The great depression
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- Q1Which event is considered the trigger of the Great Depression?The stock market crash of 1929The signing of the Treaty of VersaillesThe invention of the automobileThe construction of the Hoover Dam30s
- Q2Which factor contributed to the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression?Technological advancements in agricultureIncrease in global tradeGovernment stimulus programsDrought and poor farming practices30s
- Q3What was the highest unemployment rate during the Great Depression?10%50%75%25%30s
- Q4Which New Deal program aimed to provide jobs to young, unemployed men during the Great Depression?The Social Security ActThe Works Progress Administration (WPA)The Agricultural Adjustment ActThe Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)30s
- Q5Which factor contributed to the collapse of banks during the Great Depression?Foreign trade policiesGovernment regulation of the banking industryExcessive government intervention in the economyWidespread bank failures and runs30s