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6th Grade Social Studies Quiz
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1
What is the FDIC limit today?
$100,000
$10,000
$1,000
$100
2
Which President started the New Deal programs?
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
3
FDRs radio talks came to be known as what?
talkies
Pleads for forgiveness
fireside chats
state of the Union Address
4
Who was President when the Great Depression started?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
5
In April of what year did the worst dust storms occur?
1938
1932
1929
1935
6
What was a big worry during the Great Depression?
dirty food
hunger
drought
soil erosion
7
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff made other countries ___ buying American goods.
sell
stop
start
buy
8
In the stock market, if more people want to BUY than SELL stocks, the price of stocks goes ___.
side ways
backwards
down
up
9
The stock market crash led to what?
economic boom
economic recession
economic depression
huge gathering of people on a street corner
10
The surplus of crops caused the prices of crops to ________.
stay the same
fall
rise faster than mercury in a thermometer in boiling water
rise
11
After the stock market crash, many people lost all their ________.
checking accounts
savings
cash
coins
12
What year did Congress set up the WPA?
1933
1938
1930
1935
13
What year did the stock market crash?
1929
1919
1925
1920
14
How many miles of roads did the WPA build?
650
>650,000
650,000
Empty choice
15
CCC camps offered free what?
sandwiches
job training
swimming lessons
boots
16
What do the initals FDIC stand for?
Federal Deposit Investment Crops
Federal Deposit Insurance Compnay
Federal Insurance Corporation Deposit
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
17
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt promise the American people?
A chicken for every pot
Free Meal
New Deal
Big Deal
18
What was the common name for shantytowns during the depression?
Hoovervilles
Places I want to live after graduation
Franklin Foundations
Luxury living areas
19
Which of these materials was NOT used to construct a home in a shantytown?
cardboard
Concrete
sheets of tin
car parts
20
In what Dust Bowl state did almost half the farmers loose their farms?
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
21
Who did the American people blame for the depression?
Calvin Coolige
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
22
This author wrote about life during the depression.
Dorothea Lange
Herbert Hoover
John Steinbeck
Aurther Brubeck
23
How much did the industrial production of the US fall after the stock market crash of 1929?
The GNP stayed the same
one third
one fourth
one half
24
Who experienced difficult years during the 20s and 30s?
bootleggers
farmers
legislators
25
The Emergency Conservation Work Bill created which federal program?
Dude's climbing a hill
New Deal
WPA
Civilian Conservation Corp
26
Tuesday, October 29,1929 became known as what?
Dirt Bowl Tuesday
Panic Tuesday
Black Tuesday
Frenzy Tuesday
27
What were newspapers called that people used for warmth during the depression?
Hoover blankets
Hoovervilles
Hoover covers
Hoover Hoodies
28
What dried out the land and destroyed many crops across the southern Great Plains?
Black Blizzard
Dust Cyclone
drought
Tornado
29
According to the video, Unintended Consequences, what caused the Great Depression to be great?
The Fed made mistakes
Monetary base was too large
The divider was too small
The Stock Market crash
30
Where was the first CCC camp opened?
Hawaii
Arkansas
Washington D.C.
Virginia
31
What did farmers burn for heat rather than buy coal?
natural gas
cow chips
grain
buffalo chips
32
The dry, dirt filled winds created what?
mud pies
dust clouds
dirt winds
dust storms
33
Did FDRs New Deal programs reach all people in the US?
Almost everyone
Almost no one
Yes
No
34
President Roosevelt closed these businesses for four days.
Stock Market
wall street
The Dow Jones stock market
banks
35
What federal agency was created by FDRs administration to increase peoples trust in banks?
MBA
WPA
FDIC
CCC
36
During the 1920s, the prices of stocks kept going ______.
down
up
side ways
around
37
What kind of music became popular during the 1930s?
Jazz Band
Big Band
Drum and Bugle Corp
Small Band