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The Great Depression and the New Deal for 5th grade GA Standards
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1
Who was the famous "Swing" musician during this time?
Jesse Owens
Justin Timberlake
Duke Ellington
Herbert Hoover
2
The stock market crash on October 29, 1929, a day known as Black Tuesday, led to
The building of Hoovervilles
the beginning of the Great Depression
people to invest all of their money
declare war on Germany
3
Which of these best completes the diagram above
People invested large amounts of money in the stock market
Banks allowed people to borrow money anytime they wanted
Hoover agrees to help out the poor people in America
Settlements called “Hoovervilles” are built for the poor.
4
By 1917 WWI had reached a stalemate. What happened to end the stalemate?
the U.S entry into the war
the invasion of Normandy
the use of submarine war
The use of mustard gas
5
Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?
Jesse Owens
Margaret Mitchell
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
6
Who was the famous athlete who won 4 Gold Medals in the Olympics for track and field?
Louis Armstrong
Jesse Owens
Duke Ellington
Mickey Mouse
7
Works Progress Administration or WPA. What type of work did people do when working for the WPA?
maintained the nation's forests
taught children in elementary schools
constructed public buildings
built tanks and planes for the Army
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Why did people like those in the picture have to line up for free food in the 1930s?
Most people had money in the 30's, but a few were poor
The Great Depression left many without jobs or money
They were on a lunch break from their jobs in factories
The war left people with on money to spend
9
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
World War I
Hoovervilles
People buying goods with credit
The invention of the radio
10
The German use of _______ caused tension to increase between the United States and Germany.
isolationism
atomic bomb
submarine warfare
rationing
11
Who was the President who created jobs during a time of need in the United States?
George Washington
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Donald Trump
12
Which was an effect of the Dust Bowl during the 1930s?
Crops in the Great Plains failed, and farmers went bankrupt
Farmers planted more crops after the dust storm
People packed up and moved east to the Great Plains
Stock prices rose, and people started to make more money
13
Franklin D. Roosevelt put into place the New Deal, which included programs that
expected people to take care of themselves
took care of poor and unemployed people
assumed the Great Depression would pass on its own
ended discrimination against African Americans
14
Share of ownership in a company is known as
Drought
Stock
Stock Market
15
Who was the President during the Great Depression?
George Wasington
Donald Trump
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
16
Which of these environmental conditions increased the destruction of the Dust Bowl?
Years of drought made the ground really dry
There had been heavy rains for months
All the bushes and trees helped to keep the soil in place
Flooding in the Great Plains had destroyed the farm land
17
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to
go into space and orbit around the moon
build a railroad across the United States
fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
bring jazz music to the United States
18
Which of the following best describes President Roosevelt's New Deal?
A company in which investors buy stock
Power company supplying southern Appalachia with electricity
Government programs designed to ease economic hardships
Strategy for improving national parks and forests
19
Which was an effect of the stock market crash in October of 1929?
companies hired more workers
banks went out of business
stock prices began to rise
big investors made a fortune
20
What type of work did people do when working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
built tanks and planes for WWI
constructed public buildings
maintained the nation's forests
built dams, roads, and bridges
