What is a stock, in relation to the Great Depression?

A share or portion of a company

Which was not a cause of the Great Depression?

Businesses began to fire more and more employees

Herbert Hoover's general attitude about the Great Depression was...

The government should stay out of economic affairs

What is the Federal Reserve?

The central bank of the United States

Which was not an impact of the Great Depression?

farmers grew different crops so that people would buy them

The TVA was responsible for...

building dams and bringing electricity to rural areas, starting reforestation projects, developing fertilizer to aid farmers

The overall goal of the New Deal was to do what?

Create jobs and provide relief to the unemployed and poor

How did technology help cause the Dust Bowl?

New machinery plowed more acreage, exposing the topsoil

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1
What year had the highest unemployment rate during the Depression?
1935
1932
1933
1938
2
When was "Black Tuesday?"
Nov. 29, 1929
Oct. 29, 1929
Sept. 29, 1929
Oct. 28, 1928
3
Which president introduced the programs of the New Deal before Congress?
Harry S. Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4
World War II Begins
1941
1935
1933
1934
5
What were the storms created by massive, deadly dust clouds called?
black blizzards
gray gales
maroon monsoons
white windstorms
6
What is a stock, in relation to the Great Depression?
How much of something that exists
A share or portion of a company
7
Which was not a cause of the Great Depression?
High tariffs discouraged international trade
Stock prices fell - people could not pay back their loans
Businesses began to fire more and more employees
The banking system collapsed
8
Herbert Hoover's general attitude about the Great Depression was...
the government should do as much as possible to help people
The government should stay out of economic affairs
9
What event marked the start of the Great Depression?
Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Stock Market Crash
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
10
New Deal Programs Begin
1933
1941
1934
1935
11
Which state was not hit the hardest by the Dust Bowl?
South Dakota
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
12
Stock Market Crashes
1932
1935
1933
1929
13
What were the "3 Rs" of the New Deal?
Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic
Replacement, Reduction, Refinement
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
14
What is the Federal Reserve?
Where the US prints all of its money
The central bank of the United States
The national prison system
The largest national wildlife refugee area in the US
15
What unofficially marked the 'end' of the Great Depression
The start of World War One
The passing of the New Deal Laws
The start of World War Two
The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt
16
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) focused mostly on...
farm assistance
rights for labor
jobs for the unemployed
environmental improvement
17
Where in the United States did the Dust Bowl occur?
Pacific Northwestern states
Midwestern states
New England states
Great Plains states
18
Which was not an impact of the Great Depression?
farmers grew different crops so that people would buy them
Millions of people were hungry and homeless
Up to a quarter of American workers did not have a job
banks and businesses failed
19
Which novel by John Steinbeck depicted a family moving west during the Great Depression?
The Great Gatsby
East of Eden
Of Mice and Men
The Grapes of Wrath
20
The TVA was responsible for...
building dams and bringing electricity to rural areas
starting reforestation projects
giving more rights to laborers
developing fertilizer to aid farmers
21
The Dust Bowl
1934
1933
1932
1935
22
The overall goal of the New Deal was to do what?
Help farmers grow more crops and sell more to the people
Build new buildings for communities that needed them
Help Roosevelt get elected president over Hoover
Create jobs and provide relief to the unemployed and poor
23
The Depression Worsens
1933
1934
1935
1932
24
Roosevelt Becomes President
1935
1941
1933
1929
25
How did technology help cause the Dust Bowl?
Farmers' jobs were lost, so people moved
Old machinery wore out; farmers were forced to stop planting
New machinery plowed more acreage, exposing the topsoil
26
Which weather event helped cause the Dust Bowl?
blizzard
hurricane
drought
monsoon
27
The AAA was in charge of
helping senior citizens
farm assistance
jobs for the unemployed
environmental improvement
28
What was the purpose of the WPA?
It helped seniors citizens raise their income
It helped farmers grow and sell more crops
It gave more rights to laborer
It gave jobs to the unemployed
29
Who was the author of The Grapes of Wrath?
John Steinbeck
C. S. Lewis
Harper Lee
F. Scott Fitzgerald

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