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Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression Quiz
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1
President Roosevelt put a ________ day bank holiday in action stabilize the banking system.
eight
twelve
four
five
2
Which President turned the Great Depression around?
Polk
Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Wilson
3
On Black Monday, the stock market went into what?
An upward climb
Free Fall
A slow drop
A consistent increase
4
During the 1920s, stocks more than _________ in value.
quintupled
tripled
quadrupled
doubled
5
What act did President Roosevelt pass with Congress?
Stock Price Act
Recovery Act
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Savings Act
6
The_______________ was the site of buying and selling stock.
America's Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Kansas Stock Exchange
7
In the 1920s, the Stock Market did what?
peaked
stayed constant
decreased
expanded rapidly
8
How many stocks were traded on Black Tuesday?
16,000
16,410,030
12,000,000
400,000
9
People began to _________ when the stock market crashed.
smile
panic
cheer
sing
10
What accelerated the start of the Great Depression?
The 1929 Stock Market Crash
The New York Stock Exchange
The Roaring Twenties
Panic
11
Where was the New York Stock Exchange located?
Manhattan
Central Park
Wall Street
Times Square
12
On _______ ________ 12,894,650 shares were sold in an attempt to stabilize markets.
Black Thursday
Black Saturday
Purple Saturday
Brown Monday
13
What month did the stock market peak in 1929?
August
July
September
October
14
Because of high stock prices, investors began to believe stocks were what?
dependable
expensive
reliable
untrustworthy
15
Who owns corporations?
CEO's
Brokers
Banks
Stockholders
16
Which character in
The Great Gatsby
represents the American Dream?
Jay Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Daisy Buchanan
Tom Buchanan
17
What did the Great Depression cause?
Drastic Declines in Industrial Outputs
Stock Prices to Rise
High Levels of Unemployment
The Roaring Twenties
18
What eventually brought the United States out of the Great Depression?
Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
Stock Market
19
What year did this Stock Market Crash take place?
1920
1912
1931
1929
20
What years did the Great Depression take place?
1910-1945
1929-1939
1920-1940
1925-1930