Name___________________________________Date___________Period____________ Chapter 23: The Great Depression Test
Directions: Choose the best answer for each multiple choice question and mark it on the scantron. (Worth 1 point each=20 points) 1) October 29, 1929, is known as Black Tuesday because it was the day of a a. destructive dust storm b. stock market crash c. collapse of the banking system d. nationwide electricity blackout 2) What did Roosevelt do the day after he was inaugurated? a. He repealed prohibition b. He instituted a minimum wage c. He closed America’s banks for four days d. He campaigned for women’s right to vote 3) Which of these was NOT a part of the New Deal program? a. Old-Age Insurance b. Laissez-Faire c. Minimum wage laws d. Welfare 4) What were homeless communities often called in the early 1930s? a. Little Toledos b. Hoovervilles c. Roosevelt Towns d. Jobless villages 5) How did the Great Depression affect women? a. More of them entered the workforce b. More of them bought stocks c. More of them left the workforce d. More women had fewer children 6) In response to the Great Depression, African Americans in the South were most likely to a. buy a farm b. Be hired by a local factory c. Move North d. Move West
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