7.4.3 practice quizVersión en línea Stock Market Depression por Shaner Adams 1 What was the effect of the stock market crash of 1929? a People opened new businesses to try to make more money. b It improved communication between countries. c Europe became wealthier than the US. d People around the world lost their jobs and money. 2 How did the New Deal create a "welfare state"? a The government did nothing to help people during the depression. b The government took control of people's private property. c The government provided jobs to people who needed them. d The government provided help to impoverished foreign countries. 3 Why did the Nazi Party become popular during the Depression? a Germans believed that the Nazis could fix the economy. b There were no other political parties in Germany at the time. c The Nazis joined with the Communist Party to gain votes. d The Nazis promised to make peace with the rest of Europe. 4 How did many countries respond to the depression? a They limited government power. b They gave the government more control. c They gave their people more rights and freedoms. d They all created totalitarian governments. 5 What caused the end of the Great Depression in the US? a The New Deal fixed the economy by bringing full employment to the US. b WWII created a need for men in the military and created factory jobs. c Britain began to loan money to the US. d Germany began paying its reparations from WWI. 6 The worldwide economic depression of the 1930's was triggered by: a the collapse of communism in Europe. b a stock market crash in the US. c a volcano eruption in Italy. d the beginning of WWII. 7 From a PBS "American Experience" article: "Of all of President Roosevelt’s... programs, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) is the most famous, because it affected so many people’s lives. Roosevelt’s work-relief program employed more than 8.5 million people. For an average salary of $41.57 a month, WPA employees built bridges, roads, public buildings, public parks and airports." This quote describes: a the Meiji Restoration. b the German Economic Miracle. c the New Deal. d the Marshall Plan. 8 Germany was hit particularly hard by the depression. Poor conditions there led to the rise of: a Miguel Hidalgo. b the Nazi Party. c Otto von Bismarck. d the Italian Mafia. 9 The New Deal in the US and the "German Economic Miracle" both reflected: a the adoption of totalitarian governments. b a rejection of Enlightenment philosophy. c a reliance on laissez-faire capitalism. d increased government control of the economy. 10 In both the US and Germany, a significant factor in reducing unemployment was: a military preparation for WWII. b the introduction of communist thought. c the adoption of "blue laws." d a law prohibiting discrimination.
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