Brainpop Great Depression

1 Why would a union call for a sit-down strike?

• Because its members did not want to work

• To protest unfair working conditions

• To protest the government's welfare policies

• To protest the rise of fascism

2 What can you conclude from the fact that government breadlines were often very long during the Great Depression?

• Farmers had a tough time growing wheat during the Great Depression

• Bread was very expensive during the Depression

• Many people did not have enough to eat during the Depression

• Lots of businesses failed during the Depression

3 Approximately how many Americans were out of work in 1932?

• one in 10

• one in five

• one in four

• one in three

4 What was the significance of the novel, "The Grapes of Wrath?"

• It examined the difficulties faced by poor farmers

• It examined the difficulties faced by the urban poor

• It examined the unfair conditions faced by factory workers

• It examined the difficulties faced by hoboes

5 What can you conclude from the fact that comedies and musicals were so popular during the Depression?

• people wanted to escape from their troubles

• people had no other way of listening to music

• the art of comedy had just been invented

• dramas were very unpopular

6 If you were a hobo, where would you live?

• in an apartment

• on a farm

• in a factory

• you would be homeless

7 What was the Dust Bowl?

• A large football stadium where political rallies were held

• A huge area of ruined farmland in the middle of America

• The most popular musical comedy of 1933

• A novel that examined the plight of the homeless

8 What did Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington have in common?

• They were popular novelists

• They were popular movie comedians

• They were popular musicians

• They were popular labr leaders

9 What event helped end the Great Depression?

• World War I

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

• World War II

10 What effect did the stock market crash of 1929 have on the Great Depression?

• It marked the start of the Depression

• It marked the end of the Depression

• It marked the point at which the Depression was at its worst

• It marked the point at which the economy started to recover