40. Unit 8-4: Causes Of The Great Depression (part 2) Question Preview (ID: 51308)


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The banks and government played a large role in the Great Depression by lending money to people who could not repay loans, and by keeping ___________________low.
a) Production
b) Interest rates
c) Investors
d) Competition

Before the Great Depression it looked like the ____________was doing very well.
a) Businesses
b) Banks
c) Investors
d) Economy

At this time companies were building more factories because the demand was so low or high.
a) low
b) high
c)
d)

During this time, in the overinflated economy , the factories were producing more and more goods.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The factories were in fact producing more goods than were needed and all goods were not being sold. When supply goes up ____________________.
a) Price stays the same
b) Prices increase
c) Price goes down
d) People lose money

In 1933, the country had a __________unemployment rate.
a) 10%
b) 15%
c) 25%
d) 50%

Right after WWI the US led the world in ________________. Farmers were getting very rich.
a) Food production
b) Tractor sales
c) Loans made
d) Factories built

After some time, the European nations are able to increase agricultural production. This in turn raises the supply, which lowers prices.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The bank's role in an economy is to lend money. They then make money off the _______________.
a) Investors
b) Businesses
c) Interest
d) Stocks

The banks were making too many loans to farmers and investors. Citizens could not repay loans and banks_____________.
a) Suffered
b) Went broke
c) Closed
d) Got bailouts

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