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1
Which New Deal program gave jobs to the unemployed?
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security Act
Public Works Administration
2
Which President is often blamed for the Great Depression?
Calvin Coolidge
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
3
Which New Deal program insured money in banks and made it safe?
Social Security Act
Federal Relief Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Credit Recovery Act
4
Franklin D. Roosevelt was part of which political party?
Whig
Republican
Democrat
Independent
5
Which New Deal program gave jobs to the unemployed?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Public Works Program
Credit Recovery Act
Social Security Act
6
Which person wanted to get rid of the New Deal and place high taxes on the rich?
Herbert Hoover
Huey Long
FDR
Frances Perkins
7
What does "buying on margin" mean?
buying goods with credit
buying stocks with credit
getting a loan for a house
buying stock with your own money
8
What was the nickname given to FDR's radio speeches?
Eleanor's Hour
Fireside Chats
Roosevelt's Hour
Radio Roosevelt
9
Which of the following is a cause of the Great Depression?
People using credit too much
People gambling on the stock market
An unequal distribution of wealth
The government being too laissez-faire
10
What was the nickname given to homes that were built out of scrap metal and wood?
Rooseveltvilles
Hoovervilles
Shantytowns
Settlement Houses
11
What was the name given to FDR's program to help the US during the Great Depression?
New Frontier
Fair Deal
New Deal
Social Security
12
What was a major effect of the Great Depression?
the economy eventually fixed itself
the government was more "hands on"
the government was less "hands on"
the government did not help
13
What was the group that marched on Washington demanding their money from fighting in WWI?
Bonus Marchers
Bonus Veterans
The VA
Bonus Army
14
What is the name given to FDR's method of adding more judges to the Supreme Court?
Court Packing
Court Addition
Federal Relief Act
Supreme Packing
15
What were the Civilian Conservation Corps and Public Works Administration trying to accomplish?
fix the economy
increase government spending
help the elderly
get rid of monopolies
16
Which New Deal program built dams and provided electricity?
Public Works Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
17
What was the name of FDR's group of advisors that helped him with the New Deal?
Fair Deal
Kitchen Cabinet
Great Trust
Brain Trust
18
Why did businesses not like the New Deal?
They thought it was not helping the economy
They thought the government was too "hands off"
They thought the government was too "hands on"
They thought the Supreme Court had too much power
19
Which New Deal program set up a fund for the elderly?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Recovery Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
20
What was the nickname given to the area where farms dried up because farmers lost their farms?
Dust Bowl
Dust Box
Sand Bowl
Black Tuesday
21
What is the nickname given to the day the stock market crashed?
Black Friday
Black Wednesday
Black Thursday
Black Tuesday
22
Which organization did Hoover set up that loaned money to failing businesses?
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Social Security
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
23
Why did FDR start a "Bank Holiday?"
so the government can audit each bank
to stop the banks from failing
to give bank workers a break
to start the New Deal
