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Great Depression and New Deal Review Game
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1
Which program established pensions for retired people and aid for single mothers?
Social Security Administration
WPA
Unemployment Agency of America
National Security Agency
2
Why was this photograph different than ones before?
It was one of the first photographs in American history.
It meant photography could capture and document emotions.
It was completely fabricated. The woman was rich.
3
Hoover believed the federal government should help Americans out of the Great Depression
False
True
4
Which is a lasting legacy of FDR's New Deal?
None of these
less government involvement
more government involvement
The National Security Agency
5
Which category of the 3 R's was focused on fixing the economy in the short run to get people back to work?
Reform
Recovery
All of the above
Relief
6
All of the following were ways that Hoover attempted to help during the Great Depression EXCEPT
Trickle Down Economics
The Smoot Hawley Tarrif Act
The New Deal
Voluntary Cooperations
7
The New Deal program which primarily employed single, young men and worked to preserve parks and forests
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bureau of Land Management
Works Progress Administration
8
Which of the following is not one of the goals of FDR's New Deal?
Relief
Hands-off policies
Recovery
Reform
9
Many farmers migrated to ______ and other Pacific Coast states.
California
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
10
Which of the following was NOT a reason farmers were in severe debt during the 1930's?
Expensive equipment
Increased demand for crops
Decreased prices of crops
Newly purchased land
11
The New Deal expanded the role of the federal government
True
False
12
After the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Americans
panicked and put all their money in the banks.
remained calm.
none of these
panicked and withdrew their money from the banks.
13
Why did the stock market crash lead to banks failing?
The banks lost people's money in the stock market and from loans.
People no longer had money to deposit.
The banks had to bail out the stock market with everyone's money.
The banks did not necessarily fail.
14
The highest unemployment rate in US history was recorded during the Great Depression.
True
False
15
During the late 1920s, the gap between the rich and the poor
saw no difference.
continued to rise.
none of these
fell drastically.
16
By the late 1920s, what changed with American consumers?
They were buying the same.
None of these
They were buying less.
They were buying more.
17
What was the Dust Bowl?
A dry bowl of cereal found near Saratoga.
What people ate during the Great Depression
A severe drought that gripped California
A severe drought and dust storm that gripped the Great Plains in the 1930s.
18
Farmers who fled their farms during the Dust Bowl were called
Migrants
Nomads
Travelers
Oakies
19
Though we know there was no one cause, what signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash
Hoovervilles
The invasion of Velociraptors in Costa Rica.
The rise of consumerism
20
President Hoover believed in a ____ approach to government.
hands off
hands on
21
Why did President Roosevelt win the election in such a landslide?
Most Americans were Republicans
Most Americans were Democrats
Hoover was handling the Great Depression well
Most Americans needed help and Roosevelt had a plan
22
Which statement about Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program is the most accurate?
Government support of environmental conservation ended
Government regulation of business was reduced
Protective tariff rates increased
Social welfare programs were expanded
23
Which geographic area was most seriously affected by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?
The Great Plains
Atlantic Coastal Plain
The Central Valley
Ohio River valley
24
Which of the following was not an experience felt by most Americans during the Great Depression?
Starvation
Unemployement
Job availability
Homelessness
25
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
Consumer demand was low due to large debt they had.
All of these
Most Americans were low incomeand could not keep the economy going.
Farmers were in severe debt.
26
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help
Unemployed Workers
Homeowners
Businesses
Farmers
27
What were the shantytowns called that sprung up during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Coolidge Cabins
Hardingvilles
Roosevelt Ghettos
28
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
CCC
FDIC
TVA
WPA
29
Which category of the 3 R's was focused on regulate the economy to prevent future depressions?
Relief
Reform
Recovery
All of the above
30
Which group did not prosper during the 1920s and suffered even more during The Great Depression?
engineers
farmers
bankers
none of these
31
Buying stocks on credit is known as...
Installment Plan
Buying on a Margin
Stock Credit
A Bull Market
32
Which category of the 3 R's was focused on providing help (like money or jobs) to people?
Recovery
Relief
None of the above
Reform
33
What was the effect of the gap between the rich and the poor?
The poor continued to buy on credit
Extreme overconsumption by the rich
The rich kept up the supply and demand of the economy
Underconsumption
34
Which of the following was NOT something businesses did after the stock market crashed
Reduced hours
Layed off employees
Took out loans from the bank
Reduced Wages
35
October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed, was known as
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Black Monday
Black Wednesday
36
What is "trickle down economics"?
An economic ideology where money starts from the ground up
Giving money to the top will eventually work its way down
None of these
Giving to the poor to help the wealthy
37
A lasting effect of the New Deal has been a belief that government should
Control buisinesses and their production
Help it's citizens during hard times
Reduce governmnet spending during hard economic times
Allow natural market forces to determine economic conditions