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fifth grade Great Depression test review
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1
How did life change for women in the 1920s?
Women gained the right to vote
Women began to work outside the home
All of the above
Women gained more equality
2
Which of the following was a result of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Labor unions were guaranteed the right to organize
Money placed in the banks would be insured up to $2,500.00
Artists produced art for public buildings
Young men were paid to build parks and plant trees
3
Why did Americans elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as the new president in 1932?
He promised the government wouldn't interfere in the economy
He promised that we would not be involved in any more wars
He promised Americans that they would not lose their jobs
He promised to create programs to improve the economy
4
What best describes a way in which the Great Depression affected the lives of Americans?
Many children quit school to help their families earn money.
Many people moved from shantytowns to the suburbs.
More people got married immediately after finishing school.
Farmers and businessmen were hurt by the rising crop prices
5
Henry Ford found that he could produce cars less expensively by:
Hiring only immigrants to work his factory
Using plastic instead of steel for cars
Using a moving assembly line
Using designs make in China
6
What happened in the United States as a result of Prohibition?
Crop prices increased
Many people in rural areas moved to urban cities
Women gained the right to vote
Bootleggers and speakeasies became popular
7
One form of music that became popular in the 1920s was
Rock and Roll
Rap
Country and Western
Jazz
8
What were groups of homes built out of cardboard, tin, or scrap wood called?
Coolidgevilles
Hoovervilles
Roosevelt Villages
Shack Towns
9
When people went to the banks to get out their savings-
The banks had loaned the money so they couldn't give it back
The banks loaned them more money
Banks had borrowed money from businesses to pay the people
The government paid people to cover the money banks had lost
10
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Too much rain caused flooding
The people did not farm the land enough
Not enough people lived in that area
A drought along with too much farming
11
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
The New Deal tried to start too many new programs
People bought stocks on credit or borrowed money
Many businesses had a surplus of goods that couldn't be sold
Banks had to close because they did not have enough money
12
What caused the stock market crash of 1929
People quickly sold their stocks before prices fell further
World War I caused the economy to fall
prices rose and investors purchased more stock
farmers could not produce enough food for the USA
13
Which president was blamed for causing the Great Depression
President Roosevelt
President Bush
President Coolidge
President Hoover
14
Why did farmers leave the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s?
Because the New Deal gave everyone a job in the factories
Because they were unable to farm the land anymore
To join the bonus Army in Washington D.C.
To try farming in the North
15
In what ways did the New Deal help Americans?
It protected people from discrimination
It provided jobs, food, and shelter for those in need
It helped people pay taxes
It improved education for all citizens
16
What was President Roosevelt's plan for getting the United States out of the Great Depression?
The Alphabet Agencies
The New Deal
Te Relief, Recovery,Reform Act
FDR's Deal
17
The purpose of Social Security was to
Set the lowest amount of money that workers could be paid
Provide monthly income for the elderly and disabled
Built dams on the Tennessee River
Give jobs to young men
18
Which New Deal program restored confidence in the banking system and prevented bank panics?
FDIC
SSA
CCC
SEC
