The Great Depression Quiz
1. When did the stock market crash occur?
a.November, 1929
b.October, 1939
c.December, 1929
d.October, 1929
2. All of these were causes for the Great Depression *except* for one. Which?
a. Too much capital invested in stocks
b.Margin buying
c.The end of World War I caused loss of jobs
d.Bad banking structure
3. The Crash of 1929 caused the Great Depression.
True
False
4. Which one of these writers was known for writing books set during the Depression?
a. J.R.R. Tolkien
b. John Steinbeck
c. Tony Galahand
d. Stephen King
5. Which of these was President during the early years of the Depression?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Harry S. Truman
c. Herbert Hoover
d.Calvin Coolidge
6. What were "Okies"?
a. Migrant workers from Oklahoma and other states in the "Dust Bowl"
b.An American baseball team
c.Trees that supplied cheap wood for farmers
d.A person who travelled Oklahoma as a salesman
7. Eleanor Roosevelt was ...?
a. none of these
b. FDR's sister who had rebellious ideas
c. one of the publicly least active First Ladies of the 20th century
d. a famous inspirational painter during the Depression
8. As soon as he was in office, FDR immediately launched an economic program to try to boost the US
economy and to give hope to discouraged Americans. What was this?
a. None of these
b. The New Treaty
c. The New Deal
d. FDR's Plan