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.

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

shantytowns in which homeless families lived during the Great Depression

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

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

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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

the crash of the stock exchange

Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?

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

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

Stock owners began to panic when stock prices fell.

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

Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history.

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

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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

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