🇺🇸 US History Trivia
Quiz Set 10 — Great Depression
Answer all 10 questions. Click an option to see if you got it right!
Question 1 of 10
When did the stock market crash that started the Great Depression?
The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday.
Question 2 of 10
What was the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in 1933 to combat the Great Depression.
Question 3 of 10
What was the highest unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
Unemployment reached approximately 25% by 1933.
Question 4 of 10
What was the Dust Bowl?
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s devastated farming across the Southern Plains due to drought and poor practices.
Question 5 of 10
Which agency was created to insure bank deposits?
The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) was created in 1933 to insure bank deposits.
Question 6 of 10
What was Social Security created to provide?
The Social Security Act of 1935 established a system of retirement and disability benefits.
Question 7 of 10
What were Hoovervilles?
Hoovervilles were named mockingly after President Hoover and housed displaced people.
Question 8 of 10
Which act created the Securities and Exchange Commission?
The SEC was established in 1934 to regulate the stock market and prevent fraud.
Question 9 of 10
What was the Civilian Conservation Corps?
The CCC employed about 3 million young men in environmental projects from 1933 to 1942.
Question 10 of 10
Which President was blamed for the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover was President when the Depression began and was widely blamed for the crisis.