Great Depression Quiz
Know the causes and effects!! A –Day 2/11 B-Day 2/10
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to end the Great Depression?
The New Deal The government wanted to care for the citizens in need
What was the Agricultural Adjustment Administration?
New Deal program to help farmers
Federal Reserve
Supposed to protect banks, but failed during the Great Depression
Dust Bowl
Name given to Southern Great Plains that suffered from little rain
Migrant Worker
A person who moves from place to place to find work
Why is Social Security significant?
New Deal program that sill exists today
How many people were out of work in the US during the Great Depression?
25% or 1/4th
What are the causes of the Great Depression?
The Federal Reserve failed to protect the banking system High Tariffs Stock Market Crashed People over speculated on stocks The Federal Reserve failed to protect the banking system High Tariffs
What are the results of the Great Depression?
Banks and businesses failed People were hungry & homeless Farmers incomes fell because of the Dust Bowl 25% or 1/4th of people lost their jobs
What does it mean to buy on credit?
Form of a loan Borrowing money that you will pay back later with interest
“Black Tuesday” is remembered for what?
The Stock Market Crash October 29, 1929