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1
Which party won the presidency in 1932 and then increased majorities in Congress in 1934?
Whig
Democratic
Republican
Libertarian
2
What was it called when FDR called Congress into session during the beginning of his term?
thirty days
hundred days
fifty days
ten days
3
How many times was FDR elected President?
1
2
3
4
4
What was it called when FDR used radio to speak directly to the American people?
radio chats
fireside chats
New Deal chats
evening chats
5
The Dust Bowl was made up of parts of Texas, Colorado, and which other state?
Oklahoma
California
Florida
New York
6
Who won the presidential election of 1932?
Teddy Roosevelt
Hoover
Taft
FDR
7
FDR's plan to get the U.S. out of the Great Depression was called what?
Social Security Act
Roosevelt Deal
Morale Act
New Deal
8
How long did the Great Depression last?
1 year
at least 10 years
5 years
3 years
9
Who passed laws during the Great Depression to get the country back on its feet?
Congress
Supreme Court
FDR
Teddy Roosevelt
10
What marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash of 1933
World War I
Treaty of Versailles
Stock Market Crash of 1929
11
Which is an example of something farmers did during the Dust Bowl?
crop rotation
fertilized crops with airplanes
let crops rot in fields
got land from the Homestead Act
12
What was President Hoover's INITIAL response to the Great Depression?
ask private charities like the YMCA to help
direct government relief
Social Security
public works programs
13
Which did NOT cause the Great Depression?
Stock market crash of 1929
banks failed
overproduction
new banks lending money to poor people
14
How much money was lost on the worst day in stock market history?
hundreds
millions
thousands
billions
15
What were the 3 goals of the New Deal?
rebuild, recovery, reform
relief, recovery, reform
relief, recovery, refinance
relief, recovery, rebuild
16
Where did many farmers go during the Dust Bowl to find jobs?
Mexico
Canada
east coast
west coast
17
What was the worst day in stock market history known as?
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
Red Tuesday
18
As a part of the New Deal, who paid farmers to destroy their crops?
CCC
AARP
AAA
TVA
19
By the early 1930s, approximately what percent of Americans were unemployed?
25
5
10
50
20
When did the Great Depression end?
during the Spanish-American War
during WWI
during WWII
during the Cold War
21
The money raised through taxes under the Social Security Act is paid to whom?
retired people only
disabled people only
retired and disabled people
young children
22
Where did the Great Depression have an impact?
big cities
urban areas
both rural and urban areas
rural areas
23
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
marriage rates declined
people lived in "Hoovervilles"
birth rates doubled
birth rates declined
24
Which was not a part of the "Cycle of Disaster"?
demand for goods fell
workers suffered wage cuts and layoffs
demand for goods rose
businesses cut production
25
What was the FDIC created to protect?
car loans
bank accounts
stock market investments
home mortgages
26
Which program used government money to pay for projects like planting trees and building dams?
AAA
TVA
CCC
Social Security
27
Which is true of the Bonus Army?
veterans of WWII
veterans of WWI
FDR used tear gas to get rid of them
Hoover got elected because of how he handled the situation