Question

multiple choice 1 point
according to the text, what event is widely considered the beginning of the great depression?
the stock market crash of 1929
the dust bowl
world war i
the new deal

8 multiple choice 1 point
what was the unemployment rate approximately in 1933?
20%
10%
25%
50%

Explanation:

Question 1 (About the Great Depression's beginning):

• The stock market crash of 1929 (not 1979) is the event marking the start of the Great Depression. The Dust Bowl was a later environmental/economic crisis during the Depression, WWI was before the Depression, and the New Deal was a response to the Depression. So the correct option should be related to the 1929 stock market crash, but among the given options, there's a typo (1979 instead of 1929), but if we assume it's a typo, the intended answer is the stock market crash option. However, as per the given options with 1979 (likely a typo), but the other options are incorrect. Wait, maybe the first option has a typo (1929 instead of 1979). So the correct event is the stock market crash of 1929, so the first option (despite the year typo) is the closest intended.

From the text (left side), it says "By 1933, 25% of the American workforce was [unemployed]". So the unemployment rate was approximately 25%.

Answer:

The option with "The stock market crash of 1979" (assuming it's a typo for 1929) is the intended answer, so: The stock market crash of 1979 (note: likely a typo, should be 1929)

Question 2 (Unemployment rate in 1933):