Great Depression Quiz

Great Depression Quiz

7th Grade

10 Qs

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Great Depression Quiz

Great Depression Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

7th Grade

Medium

Created by

Jiles Daniels

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following events marked the start of the Great Depression?

the start of the Hoover presidency in March 1929

the end of World War I in 1918

he stock market crash in October 1929

he drop in oil and cotton prices in 1932

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the uneven spread of wealth in the 1920s contribute to the Great Depression?

Fewer people were able to invest in the stock market.

People were not able to buy as many goods as companies produced.

Farmers grew wealthy, while factory workers suffered.

Spending by the wealthy caused foreign trade to increase.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are examples of

Texans who turned to crime during the Great Depression

governors who were voted out of office during the 1930s.

Texans who benefited from the oil boom in Texas in the early 1930s

government leaders who provided relief during the Great Depression.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How effective were the efforts of Texas governors to provide relief during the Great Depression?

Their relief efforts were able to end the Great Depression in Texas.

Most of their efforts only benefited the wealthy.

Most of their efforts actually made the situation worse.

Their relief efforts helped some but failed to end the Great Depression.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following helps explain why the Great Depression was at first less severe in Texas than in other parts of the nation?

Most Texans had so much wealth they were still comfortable even after losing some

Few Texans worked in industry, so few lost their jobs as a result of factory closings.

Most Texans did not use banks, so few people lost money when they collapsed.

Oil and cotton prices rose steadily throughout the Depression, boosting the state economy.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust and eroded, especially as a consequence of drought or unsuitable farming practice.

Drought

Dust Bowl.

Oil Boom

Rationing

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The buying and selling of stocks as shares in companies

Economic Depression

Stock Market

Stock X

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