The President
The People
The Economy
The Stock Market
Misc.
100

Who was the President at the beginning of the Great Depression? 

Herbert Hoover 

100

Why was much of the prosperity of the 1920s more superficial than real? 

Many people were living beyond their means 

100

2 Causes of the Great Depression? 

War debt policies and tariffs 

Crisis in the farm sector 

Availability of easy credit

Unequal distribution of income 

100

Why was Black Tuesday such a significant day in American History? 

It was the day that the stock market crashed

100

How did the Great Depression affect educational institutions? 

Cuts in school budgets and closures

200

What were shanty-towns often called? 

Hoovervilles

200

How were children impacted by the Great Depression? 

Malnutrition from lack of milk 

Having to hop trains to find work at a young age 

200

Which sector suffered the most during the early years of the Great Depression? 

Agriculture 

200

What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average? 

A measure of the stock market health 

200

What was the primary purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation? 

To provide emergency funding to banks and large businesses

300

What was Herbert Hoover's philosophy regarding government intervention? 

Rugged individualism and limited government control

300

What was one advantage that people in rural areas had during the Great Depression? 

They could grow their own food

300

From 1929-1933, the unemployment rate went from 3% to ____%? 

25% 

300

How did people react after the stock market crash? 

Everyone rushed to the banks to withdraw their money.  

300

What was the effect of the Dust Bowl on agriculture? 

Made land unsuitable for farming 

Many farmers had to leave their land 

400

How did Herbert Hoover attempt to solve the economic issues of the Great Depression? 

Federal Home Loan Act - lowered mortgage rates

Reconstruction Finance Corporation - emergency funding to banks 

400

What group of people had the highest unemployment rates? 

Latinos and African Americans 

400

How did European countries respond to the U.S. economic collapse? 

By raising their own tariffs 

400

How were people investing in stocks? 

Buying on margin


400

What did the term "farm holiday" refer to during the Great Depression? 

Farmers refusing to work their fields 

500

What is one project that Herbert Hoover approved that did make a positive difference? 

The Boulder Dam 

The Hoover Dam 

500

What charity-type organizations began popping up in cities to help feed hungry families? 

Soup kitchens and bread lines 

500

What is deflation? 

Decrease in the general price level of goods and services 

500
About how many banks failed due to the stock market crash of 1929? 

25,000

500

How were women treated during the Great Depression? 

Many thought they should not be working when men were unemployed.