GCSE US History: The Wall Street Crash Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

GCSE US History: The Wall Street Crash Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 1. What month and year did the Wall St. Crash occur? - October, 1929 2. What percentage did banks lend when 'Buying on Margin'? - 90% 3. How much money did Rockefeller lose? - $160 million 4. What ratio of farmers were evicted from their land? - 1:20 5. What did farm income drop to by 1933? - $5 billion 6. How much did average income drop by? - 60% 7. What was gambling on the stock market nicknamed? - Speculation 8. How many people died of starvation during the depression? - 45 9. What percentage of people was unemployed in Toledo? - 80% 10. How many share holders were there by 1929? - 20 million 11. How many depositors did the Bank of USA have when it closed in 1930? - 400,000 12. Fill in the blanks: 'In _____ we ______ and now we are ______' (Iowa Farmers' slogan) - Hoover, trusted, busted 13. What nickname did the shanty towns have? - Hoovervilles 14. Who did Hoover use to deal with the Bonus Marchers? - General Douglas McArthur 15. By how much did farm and industrial production fall? - 40% Page 2/3 Crafted for Academic Insight by KatelynWhitman. All rights reserved © 2025 16. How many speculators were there by 1929 - 600,000 17. How many people committed suicide each year during the depression? - 23,000 18. What law did Hoover block in 1932? - Wagner-Garner Relief Act 19. What were beggars nicknamed? - Panhandlers 20. How many people were unemployed by 1933? - 14 million 21. How did FDR help the poor when he was governor of New York? - Gave $