9.2.4 the Great Depression - Q -

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9.2: the INTERBELLUM

9.2.4: the Great Depression

Practise Questions

AGE 9. The Time of World Wars

1. Put the events of the stock market crash in the correct order

When stock prices got irrationally high, people started to sell.

Consumption decreased, which resulted in loss of jobs.

Many people and companies bought stocks

People who were jobless bought less goods, which caused consumption to decrease

Stock prices lowered; people and companies lost a lot of money and went bankrupt.

2. Which sentence from "Poverty and unemployment"
fits this photo best? Write it down as a quote.

3. President Hoover did little to relieve the peoples’ needs. What motive did he have for this policy?

4a. Explain why President Hoover was not re-elected,
using the numbers in the box.

4b. Statement: The New Deal was a success.
Use the numbers in the box to think of arguments
for and against the statement.

5. Roosevelt ordered large building projects. Think of two ways in which the building of a bridge can boost the economy.

6. In 1939, World War II broke out. It meant an immediate stimulus for the economy. Think of at least two ways in which the outbreak of war could stimulate the American economy.

7. Which statement is true?
Statement I: Democrat President Hoover believed the economy would recover without any intervention of the government.
Statement II: Republican President Roosevelt involved the government in stopping the crisis.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false.
3. Only statement I is true.
4. Only statement II is true.

8. Compare Hoover and Roosevelt.
Who was in favour and who was against government interference when it came to solving the economic crisis?

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