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The Great Depression and The New Deal
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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5th grade social studies ssgse5h3
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1
What work did the WPA do?
maintained the nation's forests
taught children in elementary schools
constructed public buildings
built tanks and planes for the Army
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shares of ownership in a company
stock
mean
piece
market
3
Who defeated Hoover in 1932?
Obama
FDR
Lincoln
Trump
4
families were often broken apart during the Great Depression of the 1930s. This happened
work in factories and come home late at night.
move from town to town in search of work.
leave the country because they were here illegally.
go to Germany to fight in World War II.
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What happened next?
People bought more stock
people sold all their stock
6
The list above best describes the effects of
Black Tuesday
The Dust Bowl
The Roaring 20's
Hoovervilles
7
What led to discouraged international trade?
high tariffs
Low tariffs
8
Where did most farmers move after the dust bowl
west
east
south
north
9
Which of these is a true statement about the Great Depression?
Half the nation's adults were out of work.
Many families lost their homes.
Times were only hard for farm families.
It was easy to find employment.
10
What program was created to help people during the Great Depression?
the help
The New Deal
old deal
Freedmans Bureau
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This program helped the elderly and disabled
WPA
Social Security
TVA
CCC
12
Which of these economic effects did the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s have on America?
Stock prices rose, and people started to make more money.
Crops in the Great Plains failed, and farmers went bankrupt.
Farmers in the Great Plains planted more crops
People packed up and moved east to the Great Plains.
13
This huge difference in income between wealthy people and middle class people was one of the
economic causes of the Great Depression.
causes of the Second World War.
political effects of the Great Depression.
effects of Roosevelt's New Deal programs.
14
What was the name of the small shanty towns setup during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Hoovercities
Hoovertowns
Hooverplaces
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According to the above, which of these was a political effect of the Great Depression?
The new deal treated blacks unfairly
African Americans became democrats
African Americans were given jobs whites couldn't have
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Which of the following things DID NOT lead to the Dust bowl
erosion
poor quality of seeds
drought
plowing of land
17
what was one thing that led to the Great Depression
people not being in debt
banks having too much money
overspeculation of the stock market
people being smart with their Money
18
Who was elected president in 1928 and was president at the beginning of the Great Depression
FDR
Herbert Hoover
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a long period without rain
sunshine
desert
flood
drought
20
stock market suddenly crashed in October of 1929, which of these events happened soon after?
Stock prices started to rise.
Banks went out of business.
Big investors made a fortune
Companies hired more workers.
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The Great Plains were covered in dust causing farmers to lose their crops.
dust ring
dust bowl
wind bowl
wind chime
22
What kind of work did the CCC do?
maintaining state and national forests
constructing schools and libraries
building roads, bridges, and dams
creating cheap hydroelectricity
23
What name was given to the stock market crash of 1929
Black Tuesday
black friday
white Monday
white Friday
24
who failed to help the collapsing bank industry?
Federal Reserve
The President
Congress
The Governor
25
The Depression caused many people to lose their homes and their jobs. Many people did what?
became farmers
built Hoovervilles
went back to school
worked and saved their money
26
One of the effects of this situation was that
thousands of factory workers lost their jobs.
more factories opened to make radios and cars.
people started buying television sets instead of radios.
factory workers were hired to deal with all the returns.
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The TVA is responsible for what?
building dams, bridges, and roads, Providing Electricity
maintaining the nation's forests.
in schools, hospitals, and libraries.
constructing public buildings.
