Quiz  /  The Great Depression

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

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

  • 2. 
    During what decade did the majority of the Great Depression occur?

  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1930s
  • 1920s

  • 3. 
    Who was president of the United States at the start of the Great Depression?

  • Herbert Hoover
  • Harry Truman
  • Woodrow Wilson
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • 4. 
    What caused the Great Depression?

  • All of the above
  • Drought
  • Overproduction of goods
  • Stock speculation

  • 5. 
    What president was elected when he promised Americans a 'New Deal'?

  • Woodrow Wilson
  • Herbert Hoover
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Harry Truman

  • 6. 
    What was the 'New Deal'?

  • A series of laws and programs to help end the Great Depression
  • A radio show put on by the president
  • The name of the Federal Bank
  • The name of a popular professional wrestler

  • 7. 
    Around how many banks failed during the Great Depression?

  • 11,000
  • 19
  • 7
  • 128

  • 8. 
    Where did many migrant workers from the Dust Bowl in the Midwest migrate to?

  • California
  • New York
  • Florida
  • Texas

  • 9. 
    What were the shanty towns where many homeless lived called during the Great Depression?

  • Hoovervilles
  • Roosevelt Towns
  • Cardboard Cities
  • Herbertlands

  • 10. 
    What event brought an end to the Great Depression?

  • World War I
  • Korean War
  • World War II
  • Cold War
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