What was a soup kitchen?

Place set up by churches and charities to feed the poor

What was the New Deal?

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

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

Why does the government tax the people?

Taxes pay for government programs and services like schools

What was Jesse Owens famous for?

Winning 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in track

What were "Hoovervilles"?

Community of homeless people who built shanties to live in.

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 Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

Provided jobs to millions. Built and beautified facilities.

What was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?

Employed men to build dams to provide hydroelectric power

What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

Paid young men to work outdoors to prevent erosion

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.

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

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

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

All of these are roles individuals can play in the economy

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

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