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quiz about great depression
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1
Herbert Hoover ordered people to destroy the shanty towns.
False
True
2
Americans lost confidence in banks, the government, and business in the future.
True
False
3
FDR was the ____ President of The United States
30th
32nd
24th
14th
4
Riding the rails was safe
False
True
5
Who were the guards that patrolled train stations?
Horses
Bulls
Skunks
Cats
6
Herbert Hoover helped end The Great Depression when WWII started
False
True
7
Banks shut down due to bank failures and over withdrawl
True
False
8
During the Great Depression, millions of people lost their jobs and went hungry.
True
False
9
Who was the President of The United States during the great depression?
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
10
Investors lost confidence in the stock markets and tried to rush to sell their shares.
True
False
11
The government reacted quickly and wisely to the catastrophe.
True
False
12
The Dust Bowl caused crops to be destroyed and farmers had to move east.
True
False
13
When did the Great Depression start and end?
1917-1923
1912-1916
1940-1946
1929-1933
14
Death rates declined during the Great Depression
False
True
15
What was a nickname for shanty towns during The Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Hobotown
Hoboville
Poorville
16
The stock market crashed in September 1929.
True
False
17
The Great Depression was a good time.
False
True
18
How did hobos transport?
Bus
Car
Private Jet
Train
19
What was Black Sunday?
Stock Market Crash
World War II
Dust Bowl
20
Franklin Roosevelt's greatest assignment in his election was to start a better economy.
True
False
21
People were infected with Dust Pneumonia because of dust going into their lungs.
False
True
22
Franklin Roosevelt won the election easily because of the crisis in 1932.
False
True
23
Which war ended The Great Depression?
World War II
The Cold War
Desert Storm
World War I
24
Hoovervilles, Hoover blankets, Hoover stew, etc. were named after Hebert Hoover because everyone praised him.
False
True
25
What were newspapers called during The Great Depression
Shanty Towns
Hoover Blankets
Herbert Blankets
Hoover Stew