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7. A reader of the article could determine that
a. the Great Depression is a psychological illness
b. the Great Depression affected the whole world

c. there should not be a gap between the rich and the poor
d. all of the above

8. Which sentence states an opinion?

a. Many factors played a role in bringing about the depression.
b. The American economy was fragile before the Great Depression.
c. The Great Depression not only affected the United States but the financial
depression spread virtually throughout the entire industrialized world.
d. In response to protect the nation's businesses, the U.S. imposed higher

trade barriers.

9. The article was mainly created to
a. inform the reader about the affects of Great Depression on people

b. inform the reader about how the Great Depression started
c. inform the reader about the world economy
d. share an opinion about what happened in the 1920s

10. The word middle-class describes
a. people who were not rich yet not poor
b. people who aren’t tall or short

c. dull people
d. all of the above

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

a. The Great Depression began in the early 1920s. T F

b. Speculation in the 1920s kept the stock market T F
unnaturally hight.

c. The radio industry thrived during the Great T F
Depression.

d. By 1930, unemployment had grown to 13 million. T F
e. Increased trade barriers in the U.S. caused T F

foreigners to stop buying American products.

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