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Which of the following was a problem with the New Deal?
It gave the judicial branch too much power
It hyper focused on joblessness
There were no falters in the New Deal
It failed to bring significant economic improvement
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when a manufacturer produces more goods than people are willing to buy
installment plan
buying on margin
Great Crash
overproduction
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What kind of economy did the Great Crash cause?
A contracting economy
A vertical economy
An expanded economy
A horizontal economy
4
The Tennessee Valley Authority brought _______ to one of the country’s least developed regions?
The plow, flood control, and recreational opportunities
Food, water, and the plow
Food, water, and expensive electric power
Cheap electric power flood control, recreation opportunities
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Which of the following is not a symptom of the country’s unstable economy?
Wealth was unevenly distributed
Shanty towns began to pop up in the Midwest
Industries produced more goods than consumers wanted
Money was in the hands of only a few families
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How did family units change in the 1930s as result of the Great Depression?
People began getting married at very young ages
Children started migrating to cities to work in factories
Spouses divorced each other much more frequently
Men deserting their families became more common
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collapse of the stock market on Black Tuesday
Great Crash
business cycle
contracting economy
volunteerism
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people & businesses work together for a common goal to help each other
repatriation
localism
volunteerism
business cycle
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Who did not benefit from the New Deal?
Women and African Americans
Young men and women
White men and the elderly
White men and young men
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Who benefitted from the original Social Security Act?
The elderly and survivors
Unemployed
Dependent children, the blind, and the disabled
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buying stock from a broker on a loan, providing as little as 10% of the entire cost
localism
buying on Margin
business cycle
bread lines
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What act discounted mortgage rates and helped homeowners save their homes and farms?
The Home Owners Loan Corporation
Howley-Smoot Tariff
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The Tennessee Valley Authority
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Which groups faced more discrimination in the workplace during the Great Depression?
Blacks
Hispanics
Asians
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Which of the following is NOT considered a cause of the Great Depression?
foreign competition
overproduction
stock speculation
underconsumption
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Why were farms in distress during the Great Depression?
Couldn’t afford their mortgages with their new lower income
Farmers faced low crop prices
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Which group believed the New Deal did too much?
Nativists
Women
Democrats
Republicans
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According to Hoover who was responsible for handling relief?
Local government
Federal government
State government
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What was the main cause of the Dust Bowl?
Factory buildings that required irrigation systems
Farmers plowed land & stripped soil of natural protection
Steel plants that polluted and killed the long grass
Oil rigs that dug too deep
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movement for immigrants & native born children to move back to their country of origin
buying on Margin
installment plan
localism
repatriation
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Which of these was NOT an effect of the New Deal?
It attracted new groups of voters into the Democratic Party
It expanded the power of the federal government
It laid the foundations of the welfare state
It ended the Great Depression
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Roosevelt started many New Deal programs, because of their initials, this was referred to as?
Alphabet Soup
Tomato Soup
New Deal Song
Alphabet Song
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Which groups believed the New Deal didn’t do enough?
Communists and socialists
Progressivists and socialists
Republicans and Democrats
Democrats and Independents
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Who was affected by the Great Depression?
The poor
The middle class
The rich
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What happened on Black Tuesday?
A record 16.4 million shares were sold on October 29, 1929
The overall loss of money from the totaled $30 billion
The Great Crash occurred
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local & state government provide relief for people in need
Great Crash
localism
business cycle
buying on Margin
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What happened to Roosevelt's court-packing plan?
It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
It was ratified as a constitutional amendment
It was signed into law by the president
It was rejected by Congress
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places run by local charities or public agencies where people could get free food
Breadlines
volunteerism
repatriation
localism
