One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people

Developed habits of savings and thriftiness

After the stock market crash, how did Hoover try to help the economy?

Asking businesses not to lay off employees

What was the first major action that Roosevelt did as President?

Closed all of the banks for inspection

Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

Thick layers of prairie grasses

What does buying a stock on margin mean?

Borrowing money to pay for the stock

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1
The card game represents
The US Government
The stock market
FDR's New Deal programs
The US economy
2
In calling shantytowns Hoovervilles, people conveyed their
Disgust for Hoover
Trust in Hoover
Patriotism
Grudging respect for Hoover
3
Which of the following increased in the 1920s?
Domestic demand for US farm products
Prices for farm products
Farmers' debts
Foreign demand for US farm products
4
One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people
Developed habits of savings and thriftiness
Became risk takers in the stock market
Came to believe in small government
Grew to like Hoover
5
After the stock market crash, how did Hoover try to help the economy?
Asking businesses not to lay off employees
Funding handouts of food and clothing
Lowering foreign taxes
Closing banks
6
By decreasing farm surpluses, the New Deal policies helped to
Combat the effects of the Dust Bowl
Increase the food supply
Raise the price of farm goods
Lower the cost of food
7
Which of the following describes a government system for giving $ or food to the poor?
Rugged individualism
Price support
Bonus Army
Direct relief
8
Which of the following was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
Raise prices of farm products
Provide pensions for retired farmers
Encourage more people to enter farming
Increase farm production
9
Which was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work?
Social Security Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Works Progress Administration
National Labor Relations Act
10
The _____ showed FDR's concern for the natural environment
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
Federal Emergency Relief Act
11
What was the first major action that Roosevelt did as President?
Proposed reorganizing the Supreme Court
Closed all of the banks for inspection
Established the Civil Works Administration
Called the first meeting of the Brain Trust
12
Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?
Deregulate the banking system
Regulate the stock market
Increase crop production
Decrease prices of farm goods
13
The American public perceived many characteristics in President Roosevelt EXCEPT
Self-confidence
Determination
Compassion
Economic conservatism
14
American industries only showed signs of trouble before 1929
True
False
15
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
Many men became unemployed
Many children had a poor diet
Many families become homeless
Many people started farming
16
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
Business and labor leaders who agreed to cooperate
Farmers forced off their lands by dust storms
World War I veterans
Unemployed industrial workers
17
____ claimed the New Deal didn't go far enough and proposed a sharing the wealth program
Huey Long
Francis Townsend
Franklin Roosevelt
John Lewis
18
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
High winds
Thick layers of prairie grasses
Drought
Overproduction of crops
19
Black Tuesday was the day that Hoover forced the Bonus Army to disband
True
False
20
What does buying a stock on margin mean?
Paying less than the market price
Buying the stock for someone else
Purchasing the stock outside the stock exchange
Borrowing money to pay for the stock

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