Which New Deal agency instituted a program to grow new forests and prevent another Dust Bowl?

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

FDR asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one helped people during the Great Depression?

It created programs to put people back to work.

What was a major cause of the stock market crash in 1929?

Stock owners began to panic when stock prices fell.

Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?

The depression was severe, but only in the United States.

A New Deal program responsible for helping rural areas by providing jobs to people for road and building construction

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?

Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west.

Which of these is the BEST description of "Hoovervilles"?

shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depression

Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?

the crash of the stock exchange

What was most notable about Jesse Owens' participation in the 1936 Olympics in Germany?

He was one of ten black Americans on the track team.

What were soup kitchens?

A place to go during the Great Depression to get soup and a piece of bread

How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?

Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history.

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1
What president did people blame for the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
2
Duke Ellington is best known for his accomplishments in what area?
music
literature
politics
sports
3
Which New Deal agency instituted a program to grow new forests and prevent another Dust Bowl?
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
4
FDR asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one helped people during the Great Depression?
It let all new immigrants become American citizens.
It created programs to put people back to work.
It let people travel around the country freely.
It gave all people the right to vote.
5
What was a major cause of the stock market crash in 1929?
People were scared by the US involvement in World War I.
Stock owners began to panic when stock prices fell.
People preferred to invest in European stocks.
The New York stock exchange was attacked by terrorists.
6
Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?
Governments acted quickly and the depression only lasted two years.
Many countries around the world experienced the economic depression.
The depression caused revolutions all across the world.
The depression was severe, but only in the United States.
7
Margaret Mitchell's book that sold over one million copies, won a Pulitzer Prize, and remains one of the best selling
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Gone With Wind
Of Mice and Men
The Grapes of Wrath
8
Which of these was an outcome of the Great Depression?
increased production by automakers
Truman's Square Deal
FDR's New Deal
the great flood of 1932
9
A New Deal program responsible for helping rural areas by providing jobs to people for road and building construction
The Social Security Act
The Wagner Act
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
10
Several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west.
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment.
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation
Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water.
11
The Dust Bowl; falling prices; banks failing; The New Deal. All of these are associated with:
Great Depression.
Great Migration.
Spanish-American War.
Civil War.
12
What was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
Helped elderly, disabled, and poor.
Created jobs for people all over the country
Supplied electricity
Built bridges, roads, and buildings
13
Which of these is the BEST description of "Hoovervilles"?
nickname for department of Housing and Urban Development during the New Dea
shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depression
housing projects associated with poverty and were constructed in urban area
the first planned suburbs which were developed in the period after WW1
14
Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
the high price of oil
the end of the gold rush
the crash of the stock exchange
the ending of World War II
15
What was most notable about Jesse Owens' participation in the 1936 Olympics in Germany?
He was one of ten black Americans on the track team.
He entered the Olympics without any formal coaching.
He was one of the youngest racers to ever participate in the Olympics.
He broke every world record held in Olympic track races at that time.
16
This picture reflects the situation in the Midwest during the early 20th century, a situation known as
The Lost Generation.
The Dust Bowl.
The Great Depression.
The Great Migration.
17
Which was the MOST important goal of President Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
to end racial discrimination
to improve public education
to strengthen the economy
to avoid going to war
18
The president who followed Herbert Hoover and began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression.
Harry Truman.
Warren Harding.
Calvin Coolidge.
Franklin Roosevelt.
19
What were soup kitchens?
A special restaurant that only served soup.
The part of the kitchen where the soup is cooked.
A place to go during the Great Depression to get soup and a piece of bread
Where the wealthy people joined together to enjoy a meal.
20
How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?
Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.
Congress voted on New Deal policied.
Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history.
Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry

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