Which of these factors contributed to the plight of rural farmers.

Falling prices for crops and livestock.

President Hoover responded cautiously to the Great depression because he

thought that the business cycle would correct itself.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it

sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices.

What were the goals of the New Deal?

Provide relief, recovery, and reform.

What did FDR and Congress pass the day after FDR's inauguration?

Emergency Banking Holiday which closed banks.

Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by

used farm practices that removed protective grasses.

What was the chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?

Made the government too powerful.

The Federal Art Project set a precedent for

federal funding of the arts and artists.

What economic condition did economist John Maynard Keynes believe caused the Great Depression?

Lack of government interaction in the economy.

Which of these factors helped hide economic problems in the 1920s?

Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit

Which piece of New Deal legislation negatively affected Native Americans?

The Navajo Livestock Reduction program

In 1929 the stock market crashed because

investors lost confidence in the market & sold their shares.

Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.?

Pres. Hoover vetoed early payment of bonuses.

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1
Which of these factors contributed to the plight of rural farmers.
Decreased debt burden.
Increased demand for agricultural products.
A long rainy season.
Falling prices for crops and livestock.
2
President Hoover responded cautiously to the Great depression because he
was distracted by the giant dust storms in the Great Plains.
not experience with business methods and economic theory.
thought that the business cycle would correct itself.
believed the fed government needed to control the economy.
3
The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it
sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices.
attracted industry with the promise of cheap power.
regulated the stock market and made investments safer.
created jobs for 2 million U.S. citizens.
4
Theory that $$ invested in banks/businesses will work its way to workers and average citizens.
Downward Spending
Flow Down Economics
Trickle Down Economics
Bad Idea!
5
What were the goals of the New Deal?
Reform the government and decrease spending.
Provide relief, recovery, and reform.
Increase spending on defense and trade.
Create schools and protect farmers.
6
What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?
Social Security Act
Second New Deal
Fair Labor Standards Act
Works Progress Administration
7
The periodic expansion and contraction of the economy.
Business Cycle
Trough
Depression
Money Supply
8
What name was given to people moving away from the Dust Bowl areas to find work?
Migratory Farmers
Trail Dusters
Panhandlers
Okies
9
Risky stock purchases made by investors with the hope of high returns.
Speculation
Stock Buyback Options
Marginal Returns
Makin' money!
10
The Rural Electrification Administration provided electricity to
minorities.
the unemployed.
farmers.
the elderly.
11
What did FDR and Congress pass the day after FDR's inauguration?
Emergency Banking Holiday which closed banks.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Emergency Banking Holiday which closed banks.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
12
Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by
damming western rivers and using new irrigation techniques.
used farm practices that removed protective grasses.
moving off of the plains to find new farmland.
putting down new layers of topsoil.
13
Which group felt the effects of the Depression even before the stock market crash?
Bank Owners
Farmers
Industrial Workers
Stock Market Brokers
14
The Lone Ranger and The Shadow are examples of
radio series.
Depression-era novels.
big bands.
Broadway musicals.
15
What was the chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?
Promoted free enterprise and individualism.
Brought changes that were too radical for most Americans.
Concerned only with saving the banking system.
Made the government too powerful.
16
One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s was to
watch the news on television.
follow the stock market.
live in the country.
go to movie theaters.
17
Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to
ensure bank deposits.
regulate the stock market.
pay farmers to destroy their crops and livestock.
give banks a chance to organize.
18
The Federal Art Project set a precedent for
increased government support of radicals.
realistically showing living conditions on farms.
free theater performances for the public.
federal funding of the arts and artists.
19
Putting money in consumers hands to stimulate the economy.
Trickle-Down Economics
Money Lending
Wallet Stuffing
Pump Priming
20
What economic condition did economist John Maynard Keynes believe caused the Great Depression?
Lack of government interaction in the economy.
Strict controls on stock market speculation.
Too much oversight of the banking system.
Limits on production and consumer spending.
21
Which one offered job opportunities to Mexican Americans and other minority male youth?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Writers' Project
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Emergency Relief Act
22
Which of these factors helped hide economic problems in the 1920s?
Investors lost confidence in the market
Wages increased at the same pace as worker productivity
Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit
Farmers sold crop surpluses to pay off their debts
23
Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it
threatened individual freedom.
benefited only the banking industry.
harmed homeowners.
gave to much power to the people.
24
Which piece of New Deal legislation negatively affected Native Americans?
The Indian New Deal
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
The Navajo Livestock Reduction program
The Reorganization Act
25
In 1929 the stock market crashed because
investors lost confidence in the market & sold their shares.
Germany ceased reparation payments to the United States.
bank deposits were withdrawn in a panic.
the Federal Reserve increased the money supply.
26
The longest and most damaging economic slump United States history.
Great Scotts!
Great Depression
Great Recession
Great Depreciation
27
FDR's attempt to add more justices to the Supreme Court.
Court Packing
Court Priming
Court Practice
Court Placing
28
Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.?
None of 'em!
The Federal Reserve paid veterans their bonuses right away.
The Federal Reserve paid veterans their bonuses right away.
Pres. Hoover vetoed early payment of bonuses.
29
What radio drama was so realistic that some people thought aliens were invading Earth?
The Wizard of Oz
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Grapes of Wrath
War of the Worlds
30
The right to collectively bargain was part of the
Wagner Act
Works Project Administration
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act

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