What did FDR do when the Supreme Court overturned many New Deal policies?

Tried to pack the courts with new justices

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

American consumers had more money than they could spend.

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.)

ensured that money in banks is safe

The "banking holiday" meant that

All banks had to close temporarily to prevent further panics

In the Bank Panic of 1930, many Americans ______

rushed to take their money out of the banks

John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath tells the story of

"Okies" traveling to California, escaping the dust bowl

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

was made to prevent fraud on the stock market

What were the "first hundred days"

The first few months of FDR's presidency

Popular culture during Great Depression was characterized by...

upbeat messages to escape the realities of American society

Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?

World War I veterans and their families

How did Hoover initially think the Depression would be solved?

Leave it alone, the economy will fix itself

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US History: Depression and New Deal

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1
When did the great depression begin?
1929
2016
1894
1945
2
What did FDR do when the Supreme Court overturned many New Deal policies?
Simply gave up
Decided to retire
Turned to Herbert Hoover for advice
Tried to pack the courts with new justices
3
What led to the decline of farm prosperity in the 1920s, before the stock market crash?
Dust Bowl
repeal of the Homestead Act
Overproduction of crops
lack of farm technology
4
What is the name for this type of place?
Herbietown
Roosevelt Gardens
Franklinville
Hooverville
5
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Companies produced more goods than could be sold.
American consumers had more money than they could spend.
Many people borrowed money to buy stocks.
Banks closed because of losses in the stock market.
6
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.)
provided jobs building bridges
gave direct relief to the people
ensured that money in banks is safe
helped farmers keep their farms
7
This photo of the migrant mother was a result of this event during the Depression
The Dust Bowl
Farmers movement
Migrant movement
Food Riots
8
This was created to help people not become poor after retirement
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
FDIC
Social Security
9
The "banking holiday" meant that
All banks had to close temporarily to prevent further panics
Everyone got a day off from work
Every banker got a free vacation
the day the SEC was formed
10
Where did most Dust Bowl migrants head to?
Minnesota
New Jersey
Georgia
California
11
The first problem Roosevelt addressed after becoming president was:
Poverty
Bank failures
Hoovervilles
the Dust Bowl
12
Which is NOT one of the three Rs of the New Deal?
Regulation
Recovery
Relief
Reform
13
In the Bank Panic of 1930, many Americans ______
rushed to take their money out of the banks
criticized FDR for taking America off the gold standard
werekilled in riots outside of banks
rushed to purchase cheap stocks in banking institutions
14
By the end of 1932, what % of the workers were unemployed?
5%
90%
10%
25%
15
What were FDR's economic plans called?
The Great Deal
The Old Deal
The Square Deal
The New Deal
16
What is happening in this picture?
Snow Day
Tornado
Bank Panic
Dust Storm
17
Which of the following states was hit hardest by the Dust Bowl
New York
Florida
California
Oklahoma
18
John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath tells the story of
an unpleasant incident in the fruit section at Kroger Foods
the stock market crash
"Okies" traveling to California, escaping the dust bowl
unemployed winemakers
19
What finally caused the Great Depression to end?
The New Deal
The court-packing scheme
Herbert Hoover's brilliant ideas
World War II
20
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. What did these laws concern?
Alcohol
The Stock Market
Tariffs
Agriculture
21
How did FDR communicate with the American people?
Fireside Chats
Television specials
He was not a great communicator
Writing newspaper articles
22
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
gave people jobs in conservation
regulated electricity in Tennessee
was made to prevent fraud on the stock market
prevented farmers from losing their farms
23
What were the "first hundred days"
100 days after the Stock Market Crashed
The first few months of FDR's presidency
difficult 3-month adjustment once you moved to a Hooverville
The worst part of the Dust Bowl
24
What area did New Deal reforms NOT address?
unemployment insurance
improvements in Civil Rights
fixing the banking system
conservation of natural resources
25
The Agricultural Adjustment Act solved falling farm prices by
convincing farmers to take on factory work
encouraging people to plant "victory gardens"
paying farmers not to farm
ending sharecropping in the South
26
Popular culture during Great Depression was characterized by...
revival of tradition religion values
an increase in movie attendance
celebration of affluence
upbeat messages to escape the realities of American society
27
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
unemployed industrial workers and their families
business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
farmers forced off their land by dust storms
World War I veterans and their families
28
This Agency built bridges, dams, power plants, and government buildings.
Public Works
Social Security
Agricultural Adjustment
National Recovery
29
why did the Great Depression occur?
There were high taxes which caused prices of goods to go up
people were too lazy to go to work anymore
The stock market crashed
WW2 destroyed the economy
30
How did Hoover initially think the Depression would be solved?
Give money to people who need it
Increasing amount of money in circulation
Massive jobs programs
Leave it alone, the economy will fix itself

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