HELP PLZ AND HURRY 98 points

1. Which of the following identifies the central idea of the article “An Overview of the Great Depression”?


The Great Depression was a very difficult time for America.


The Great Depression could have easily been avoided if Americans had been more informed on how the stock market and banks operated.


The Great Depression could not have been prevented, as the previous decades had experienced nothing but growth.


The Great Depression was a horrible economic time for America, but the government’s violation of citizens’ rights while helping the economy recover was much worse.


How did the Great Depression change the country?
Question 2 options:


It set off a chain reaction of companies closing, unemployment and poverty.


It destroyed the stock market and banking system forever.


It caused millions of Americans to die of starvation.


It caused massive distrust among foreign investors who no longer wanted to trade with America.


Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs accomplished all of the following except:
Question 3 options:


Changed the rules governing the buying and selling of stocks


Created unemployment programs


Eliminated homelessness


Temporarily closed banks

Entertainment played an important role during The Great Depression. Which of the following was not discussed in the article?
Question 4 options:


The people could hear reassuring radio addresses from the President


Entertainment offered people an escape and a way to lift their spirits


Radio shows provided free entertainment for families


Mostly children took advantage of the opportunity to utilize entertainmentWhat is the author’s purpose in the article, “An Overview of the Great Depression.”
Question 5 options:


To inform


To entertain


To persuade