What Do you Know About The Great Depression?

Question 1

President Hoover acted quickly to stabilize the economy.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

One of the causes of the Great Depression was a lack of food in the US.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Banks have never failed or gone bankrupt in this country.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

California was a popular destination for many migrant workers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Hobos would aimlessly wander the countryside in hopes of randomly finding work.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Buying stocks on credit was a good idea then and now.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The Great Depression really only affected the United States

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

The only cause of the Great Depression was the Stock Market crash.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

The Great Dust Bowl was a major factor in creating the Depression.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

The gap between the rich and poor increased before the Depression.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Migrant workers were widely accepted in the different places they worked in.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1934 (5 years).

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

The unemployment rate during the Depression was over 25%.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The Great Depression was caused in part by too much buying on credit.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

The current economic situation in the US is very similar to the Great Depression.

Accepted Answer

True

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