millions of Americans including women?
Writers Progress Administration
Wages Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
Women Progress Administration
6
The famous African American musician and composer during the Great Depression
Louis Armstrong
Duke the Great
Duke Ellington
Satcho Mouth
7
Who helped to pull America out of the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington
Herbert Hoover
8
The three main goals for New Deal are
return, reform and recover
relief, recovery, and reform
relief, rediscover, and reform
relive, reform, and rediscover
9
Who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games?
Jeremy Owens
Jessica Owens
Johnny Owens
Jesse Owens
10
Who wrote Gone with the Wind?
Jesse Owens
Margaret Mitchell
Martha Stewart
Martha Mitchell
11
The Dust Bowl affected the areas in the
Great Plains
North
East
South
12
Who was Duke Ellington? (This picture is NOT him!)
A famous writer
A famous actor
A famous musician, composer, & bandleader
A famous football player
13
Which agency hired young men to work outdoor to plant trees in national parks?
CCC
ABC
KKK
CIA
14
People who lived through the Great Depression had a ________ life.
easy
hard
happy
relaxing
15
What did Jesse Owens accomplish?
He won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics
He wrote Gone with the Wind
He started the Harlem Renaissance
He wrote songs
16
What program provided meals for the poor during the Great Depression?
Soup Restaurants & dessert lines
Soup kitchens and dessert lines
Soup Kitchens and Clothing lines
Soup Kitchens and Bread Lines
17
What helped to get Americans out of the Great Depression?
The Real Deal
The New Deal
The Old Deal
The New Depression
18
What role did Herbert Hoover play in the Great Depression?
President who helped to get us out of the depression.
President that is blamed for not doing enough to help
Vice President who created the New Deal
President who created the New Deal
19
The Stock Market crashed on...
October 29, 1929
October 29, 1989
October 19, 1929
January 29, 1929
20
The stock market crashed because
Booming economy created overvalued stocks
People buying stocks with credit
High stock prices caused a huge sell-off
ALL of them were causes of the stock market crash
21
What was the Dust Bowl?
A long period of rain
A bowl of soup
Severe drought in the Northern part of USA
Severe drought in the Great Plains
22
The New Deal created numerous agencies known as the
Alphabet Soup Agencies
Alphabet Soup Kitchen
Alphabet and letters
Soup kitchens
