What were Hoovervilles?

Towns of tin or wood houses in public parks

What is a stockbroker?

Someone who buys and sells the stock for clients

a share in ownership of a company

Who is going to win the Super Bowl?

The Cowboys, The Chiefs, The Falcons, The Patriots

Where did the Dust Bowl take place?

Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico

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1
What were Hoovervilles?
A village in a story by Dr. Seuss
Towns of tin or wood houses in public parks
Villages where new businesses started up
Cities where people went to shop
2
What percentage did unemployment climb to after the Great Depression?
100%
25%
10%
50%
3
What is a stockbroker?
A businessman
Someone who owns the stock
Someone who buys and sells the stock for clients
People who create the stocks
4
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
Canada
Not enough goods
Submarine Warfare
Tariffs
5
What did they call the day when the Stock Market crashed?
Black Saturday
Red Friday
Bloody Sunday
Black Tuesday
6
What are stocks?
the trading system on the stock exchange
a share in ownership of a company
credit cards
complete ownership of a company
7
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
Immorality
Stock Market Crash
The President
Over population
8
Why did many banks close down following the crash?
They ran out of cash
Bank owners sought new businesses
Employees walked out
The government shut them down
9
What happened as a result of the Great Depression?
Families either broke apart or got stronger
Birth Rates declined
Answers 1, 2 and 3
People committed suicide
10
This idea put many Americans in debt after the Stock Market Crash.
Buying stocks on credit
New government policies
Buying stocks with cash
Improving technology
11
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
Preservatives in food
The Dust Bowl
Schools
1928 Olympics
12
In which era did the Great Depression occur?
1930s
1900s
1910s
1920s
13
Who is going to win the Super Bowl?
The Cowboys
The Chiefs
The Falcons
The Patriots
14
Why did so many businesses shut down?
People looted businesses
Bad weather
People stopped spending money
The government shut them down
15
Where did the Dust Bowl take place?
Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico
New York, Massachusetts, Maryland
Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada
Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota

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