The Great Depression in America Quiz

Test your knowledge of the Great Depression with these economic history questions. Learn about its causes, impacts, and key figures.

#1

Which event is often considered the starting point of the Great Depression?

The stock market crash of 1929
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The assassination of President McKinley
#2

Which industry was hit the hardest during the Great Depression?

Agriculture
Technology
Finance
Manufacturing
#3

Who wrote the famous novel 'The Grapes of Wrath,' which depicted the struggles of a family during the Great Depression?

Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Faulkner
#4

During the Great Depression, what term was used to describe makeshift communities of homeless people?

Shantytowns
Villages of Hope
Prosperity Settlements
Resilience Camps
#5

Which famous photographer captured images of the Great Depression era, including the iconic 'Migrant Mother'?

Dorothea Lange
Ansel Adams
Walker Evans
Margaret Bourke-White
#6

What was the nickname given to the shantytowns that emerged during the Great Depression?

Tent Cities
Hoovervilles
Roosevelt Resorts
Depression Dwellings
#7

Who was the President of the United States during the majority of the Great Depression?

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman
#8

Which New Deal program aimed to provide jobs for young, unemployed men during the Great Depression?

Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
#9

Which of the following was NOT a factor contributing to the Great Depression?

Overproduction
Rapid inflation
Stock market speculation
Bank failures
#10

What was the unemployment rate in the United States at the peak of the Great Depression?

5%
10%
15%
25%
#11

Which of the following factors contributed to the collapse of the banking system during the Great Depression?

Widespread bank fraud
Massive government intervention
Overexpansion of bank credit
Stable international trade
#12

What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) during the Great Depression?

To provide financial aid to struggling farmers
To regulate the stock market
To establish labor unions
To encourage industrial production
#13

What is the term used to describe the period of severe dust storms during the Great Depression?

The Dust Bowl
The Great Famine
The Black Tuesday
The Red Scare
#14

Which piece of legislation separated investment banking from commercial banking?

Glass-Steagall Act
Securities Exchange Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
Emergency Banking Act
#15

Which president's economic policies are often criticized for worsening the effects of the Great Depression?

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
#16

What was the name of the program initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to regulate the stock market and restore investor confidence?

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
#17

Which of the following was NOT a major consequence of the Great Depression?

Rise of fascism in Europe
Increase in international trade
Migration from rural to urban areas
Expansion of government welfare programs
#18

Which famous American economist is known for his theory that government intervention is necessary during economic downturns, particularly during the Great Depression?

Milton Friedman
John Maynard Keynes
Friedrich Hayek
Paul Samuelson

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