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Intro to the Great Depression for high school
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1
To which state did people from the Dust Bowl move in order to be migrant farm workers.
California
Texas
Colorado
Connecticut
2
Which of the following was NOT a type of consumer credit in the 1920s?
House
Clothing
Cars
Murder for Hire
3
Which of the following is FALSE about movies during the Great Depression?
It cost a quarter to go to two movies
Some of the greatest movies were made
No new movies were made
Disney movies were very successful
4
What was the cause for increased racial tension during the Great Depression?
Competition for spots in homeless shelters
Competition for campground spaces
Competition for starting positions in the NFL
Competition for jobs
5
What was the program President Roosevelt started to help stimulate the economy?
The Great Society
Hope
The New Deal
The Last Frontier
6
How do you make money by buying stock?
Buy stocks of companies going out of business
Buy high and sell low
Buy low and sell high
Buying 10 stocks or less
7
Which author wrote several books about the suffering during the Great Depression?
Richard Castle
John Steinbeck
Agatha Christie
Stephen King
8
What did banks do as an attempt to try and have enough money to stay open?
Begged for money at the freeway off-ramp
They joined the Mafia
Had a bake sale
Foreclosed on houses and farms
9
What happened on "Black Thursday" (October 24, 1929)?
Stock market closed due to a power outage
Stock market crashed
Nobody wanted to sell their stock
Stocks rose in value
10
What was one way the New Deal tried to stimulate the economy?
Did a government bail out of car makers.
Cash for clunkers
Deported all foreigners
Created jobs
11
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
Factories & mines close
banks closed
Disneyland lowered their ticket prices
Consumer buying stopped
12
Which of the following was NOT a result of the New Deal?
Government got bigger
Ended the Depression
Increased the National Debt
Public Works Projects
13
What happened on "Black Tuesday"? (October 29, 1929)
After Thanksgiving sales started early
Stocks reached a new high
The stock market had a Halloween party
Stocks market completely crashed
14
What were the two most popular type of radio program during the Great Depression?
Jazz & News
Horror & Jazz
Comedies & Soap Operas
Murder mysteries & News
15
Which of the following groups was NOT a critic of the New Deal?
Nobody - everybody loved the New Deal
Minorities
Socialists
Women
16
What is stock? (The type bought & sold in the Stock Market)
Membership in a country club
Exemption from taxes
Ownership in a company
Money you loaned to the government
17
Which of the following states was NOT part of the Dust Bowl?
Oklahoma
California
Kansas
Texas
18
What does it mean to buy on margin?
Buy during Mardi Gras
Not buying butter
Loan money so others can buy stock
Borrow money to buy stocks
