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Great Depression Exam I
Section 1 – Vocabulary: Use the words in the box below to fill in the
blanks. You will only use the words once.
Depositor
Borrower
Loan
Interest
Stock Market
Unemployment
Depression
Debt
Hooverville
Dust Bowl
Drought
1. A person that puts money into a bank account is a
.
2. The
keeps track of how much
companies and businesses are worth.
3. The
was a region in the Southern
Midwest that suffered from a long period without rain.
4. Many people could not afford to pay their rent during the Great
Depression so they had to move to
5. Money that a person owes to another person is in
6. During the Great Depression,
of people that did not have jobs went up.
, or the number
Section 2 – Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer. Make sure you
read the questions very carefully.
7. What did many Americans experience during the Great
Depression?
a. Many Americans were able to invest in the stock market
b. Many Americans lost their jobs and became homeless
c. Many Americans created new businesses and hired workers
d. Many Americans bought cars and traveled more easily
SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of
Americans. a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl,
and soup kitchens. Certain questions courtesy of Study Island.
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8. "Now the wind grew strong and hard and it worked at the rain
crust in the corn fields. Little by little the sky was darkened by the
mixing dust, and carried away. The wind grew stronger. The rain
crust broke and the dust lifted up out of the fields and drove gray
plumes into the air like sluggish smoke. The corn threshed the
wind and made a dry, rushing sound. The finest dust did not settle
back to earth now, but disappeared into the darkening sky. ... The
people came out of their houses and smelled the hot stinging air
and covered their noses from it.”
John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
The people in this story by John Steinbeck are most likely
a. Homeless people who had probably lost all their money in
the stock market
b. Farm families living through the Dust Bowl days.
c. Fishermen who were angry about the long drought
d. Factory workers in the textile and steel industries
9. The Great Depression caused many people to lose their money
and their jobs. In cities from New York to California, many people
who had lost their homes did which of these?
a. Went back to school
b. Became farmers
c. Worked and saved their money
d. Moved to the Hoovervilles
SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of
Americans. a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl,
and soup kitchens. Certain questions courtesy of Study Island.
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10.
Why did people like those in the picture have to line up for free food in
the 1930s?
a. World War I left people with no good money to spend
b. They were on a lunch break from their factories
c. The Great Depression left people with a lot money or jobs
d. Many people lost a lot of money in the 1930s, so they received
free food.
11. Which of these environmental conditions increased the
destruction of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?
a. Years of drought made the ground really dry
b. There had been heavy rains for months
c. Flooding in the Great Plains had destroyed the farm land
d. All the bushes and trees helped to keep the soil in place
SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of
Americans. a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl,
and soup kitchens. Certain questions courtesy of Study Island.
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12. American families were often broken apart during the Great
Depression of the 1930s. This most likely happened because parents
had to:
a. Leave the country because they were here illegally
b. Go to Germany to fight in World War I
c. Move from town to town in search of work
d. Work at factories and come home late at night
13. The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929. This day is known
as Black Tuesday. This event caused:
a. The beginning of the Great Depression
b. People to reinvest of all their money
c. President Wilson to declare war on Germany
d. President Hoover to build Hoovervilles
14.
Which of these best completes the diagram above?
a. Banks allowed people to borrow money anytime they wanted
b. People invested large amounts of money in the stock market
c. President Hoover agrees to help out the poor people in America
d. Settlements called “Hoovervilles” are built for the poor.
SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of
Americans. a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl,
and soup kitchens. Certain questions courtesy of Study Island.
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15. Based on your own knowledge, how did the Depression affect
farmers?
a. Farmers produced more corn, which made up for the low
prices
b. People bought a lot more corn
c. Crop prices went so low that many farmers had a hard time
surviving
d. Prices of crops fell in 1929, but they came right back up
soon after.
Section 3 – Short Answer: Answer the questions in complete sentences.
Make sure that you answer all parts of the question. Two points will be
given for complete answers that are correct. One point will be give for
answers that are partially correct or not in complete sentences.
16.
Where did many people get food during the Great Depression?
Why did they have to go to this place? (3 points)
SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of
Americans. a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl,
and soup kitchens. Certain questions courtesy of Study Island.
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17. What was the Dust Bowl, how did it make the Great Depression
worse for farmers in that area?
18. Since the Dust Bowl region was really suffering, what did many
residents of that area decide to do? Why?
SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of
Americans. a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl,
and soup kitchens. Certain questions courtesy of Study Island.
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U.S. Unemployment Rate: 1920-1932
30
Percentage of Unemployed
25
20
15
10
5
0
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
Year
19.
Why do you think the number of unemployed went up after
1929?
20.
Based on the graph, was America in a better place in 1926
versus 1933? Explain why America was or was not in a better place.
SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of
Americans. a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl,
and soup kitchens. Certain questions courtesy of Study Island.