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The New Deal changed American political thinking because it was based on the principle that the
Federal gov. should try to solve social and economic issues
Political parties must combine to deal with national issues
Our economy will fix itself if left alone
States shouldn't take role in solving economic problems
2
This president promised "A new deal for the American people"
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
Franklin D. Roosevelt
3
FDR stopped the run on banks with this policy...
Credit recovery
Freezing assets
Bank holiday
Federal insurance
4
What is the Great Depression?
domestic programs enacted from 1933-1938
a downturn in stock prices that won't easily recover
a severe economic recession, lasting most of the 1930s
5
The Liberty League believed
The New Deal violated individual and property rights
FDR was establishing a dictatorship
The New Deal would help Americans
The New Deal would be effective
6
This president chose Republicans AND Democrats as his cabinet members.
Hoover
Coolidge
FDR
7
What are the three Rs of the New Deal?
Relief, Reform, Restoration
Retirement, Relief, Reform
Relief, Recovery, Reform
8
The Supreme Court ruled that the NIRA was unconstitutional.
True
False
9
This president was blamed for the Great Depression
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
10
What was the New Deal?
A series of programs designed to combat the Great Depression
A deal between the U.S. and Soviet Union to give U.S. money.
A series of programs enacted in the U.S. during the G.D.
A job available only in Southern California.
11
Hawley-Smoot Tariff did which of the following?
increased the flow of trade
prevented trade between countries
highest tariff in U.S. history
caused other countries to raise their tariffs
12
Uneven distribution of income occurred because
the poor were getting poorer
the prices of goods were increasing
All of the above
the rich were getting richer
13
What areas were MOST affected by the Dust Bowl?
Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma
Oklahoma, Alabama, and Texas
Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas
Kansas, Georgia, and Alabama
14
Works Progress Administration (WPA) employed more than 8 million men.
False
True
15
What name was given to FDR's close group of advisors to develop relief programs?
Bank Trust
Brain Trust
The Advisors
The Crew
16
The building of the ___, which opened on 5/27/1937 created jobs during the Great Depression.
Bay Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
Statue of Liberty
17
FDIC stands for
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Financially Destitute Insurance Corporation
Financial Deposit Insurance Corporation
18
What does the FDIC do?
Insures federal reserve banks
Insures banks up to $500,000
Insures bank accounts up to $5,000
Insures bank accounts up to $10,000
19
Makeshift towns of rundown shacks on the outskirts of cities, created by the homeless
Hoovertowns
Hoovervilles
Shadytowns
20
The Emergency Banking Act (Banking Relief Act) allowed which department to inspect banks?
Treasury
Agriculture
Defense
Commerce
21
What two Acts replaced the NIRA?
SSA
NLRA
FDIC
Fair Labor Standard Act
22
What federal agency regulates the activities of the Stock Market?
CCC
NIRA
SEC
FDIC
23
This New Deal program granted funds to states so they could reopen relief agencies.
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
24
What did HOLC do?
issue loans to homeowners facing foreclosure
pay farmers for their land
pay homeowners to avoid foreclosure
25
Which state was not part of the Dust Bowl?
Kansas
Idaho
Texas
Colorado
26
Eleanor Roosevelt was
famous for weekly 'Fireside Chats'
FDR's eyes and ears while travelling the U.S.
gave "share our wealth" speech on radio
27
What caused the Great Depression?
uneven distribution of wealth
the Stock Market Crash
unbalanced trade due to Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
easy credit
28
The Dust Bowl caused farmers to
Lose their houses
Overwork the land
Sell crops at lower prices
29
Why was the NIRA deemed unconstitutional?
It did not make sense
It gave too much power to the President
It was a copy of another piece of legislature
It gave too little power to the President
30
Under the Federal Banking Relief Act, which federal agency oversees banks?
Securities
Treasury
Commerce
Reserve
31
What nickname was given to the workers that moved to California?
Migrant Workers
Slaves
Okies
Sooners
32
Which New Deal programs still support our country today?
FDIC and Security Exchange Commission
Social Security, FDIC, Securities Exchange Commission
Social Security and Food Stamps
FDIC and New York Stock Exchange
33
What is a Bank Holiday?
holiday for bankers to relax and rest from stress
closed banks for all banking activity EXCEPT exchanges
A U.S. holiday
34
Hoover's belief that individuals should be self reliant, not rely on the federal government for handouts.
Rugged Partnership
Rugged Individualism
Rugged Pioneerism
35
Reform Bills were intended as
permanent changes for financial sector
a temporary jump start to the economy
immediate help for needy
36
What effect did the Great Depression have on families?
Smaller families, married young
Smaller families, married later or never
Larger families, all married for money
37
Herbert Hoover
Believed in Rugged Individualism
All of the Above
tried to restore confidence with Associationalism
Established the Farm Marketing Board to help Farmers
38
What happened to the Bonus Army?
They were paid the entire bonus and they left
Paid $1000 but those who stayed were gassed and tents burned
They protested for years
39
Relief Bills were intended as
permanent changes for financial sector
a temporary jump start to the economy
immediate help for needy
40
We had Republican presidents for ____ years before Franklin D. Roosevelt became president.
20
14
12
10
41
PWA (Public Works Administration) spent money on projects to create jobs.
False
True
42
Herbert Hoover lost the 1932 election because Americans did not have faith in the government.
False
True
43
Federal program that provided jobs, flood control, and hydroelectricity to a poor region
WPA
CCC
AAA
TVA
44
Created rules for the fair treatment of employees by a business
CCC
FDIC
SEC
NLRA (Wagner Act)
45
Which New Deal program hired young unmarried men for jobs like planting trees and building flood barriers?
CCC
AAA
PWA
TVA
46
The Stock Market Crash in 1929...
caused more people to invest in the stock market
triggered banks collapsing
started WWII
was also the birth of Hitler
47
What were FDR's radio addresses to the nation known as?
campfire talks
fireside chats
cozy conversations
press conferences
48
The New Deal was created by President ____ to create jobs for the unemployed and lift spirits.
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
49
Boosted crop prices by reducing surpluses; paid farmers NOT to plant new crops
AFA
AAA
PWA
50
The RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation) was
Hoover's emergency loan of $2 billion to banks, industries, railroads
Part of the New Deal to put people to work
A way to help farmers out of the Great Depression
51
The New Deal ended the Great Depression
True
False
52
Farmers struggled under
Neither
President Coolidge
President Hoover
Both
53
This pulled the U.S. out of the Great Depression
The Dust Bowl
The New Deal
WWII
WWI
54
When was the Dust Bowl?
1931-1939
1911-1918
1951-1959
1921-1929
55
Recovery Bills were intended as
immediate help for needy
permanent changes for financial sector
a temporary jump start to the economy
56
What is the NIRA?
Regulation of unfair business ethics
Regulation of consumption
Regulation of crop production
Regulation of religious practices
57
Bonus Army was made of
WWII vets and families
Civil War vets and families
WWI vets and families
58
Herbert Hoover was
Republican president 1928 to 1932
Independent president 1928 to 1932
Democratic president 1928 to 1932
59
What day did the stock market crash?
Oct. 25, 1929 (Yellow Friday)
Oct. 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday)
Oct. 28, 1929 (Red Monday)
Oct. 24, 1929 (Black Thursday)
