Quiz  /  Causes (5)

  • 1. 
    What event is generally considered to be the start of the Great Depression?

  • Stock market crash
  • Dust bowl
  • Prohibition
  • New Deal

  • 2. 
    What month did the stock market crash?

  • April
  • January
  • October
  • March

  • 3. 
    What law passed in 1930 hurt trade with other countries?

  • Homestead Act
  • Sherman Antitrust Act
  • Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
  • Stamp Act

  • 4. 
    According to the article, what happened in the Midwest during the Great Depression to cause many farmers to lose their crops?

  • Tornadoes
  • Fires
  • Drought
  • Floods

  • 5. 
    What caused prices to drop for farmers?

  • All of the above
  • High demand
  • Undersupply
  • Oversupply

  • 6. 
    True or False: Many people went into debt buying new products like washing machines and cars.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 7. 
    What major industry failed, helping to cause the Great Depression?

  • Construction
  • Entertainment
  • Oil
  • Banking

  • 8. 
    Before the Great Depression, the United States loaned out money to help its allies from what war?

  • War of Independence
  • War of 1812
  • Civil War
  • World War I

  • 9. 
    What type of credit did people use to buy items in the 1920s?

  • Debit Card
  • Installment plan
  • Student loans
  • Mortgages

  • 10. 
    According to the article, how many banks failed over the first few years of the Great Depression?

  • Over 10,000
  • 50
  • 200
  • 500
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