Effects of the Great Depression Answers
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Why did movie theaters become an important source of entertainment during the Depression?
A
Movies encouraged people to seek fame.B
Movies helped people forget their troubles.C
Movies helped people learn the latest news.D
Movies encouraged people to solve their problems.2
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In what year did the Great Depression begin?
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1919B
1929C
1939D
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Opposed to the idea that government should be directly involved in people’s lives, Hoover
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believed creating jobs would help Americans survive the Depression.B
encouraged Americans to move their families to shantytowns.C
supported rapid construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.D
made sure the nation’s food supply was long lasting and secure.4
Which was the most widespread economic consequence of the Great Depression?
A
Many Americans lost their jobs.B
Many Americans lived in shantytowns.C
Many Americans were hungry.D
Many Americans moved west.5
Which best describes the US when Herbert Hoover took office?
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just coming out of World War IB
economically prosperousC
entering the Great DepressionD
economically depressed6
Movie theaters lowered prices during the Great Depression because
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movie stars helped people escape their worries.B
audiences had very little money to spend on movies.C
audiences were not interested in seeing movies.D
movies were competing with radio shows.7
Look at the graph.What was a consequence of the trend between 1929 and 1933, as shown on the graph?
A
Many new banks opened because people deposited money.B
Many businesses thrived and hired new workers.C
Many people lost their income and their homes.D
Many people got new jobs and bought new homes.8
Who wrote an epic poem about the Depression?
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John SteinbeckB
Richard WrightC
W. C. FieldsD
Carl Sandburg9
A main indicator of the spread of homelessness during the Great Depression was
A
bread lines.B
westward migration.C
Hoovervilles.D
unemployment.10
Which was a social consequence of the Great Depression?
A
Many Americans could not find enough food.B
Many Americans lost money in the stock market.C
Many Americans stopped spending money.D
Many Americans lost their jobs.Did you find these answers helpful?
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