1. When did the Great Depression begin?
a) 1920
b) 1929
c) 1933
d) 1941
2. Which event is considered the trigger for the Great Depression?
a) Stock market crash of 1929
b) World War I
c) Prohibition
d) New Deal
3. What was the unemployment rate at the peak of the Great Depression?
a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 20%
d) 30%
4. Who was the President of the United States during the Great Depression?
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
b) Herbert Hoover
c) Woodrow Wilson
d) Calvin Coolidge
5. Which industry was hit the hardest during the Great Depression?
a) Agriculture
b) Manufacturing
c) Banking
d) Technology
6. What was the name of the program created by President Roosevelt to help alleviate the effects of the Great Depression?
a) New Deal
b) Great Society
c) Social Security
d) WPA
7. How long did the Great Depression last?
a) 2 years
b) 5 years
c) 10 years
d) 15 years
8. Which country was also deeply impacted by the Great Depression?
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) UK
d) France
9. In what year did the Great Depression officially end?
a) 1935
b) 1941
c) 1945
d) 1950
10. What was one of the main causes of the Great Depression?
a) Overproduction and underconsumption
b) High taxes
c) Trade surplus
d) Decrease in government spending
Answers:
1. b) 1929
2. a) Stock market crash of 1929
3. d) 30%
4. b) Herbert Hoover
5. a) Agriculture
6. a) New Deal
7. c) 10 years
8. c) UK
9. b) 1941
10. a) Overproduction and underconsumption
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