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Great Depression Review
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Vocabulary and key term review for the Great Depression
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1
The Great Depression began in 1929 when the _____ ______ _______.
next war started.
Hoover was elected.
government lost money.
stock market crashed.
2
To promote conservation, FDR created the...
Social Security Administration.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Works Progress Administration.
Civilian Conservation Corps.
3
The stock market is...
a place where you can watch stocks rise and fall.
like a farmer's market, but way cooler.
a system for buying and selling shares of a company.
a store where you can buy boxes.
4
The first step of the New Deal was to provide federal _______ to those in need.
reparations
relief
reform
recovery
5
Many people were in debt during the Great Depression because they bought too many things using
credit cards.
an installment plan.
promises and contracts.
the barter system.
6
______ _______ was President in 1929 when the stock market crashed.
Franklin Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
George Washington
7
To prevent future Dust Bowls, farmers began to practice...
conservation.
public works.
relief.
tractor driving.
8
When the stock market crashed, many people lost their retirement funds, or ____________.
relief
profits
pensions
tariffs
9
After the stock market crashed, many panicked and took all their money out of the bank, causing
banks to have large parties.
people to open more bank accounts.
the market to recover.
the banking system to collapse.
10
Next, FDR wanted the nation to recover. He created ___ ___ projects to put people back to work.
public works
monument building
dirty jobs
new construction
11
FDR also wanted to change policies for the better. To do this he needed to the government to...
relief.
reparations.
reform.
recovery.
12
The Great Depression ends when the U.S. enters...
World War II.
the Spanish American War.
a period of economic growth.
World War I.
13
To encourage buying American products, Congress put high ______ on imported goods in the 1930s.
surplus
relief
profit
tariff
14
Mt. Rushmore was built by workers from the...
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Works Progress Administration.
Social Security Administration.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
15
The Great Plains also suffered through the _____ _____ in the 1930s.
New Deal
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
market crash
16
To blame the President for the problems, shantytowns where the homeless lived were called ____.
suburbs
slums
ghettos
Hoovervilles
17
The Dust Bowl caused many farmers to lose their homes. The government tried to provide ______.
reparations.
recovery.
relief.
reform.
18
In 1932, ____ ____ was elected because he promised to fix the problems of the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
Barack Obama
Franklin Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
19
When farmers over produce food, it causes a _______ and makes ________ go down.
profit; tariffs
profit; surplus
surplus; tariffs
surplus; profits
20
FDR's plan to fix America during the Great Depression was called...
the New Deal.
the Dust Bowl.
relief.
public works.
