How did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 impact United States history?

It caused unemployment to rise and started the Great Depression.

How did the closures of banks during the Great Depression impact the economy?

Closures weakened the economy as citizens lost their savings.

Which relief program, created by Franklin D Roosevelt, was designed to put young men to work building places like parks?

the Civilian Conservation Corps

This is a poster advertising one of the New Deal policies. Why was this New Deal policy created?

to protect the elderly from poverty

Why was the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, considered a relief program?

It created jobs by building parks, dams, and other projects.

How were South Carolinians affected by the Great Depression?

Many of them lost their jobs, homes, and life savings.

Why were many investors forced into debt after the stock market crash of 1929?

They had bought their stocks on credit.

What happened as a result of the event depicted in this photograph?

Many people stopped farming and went to California to look for jobs.

How did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) impact the economy of South Carolina?

It improved the economy by hiring men to work on outdoor projects.

This photograph was taken on the Great Plains during the 1930s.

drought and poor farming techniques

Why did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have such a massive impact on the United States economy?

Companies were forced to lay off many of their workers.

How did muckrakers impact the Progressive Movement in the United States?

They exposed corporate power and unsafe working conditions.

How were the reform programs of the New Deal, like the FDIC, designed to influence American society?

They were made to prevent the conditions that caused the Great Depression

How did muckrakers intend to change American society?

They exposed corruption within the government.

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1
How did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 impact United States history?
It caused unemployment to rise and started the Great Depression.
It decreased the power of the federal government.
It increased the value of large businesses and started the Roaring Twenties
It decreased the number of federally funded programs.
2
This is an image of an event in 1935 that disrupted farming across the U.S. What kind of natural disaster does it show?
tsunami
Ice Storm
Dust Storm
Earthquake
3
How did the closures of banks during the Great Depression impact the economy?
Closures strengthened the economy as taxes could not be collected.
Closures strengthened the economy, people had easier access to their money
Closures weakened the economy as the government took control of every bank
Closures weakened the economy as citizens lost their savings.
4
Which relief program, created by Franklin D Roosevelt, was designed to put young men to work building places like parks?
the Tennessee Valley Authority
the Securities and Exchange Commissions
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Civilian Conservation Corps
5
This is a chart that shows the three main goals of a series of policies passed in the 1930s. What was the name of it?
the Great Migration
the Great Depression
the Red Scare
the New Deal
6
What occurred in the United States on October 29th, 1929 causing the day to be known as Black Tuesday?
The United States was attacked by Japan.
The United States was attacked by Germany.
The stock market crashed.
President Wilson was assassinated.
7
This is a poster advertising one of the New Deal policies. Why was this New Deal policy created?
to promote the arts
to protect the elderly from poverty
to strengthen the banking industry
to create jobs for women
8
Why was the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, considered a relief program?
It decreased the taxes on all workers.
It produced large amounts of art.
It provided an incentive for the elderly to retire.
It created jobs by building parks, dams, and other projects.
9
How were South Carolinians affected by the Great Depression?
Few were affected because they had not invested in the stock market.
Many of them left South Carolina and went to live in other states.
Many of them lost their jobs, homes, and life savings.
Few South Carolinians lost their jobs because textile mills were profitable
10
This is a graph of the stock market’s value from 1928-1932. What event caused the change seen in this graph?
Wall Street Crash of 1929
War of 1928
World War II
Civil War
11
Why were many investors forced into debt after the stock market crash of 1929?
They sold their stocks before the values increased.
They opened banks that failed.
They had bought their stocks on credit.
They owed large taxes to the government.
12
What is considered the main cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
the rise of dictatorships
the growth of the Harlem Renaissance
the outbreak of World War II
the crash of the stock market
13
What event forced many farmers to leave the Great Plains and move to California?
the re-election of President Roosevelt
the formation of the TVA
the Dust Bowl
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
14
Which United States president is most closely associated with the New Deal programs?
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
15
What happened as a result of the event depicted in this photograph?
People found jobs cleaning up and rebuilding.
People stopped investing in the stock market.
President Roosevelt created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Many people stopped farming and went to California to look for jobs.
16
How did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) impact the economy of South Carolina?
It strengthened the economy by printing more money.
It weakened the economy by sending the United States into World War II.
It improved the economy by hiring men to work on outdoor projects.
It weakened the economy by lowering the amount of taxes collected by SC.
17
This photograph was taken on the Great Plains during the 1930s.
destruction of vegetation by livestock
drought and poor farming techniques
a series of terrible floods
hurricanes and rain storms
18
Why did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 have such a massive impact on the United States economy?
The federal government lost its ability to regulate stock prices.
Farmers were unable to control the prices of their crops.
Companies were forced to lay off many of their workers.
Citizens were unable to start their own businesses.
19
How did muckrakers impact the Progressive Movement in the United States?
They supported political machines.
They supported laissez-faire capitalism.
They provide propaganda that helped drive up stock prices & business wealth
They exposed corporate power and unsafe working conditions.
20
How were the reform programs of the New Deal, like the FDIC, designed to influence American society?
They were made to prevent the conditions that caused the Great Depression
They were designed to protect businesses from federal taxes.
They were designed to provide income assistance to all Americans.
They were designed to decrease unemployment rates.
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How did muckrakers intend to change American society?
They supported isolationism.
They created political machines
They exposed corruption within the government.
They promoted big business.

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