The Great Depression: A Time of Change
Explore the causes, effects, and key events of the Great Depression with this engaging Grade 6 social studies worksheet.
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The Great Depression: A Time of Change
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. What event is often considered the start of the Great Depression?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The stock market crash of 1929
The end of World War I
The invention of the automobile
2. During the Great Depression, many people lost their homes and lived in shantytowns called .
3. The was a period of severe dust storms and drought that worsened conditions for farmers in the Midwest.
4. The New Deal was a series of programs and reforms introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression.
True
False
5. Explain one way the Great Depression impacted ordinary American families.
Match each term with its definition.
A. Hoovervilles
1. President during the start of the Great Depression
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. Shanty towns built by homeless people
C. Herbert Hoover
3. President who introduced the New Deal
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