The Great Depression

What best describes the United States during the 1920's

• Economic depression, unemployment and climate disaster.

• Economic boom, major changes to society and culture.

• Economic boom, unemployment and changes to culture.

• Economic depression, no alcohol whatsoever, climate disaster.

When did the Stock Market crash?

• 1919

• 1929

• 1985

• 1930

Who was the president during the beginning of the Great Depression?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• Jimmy Carter

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929

• Bank Failures

• Slowdown of Purchasing

• Climate drought and the Dust Bowl

• President Herbert Hoover

When people could not pay back their loans ___________. 

• banks forgave them
• banks loaned more 
• banks raised the interest rate
• banks closed

What were the names of the groups of shacks that were built in city parks?

• Roosevilles
• Hoovervilles
• Teddy Towns   
• Fort Franklin         

How did "bank runs" impact the American people during the Great Depression?

• Banks eventually ran out of money to loan, and people's life savings were gone.

• Banks made loans throughout the Great Depression, helping people pay bills until they could find work.

• Banks were able to keep people's deposits safe, but they could not loan out any more money.

• Banks were not at all involved in the Great Depression because people did not use them.

Which of these statements is true of the 1932 presidential election?

• Franklin Roosevelt won in a landslide.
• Hoover lost by a narrow margin.
• Huey Long ran a strong third-party campaign.
• Roosevelt won a third term.

What was the name of the program Roosevelt created to make jobs and stimulate the economy?

• Relief Now
• Recovery Plan
• New Deal
• Big Deal

During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the

• formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
• creation of wheat surpluses
• growth of the Populist movement
• development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains