The Great Depression in the United States Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What percentage of financial institutions in the United States were closed by 1933 due to the Great Depression?

Roughly half (correct)

Nearly three-quarters

Approximately one-third

Around a quarter

How much did investments fall by during the United States' severe economic contraction between 1929 and 1932?

$25 billion

$10 billion

$20 billion

$15 billion (correct)

What was the estimated number of unemployed Americans during the Great Depression?

18-20 million

8-10 million

13-15 million (correct)

5-7 million

What did historian David Kennedy suggest about Americans' beliefs regarding the Great Depression?

Americans believed they were the root cause of the Great Depression Signup and view all the answers

What was the magnitude of the increase in the number of unemployed Americans from 1930 to 1933?

Roughly 10-12 million Signup and view all the answers

What was the approximate percentage of unemployment reached during the Great Depression?

25% Signup and view all the answers

What was the prevailing sentiment among Americans regarding their role in causing the Great Depression?

Americans believed they were the root cause of the Great Depression Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary aim of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal?

To end the Great Depression Signup and view all the answers

What were 'Hoovervilles' a reflection of?

Public contempt for President Herbert Hoover Signup and view all the answers

What contributed to the suffering of rural areas during the Great Depression?

Protective tariffs, overproduction, and the Dust Bowl Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant impact of the Great Depression on minorities?

Heightened discrimination and economic hardship Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression?

Campaigning for civil rights Signup and view all the answers

What were the living conditions faced by many farmers who migrated to the Pacific coast during the Great Depression?

Severe unemployment and unsanitary living conditions in labor camps Signup and view all the answers

What characterized the labor upheavals during the Great Depression?

Protests at Ford and General Motors plants, and the Memorial Day Massacre Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of reduced production on sharecroppers and tenants in the black and Hispanic communities?

Mass unemployment Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The Great Depression in the United States

President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal aimed to end the Great Depression but left most Americans struggling.
Jobless Americans resorted to desperate measures such as waiting in long lines for daily wages and selling household items.
Unemployment led to evictions, food shortages, and reliance on organized crime for sustenance.
'Hoovervilles' emerged as makeshift homes due to foreclosure and eviction, reflecting public contempt for President Herbert Hoover.
Rural areas suffered due to protective tariffs, overproduction, and the ecological disaster known as the Dust Bowl.
Many farmers migrated to the Pacific coast, only to face severe unemployment and unsanitary living conditions in labor camps.
Labor upheavals, such as protests at Ford and General Motors plants, and the Memorial Day Massacre, marked the period.
Minorities faced heightened discrimination and economic hardship, with African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians suffering the most.
Sharecroppers and tenants in the black and Hispanic communities faced mass unemployment due to reduced production.
Hispanics and Asians were targeted in Pacific states, leading to forced migrations and deportation.
Civil rights were virtually non-existent, with Jim Crow laws, white unity leagues, and poll taxes curbing voting rights and perpetuating violence against African Americans.
Eleanor Roosevelt campaigned for civil rights, providing a lone bright spot in the plight of African Americans.

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Test your knowledge of the Great Depression in the United States with this quiz. Learn about the impact of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the struggles of jobless Americans, the emergence of 'Hoovervilles,' the challenges faced by minorities, and the overall hardships endured during this tumultuous period in American history.