The Cost of the Great Depression Between 1929 and 1942

question 97

Multiple Choice

The cost of the Great Depression between 1929 and 1942 was a loss of:

• A) more than the United States ultimately spent on World War II.
• B) over $15 trillion in today's dollars.
• C) the output that otherwise would have been produced by the 50 percent of the nation's workers who had lost their jobs.
• D) both B and C are true.

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Definitions:

Benjamin Butler

A controversial Union general during the American Civil War, known for his administration in occupied New Orleans and for his policies regarding runaway slaves.

Slave Labor

The coerced, unpaid work forced upon enslaved people, critical to economies of slave-holding societies.

Militant Abolitionists

Individuals who used aggressive and often violent tactics to advocate for the end of slavery.

Abraham Lincoln

The 16th President of the United States, who led the country through the Civil War and abolished slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation.