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1
What were the people who left Dust Bowl-affected areas for jobs in the West (Calif) called?
Walkers
Callies
Okies
Un-farmers
2
The Security and Exchange Commission:
Was designed to regulate the stock market
Insured customers' bank deposits
Was declared unconstitutional in 1934
Closed the stock market entirely
3
What were the bank runs?
When Roosevelt reopened all federal banks
When banks were saved by President Hoover
When the banks closed because they ran out of money
When banks began giving out loans to all citizens
4
Which program gave artists jobs creating murals and other public artworks?
CCC
PWA
WPA
FDIC
5
How did Roosevelt's policies change the role of the federal government?
Emphasized the role of laissez-faire economics
Made it bigger and more powerful
Made it less powerful and weaker
It changed the election proces
6
During the 1920s during the Hoover presidency, investments in banks and stock markets:
Were not insured
Were insured, but only for 50% of their value
Were insured, but only until 1929
Were insured by the FDIC
7
The New Deal programs were supported by all Americans, especially Coughlin, Townsend & Long
False
True
8
What was President Hoover's first response to the Great Depression?
He immediately gave relief to the poor
He sponsored New Deal programs
He followed laissez-faire & rugged individualism did nothing
He immediately closed all banks
9
Which of FDR's programs closed all banks & gave
govt.
the power to decide which ones reopened?
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Commission
Civilian Conservation Corp
Security and Exchange Commission
10
The Tennessee Valley Authority:
Built roads, buildings, and other public things
Sold government moonshine when Prohibition ended
Was declared unconstitutional in 1933
Created jobs, made dams, and brought electricity
11
Some of FDR's programs were declared unconstitutional because they took power from the states
False
True
12
Who was a famous photographer during the GD who photographed struggling rural Americans?
Jacob Riis
Dorothea Dix
John Steinbeck
Dorothea Lange
13
What was the date and name of the day the stock market crashed?
January 10, 1929: Black Wednesday
October 29, 1929: Black Tuesday
November 15, 1930: Black Monday
October 12, 1928: Black Saturday
14
Labor unions had more or less support during the Franklin Roosevelt presidency?
More
Less
15
What was the 3 main components/goals of President Roosevelt's New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Retry, Recover, Rediscover
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Relief, Reuse, Redecide
16
Less "lame duck"! What amendment set the inauguration date for a new president as January 20th?
20th
19th
17th
21st
17
Due to their complicated names, what were the New Deal programs as a group called?
Convoluted congressional actions
The First 500 Days
Alphabet soup laws
Tariffs
18
Which of these was
not
a cause of the Dust Bowl?
The beginning of World War II
Poor farming that destroyed prairie grass
An prolonged drought
Topsoil blown around by dust storms
19
Which of these created a government "safety net" for the welfare of older/unemployed people?
Social Security Act
FDIC
SEC
National Recovery Administration
20
The FDIC:
Gave manual labor jobs to young men
Insured and protected citizens' bank deposits
Gave electricity to the Tennessee Valley
Took away the stock market from Americans
21
In the 1920's agriculture was overproducing because post-WWI demand products abroad was low
False
True
22
Who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath" about Okies?
Jacob Riis
John Steinbeck
Herbert Hoover
Dorothea Lange
23
Which of the following gave $500 million in relief money to states?
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
Farm Security Administration
Federal Emergency Relief
24
What was the Mexican Repatriation Act during the Great Depression?
Mexican immigrants quickly allowed into the US for money
American citizens moved to Mexico during the G.D.
Mexican immigrants removed American farmers in the Dust Bowl
Mexican immigrants deported because competition for US jobs
25
Purchasing a stock by only paying a small down payment and owing the rest of the money is:
Speculation
A wise investment practice
None of these answers are correct
Buying on margin
26
Did FDR's court reform bill pass?
No
Yes
27
US Employment drops! One effect of the Hawley-Smoot tariff passed under Hoover was:
It caused other countries to become hugely rich
It caused other countries to raise their import taxes too
It caused Poland to declare war on America
It caused Americans to re-elect Hoover in 1932
28
What are two areas in which there was a lot of overproduction?
Industry and travel
Industry and agriculture
Entertainment and industry
Agriculture and entertainment
29
Who broadcast radio sermons saying FDR did not do enough for the poor?
Father Coughlin
Dorothea Lange
John Steinbeck
Al Smith
30
Which of these tried to stop overproduction of crops and was declared unconstitutional?
AAA
NRA
PWA
SEC
31
What was FDR's plan to have government stabilize the economy during the GD called?
New Deal
Rugged Individualism
Square Deal
Old Deal
32
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was shy & kept out of the limelight during the Franklin presidency
True
False
33
FDR's "court-packing" scheme tried to add justices to the Supreme Court because____
several New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional
several New Deal programs did not use women
several New Deal programs were vetoed
several New Deal programs were not funded by Congress
34
Who was elected president in 1932 giving people hope of getting out of the Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Frankling D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
35
Which of these gave young men jobs working in nature and natural resource conservation?
FDIC
FSA
CCC
WPA
36
Which of these was
not
a cause of the Great Depression?
Problems in agriculture
Low consumer debt
Banks failing
Problems in industry
37
Which amendment ended Prohibition?
21
18
22
20
38
Jamie's sock factory is producing too many socks and she can't sell them all. This is:
Tariffs
Americanization
Prohibition
Overproduction
39
Which of these is an example of buying on credit (consumer debit)?
Purchasing a $200 desk and paying all at once
Purchasing a $500 TV and only paying $100 up front
Purchasing a $100 radio
Purchasing a $300 stock
40
Buy American! The Hawley-Smoot Tariff protected US businesses. It___
raised taxes on imported goods
lowered taxes on imported goods
declared a state of emergency for the banks
closed all banks and the stock market
41
Practice of buying stocks in order to try to get rich quick that led to economic depression:
Distribution
Speculation
Buying on margin
Buying on credit
42
Towns where unemployed and homeless people lived during the Great Depression were often called:
Homeless villages
Tents of betrayal
Roosevelt homes
Hoovervilles
43
What were the radio talks Roosevelt delivered his hopeful messages to Americans called?
Gentle discussions
Fireside chats
Inspiring talks
Radio alerts
44
What did the Federal Reserve do in 1928 that was one of the most important causes of the G.D.?
Loans were declared illegal
Interest rates were raised on loans
The stock market was closed
Interest rates were lowered on loans