The Stock Market Crash
What was one major cause for the stock market crash of 1929?
1. Citizens quit their jobs to buy stock for a living.
2. Citizens borrowed money from banks to buy stocks.
3. Citizens did not spend enough money buying stocks.
4. Citizens lost their jobs after the stock market crashed.
2. Citizens borrowed money from banks to buy stocks.
What was the ultimate goal of the New Deal programs?
1. to punish President Hoover
2. to bring an end to the Great Depression
3. to improve trade with countries after WWI
4. to increase awareness of the Great Depression
2. to bring an end to the Great Depression
Which of the following contributed to American culture by writing a romance novel during the Great Depression?
1. Jesse Owens
2. Duke Ellington
3. Margaret Mitchell
4. Eleanor Roosevelt
3. Margaret Mitchell
What was the geographic location of the Dust Bowl events?
1. Deserts
2. Great Plains
3. Mississippi River
4. Southeast Coast
2. Great Plains
Which of the following LEAST LIKELY happened in the US during the Depression?
1. banks closed
2. unemployment increased
3. many new factories opened
4. people lost all of their life savings
3. many new factories opened
Which New Deal program was created for young men ages 18 to 25 whose purpose was to plant trees on public lands?
1. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
2. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
3. Works Progress Administration (WPA)
4. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
2. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
How did the radio benefit Duke Ellington?
1. The radio had no impact on Duke Ellington.
2. The radio helped make Duke Ellington’s poetry popular across the country.
3. The radio allowed Duke Ellington to sell his musical equipment through radio commercials.
4. The radio allowed Duke Ellington's music to be heard in homes all across the country.
4. The radio allowed Duke Ellington's music to be heard in homes all across the country.
What was the main weather event that helped cause dust storms during the 1930s?
1. Rain
2. Snow
3. Drought
4. Hurricanes
3. Drought
What did people call camps for homeless people during the Great Depression?
1. Hoovervilles
2. Hoovertowns
3. Rooseveltvilles
4. Roosevelthomes
1. Hoovervilles
The overspeculation of stocks is one cause of the stock market crash of 1929. What does overspeculation of stocks mean?
1. When stocks are sold soon after they are purchased
2. When stocks are worth less money than they really are
3. When stocks are bought and sold quickly over two days
4. When stocks are worth more money than they really are
4. When stocks are worth more money than they really are
How were the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration similar?
1. Both hired men and women to work in camps across the country
2. Both offered jobs to improve public places like parks and airports
3. Both hired women to build dams to create electricity for rural areas
4. Both encouraged Americans to spend money to help the US economy
2. Both offered jobs to improve public places like parks and airports
How did Jesse Owens contribute to US culture?
1. He won an award for his 1937 novel.
2. He fought for workers’ rights in the CCC.
3. He brought jazz music to national attention.
4. He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.
4. He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.
What was the MAIN purpose of soup kitchens?
1. to provide meals for immigrants coming to America from Europe
2. to provide meals for unemployed people during the Great Depression
3. to provide meals for veterans returning home after fighting in World War I
4. to provide meals for government employees working to end the Great Depression
2. to provide meals for unemployed people during the Great Depression
What did President Hoover believe would eventually happen to the US economy?
1. He believed that the US economy would never recover.
2. He believed that the US economy would fix itself over time.
3. He believed that New Deal programs would fix the economy.
4. He believed that Americans should work two jobs to help the economy.
2. He believed that the US economy would fix itself over time.
Which of the following was a major result of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
1. Many Americans purchased new Ford automobiles to travel the country.
2. Many Americans began placing their money into banks.
3. Many Americans increased their spending.
4. Many Americans lost their savings.
4. Many Americans lost their savings.
What was one of the goals of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
1. to end the Dust Bowl in the Tennessee River Valley
2. to reduce crime throughout the Tennessee River Valley
3. to provide electricity for residents of the Tennessee River Valley
4. to encourage greater voter turnout in the Tennessee River Valley
3. to provide electricity for residents of the Tennessee River Valley
Margaret Mitchell's book, Gone With the Wind, was about which time period in history?
1. World War I
2. World war II
3. The Civil War
4. The Great Depression
3. The Civil War
Why was soup used to feed people during the Great Depression? Select all the correct responses.
1. Soup is inexpensive to make.
2. Soup is the official food of the US.
3. Soup can be cooked for large crowds.
4. Soup is easy to throw out after cooking it.
5. Soup helps people feel more full after eating it.
1. Soup is inexpensive to make.
3. Soup can be cooked for large crowds.
5. Soup helps people feel more full after eating it.
What did President Roosevelt believe was the job of the federal government during the Great Depression?
1. To loan people more money from banks
2. To require citizens pay to eat at soup kitchens
3. To provide jobs so citizens would have an income
4. To teach citizens how to trade stocks in the stock market
3. To provide jobs so citizens would have an income
Why did many U.S. banks close during the Great Depression?
1. Bank owners did not want to help citizens so they closed the banks.
2. Banks ran out of money because people could not pay back their loans.
3. Banks earned so much money from the crash that they did not need to be open anymore.
4. Bank employees refused to work because they made money during the stock market crash.
2. Banks ran out of money because people could not pay back their loans.
Wagner, like many others, finds himself out of a job during the Great Depression. He is a painter of beautiful pieces of art. He hopes to find a job that will let him use his skills as a painter. He would prefer to work in a city rather than in a forest.
Which New Deal program would you recommend to Wagner?
1. The Tennessee Valley Authority because the jobs require attention to detail.
2. The Civilian Conservation Corps because the program is for young men with many talents.
3. The Works Progress Administration because the program pays people to paint pictures and murals.
4. The Civilian Conservation Corps because the planting of trees makes the earth pretty as a picture.
3. The Works Progress Administration because the program pays people to paint pictures and murals.
By competing in the 1936 Olympic Games, Jesse Owens took a brave stand for which of the following?
1. civil rights
2. workers' rights
3. New Deal programs
4. economic improvements
1. civil rights
How did the dust storms add to the problems of the Great Depression for those living in the Dust Bowl?
1. Farmers could not get to the banks to buy more stocks.
2. Farmers could not mine for iron ore to make steel to sell.
3. Farmers could not grow crops to sell to others to make a living.
4. Farmers could not make enough soup to sell to the government.
3. Farmers could not grow crops to sell to others to make a living.