Great depression
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- Q1What was a major cause of the Great Depression?The signing of the Treaty of VersaillesThe invention of the airplaneWorld War IThe stock market crash of 192930s
- Q2Which group of people was greatly affected by the Great Depression in the United States?Business ownersTeachersScientistsUnemployed workers30s
- Q3What was a common effect of the Great Depression on families?Improved job opportunitiesHigher income for everyoneMore vacations and travelIncreased poverty and hardship30s
- Q4What was the purpose of the New Deal programs introduced during the Great Depression?To help the economy recoverTo start World War IITo decrease government involvementTo make the rich richer30s
- Q5What was the Dust Bowl?Severe drought that affected farming in the 1930sA type of economic policyAn important political partyA major flood30s
- Q6Which president was in office during the Great Depression when the New Deal was introduced?Franklin D. RooseveltHarry S. TrumanHerbert HooverCalvin Coolidge30s
- Q7What was one effect of bank failures during the Great Depression?Rise in stock market valuesMore loans for everyoneIncrease in profits for banksLoss of savings for many people30s
- Q8What was the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression?To enforce tax lawsTo develop new technologiesTo create jobs for young men by doing environmental projectsTo provide loans to large businesses30s
- Q9What term is used to describe a period of economic decline when businesses close and many people lose their jobs?DepressionBoomRecessionRecovery30s
- Q10Which event is often considered the start of the Great Depression?The stock market crash of 1929The signing of the Treaty of VersaillesThe introduction of the Federal ReserveThe end of World War I30s
- Q11What major event in the 1930s caused many people to lose their jobs and homes?The Industrial RevolutionWorld War IThe Great DepressionThe Roaring Twenties30s
- Q12What was one major cause of the Great Depression?Increase in technological jobsThe stock market crash of 1929The end of World War IIInvention of the airplane30s
- Q13Which of the following was a result of the Great Depression?Expansion of businessesMany banks failedIncreased immigrationHigher wages for workers30s
- Q14Which program was created to help Americans during the Great Depression?The Great SocietyThe Marshall PlanThe Fair DealThe New Deal30s
- Q15What was a common experience for families during the Great Depression?Food scarcityAccess to luxury goodsIncreased education opportunitiesTraveling abroad30s