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

All of these are roles individuals can play in the economy

What was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?

Employed men to build dams to provide hydroelectric power

What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

Provided jobs to millions. Built and beautified facilities.

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 major event happened in 1932?

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president

What was Margaret Mitchell's greatest accomplishment?

She wrote "Gone with the Wind" in 1936

What were "Hoovervilles"?

Community of homeless people who built shanties to live in.

What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

Paid young men to work outdoors to prevent erosion

What was Jesse Owens famous for?

Winning 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in track

What was a soup kitchen?

Place set up by churches and charities to feed the poor

What were the causes of Dust Bowl?

drought, erosion, and poor farming techniques

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

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

What was the New Deal?

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

Why does the government tax the people?

Taxes pay for government programs and services like schools

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

All of these answers are correct.

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

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