A line of people waiting to receive free food.

What can you conclude from the fact that comedies and musicals were so popular during the Depression?

People wanted to escape from their troubles

What do Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington have in common?

They are both known as jazz composers

What was the Dust Bowl?

A huge area of ruined farmland in the middle of America.

Why would a union call for a sit-down strike during the Great Depression?

To protest unfair working conditions

What can you conclude from the fact that government breadlines were often very long during the Great Depression?

Many people did not have enough to eat

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Life During the Great Depression

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1
Approximately how many Americans were out of work in 1932?
One in Eight
One in Four
One in Three
One in Five
2
This type of music was popular during the 1930's.
Pop
Rock
Classical
Jazz
3
A breadline is....
A line of people waiting for bread only.
A line of people waiting for a job
A line of people waiting for the movies
A line of people waiting to receive free food.
4
What can you conclude from the fact that comedies and musicals were so popular during the Depression?
People had no other way of listening to music
Dramas were very unpopular
The art of comedy had just been invented
People wanted to escape from their troubles
5
What effect did the stock market crash have on the economy?
national debt rose
businesses grew
unemployment increased
farmers suffered
6
How did the Great Depression effect children?
They couldn't attend school
All of the above
They suffered more stress
Their nutrition suffered
7
Which was a cause of the Dust Bowl?
All of the above
Overuse of the Land
Settlers misusing the soil
Drought
8
What was the most popular sport during the 1930's?
Football
Basketball
Skydiving
Baseball
9
What do Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington have in common?
They are both known for their poetry
They are both known for their trumpet solos
They are both known for their big band sound
They are both known as jazz composers
10
If you were a hobo, where would you live?
you would be homeless
in a factory
on a farm
in an apartment
11
What was the Dust Bowl?
A large football stadium where political rallies were held.
A huge area of ruined farmland in the middle of America.
The most popular musical comedy of 1933.
A novel that examined the plight of the homeless.
12
Why would a union call for a sit-down strike during the Great Depression?
Its members did not want to work
To protest the rise of Fascism
To protest the government's welfare policies
To protest unfair working conditions
13
What can you conclude from the fact that government breadlines were often very long during the Great Depression?
Farmers had a tough time growing wheat during the Depression.
Lots of businesses failed during the Depression.
Bread was very expensive.
Many people did not have enough to eat
14
When did the Great Depression take place?
1929-1939
1929-1930
1929-1950
15
What event did the Dust Bowl increase the effects of?
The Great Depression
Spread of the American Dream
Coal productions
Meme Production
16
What impact did the Great Depression have on many people?
Increase of Homeless citizens
Malnourishment & Illness
Tore Families Apart
All Of The Above

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