What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

Paid young men to work outdoors to prevent erosion

What was Margaret Mitchell's greatest accomplishment?

She wrote "Gone with the Wind" in 1936

What major event happened in 1932?

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president

What was Jesse Owens famous for?

Winning 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in track

What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

Provided jobs to millions. Built and beautified facilities.

Which of the following are part of the government's role in the economy?

Building roads, schools, hospitals, and more with tax money

What were the causes of Dust Bowl?

drought, erosion, and poor farming techniques

What happened to banks after the stock market crashed in 1929?

All of these answers are correct.

Why does the government tax the people?

Taxes pay for government programs and services like schools

What was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?

Employed men to build dams to provide hydroelectric power

Which of the following roles do individuals play in the economy?

All of these are roles individuals can play in the economy

Why were people losing their jobs after the stock market crash and during the run on banks?

People were not spending, so many people were laid off.

What was the New Deal?

FDR's plan to get the economy going again and create jobs.

What were "Hoovervilles"?

Community of homeless people who built shanties to live in.

What was a soup kitchen?

Place set up by churches and charities to feed the poor

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1
What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
Paid artists to paint murals.
Paid young men to work outdoors to prevent erosion
Provided benefits to the elderly and disabled.
Built roads and bridges
2
When a person makes a plan about how to save and spend their money, they are creating a(n)...
competition
personal budget
market
economy
3
What event ended the Roaring Twenties in 1929?
World War II
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Dust Bowl
World War I
4
What was Margaret Mitchell's greatest accomplishment?
She wrote "Gone with the Wind" in 1936
She was a famous jazz singer
She was the voice of Snow White
She was a famous actress in the movie "Gone with the Wind"
5
What major event happened in 1932?
WWII began
The stock market crashed
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president
The Great Depression began
6
What was Jesse Owens famous for?
Writing poetry during the Harlem Renaissance.
Being a famous jazz singer
Playing professional baseball
Winning 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in track
7
What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
Provided jobs to millions. Built and beautified facilities.
Created hydroelectric power using dams.
Provided assistance for the elderly and disabled.
Regulated banks
8
Which of the following are part of the government's role in the economy?
Pays interest to people who put money into a savings account
Provides loans to people who want to buy homes
Providing stocks for people to invest in
Building roads, schools, hospitals, and more with tax money
9
What were the causes of Dust Bowl?
farmers lost their income
crops were destroyed
livestock died
drought, erosion, and poor farming techniques
10
What role do private businesses have in the economy?
They provide jobs for people to work at
They provide goods for people to buy
They help people open up savings accounts for their money
Both A and B are correct
11
What happened to banks after the stock market crashed in 1929?
People wanted their money out of the banks.
All of these answers are correct.
Banks ran out of money.
Banks closed
12
Why did people blame Herbert Hoover for the Great Depression?
None of the above
He did not think it was the government's job to help people.
He was the president during the depression.
Both A and B
13
Why does the government tax the people?
The government taxes so that nobody can get too rich
Taxes allow businesses to make more money
Taxes pay for government programs and services like schools
The government does not tax the people
14
What was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
Built public facilities
Employed men to build dams to provide hydroelectric power
Planted trees to prevent erosion
Law passed to regulate banks
15
Which of the following roles do individuals play in the economy?
All of these are roles individuals can play in the economy
Buying food, clothing, and other things they need.
Starting a business which offer services and goods to others
Working to receive a paycheck
16
Why were people losing their jobs after the stock market crash and during the run on banks?
People were late to work, so they were fired.
Many people were not doing their jobs well.
People were not spending, so many people were laid off.
People were spending lots of money.
17
What was the New Deal?
Hoover's plan to help with the depression
A card game invented during the depression.
What it was called when the stock market improved.
FDR's plan to get the economy going again and create jobs.
18
What were "Hoovervilles"?
Community of homeless people who built shanties to live in.
Camps set up by the CCC.
Herbert Hoover's hometown.
Town where a vacuum cleaner factory was built.
19
What roles do banks have in the economy?
They help people invest their money in stocks.
They tax customers to pay for new programs.
Both A and C
They provide loans to people who need to borrow money.
20
Who was Duke Ellington?
A baseball player
A famous jazz musician
A novelist in the 1930's
Competed in track and field in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
21
What was a soup kitchen?
A new kind of restaurant in the 1930s
Place set up by churches and charities to feed the poor

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