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Great Depression Test Review
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16. How were cities in California economically impacted by immigration caused by the Dust Bowl?
Created racial tensions in Californian cities
Dust Bowl caused massive Earthquakes in California
Migrant farmer families looking for work led to deportation
Created a relief crisis due to many farmers displaced from their home
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15. Which New Deal agency protects people's money in banks in case the banks fail?
Public Works Administration
Social Security Agency
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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20. What did FDR do as a response to the Great Depression?
Cut jobs
Relaxed immigration restrictions
Created new government relief programs
Declared 17 new National Holidays
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1. Which might have reduced the severity of the Dust Bowl?
Stop farming
Giant fans to blow away the Dust
Reduce cattle farms
Improved water management
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6. How was the economy affected by the failure of banking institutions early in the Great Depression?
Caused the stock market to crash
Devalued American currency
Extended the Great Depression
Caused other countries to go into a Depression
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2. What kind of issues did Americans face during the Great Depression?
Political
Geographic
Moral
Economic
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21. What does the Social Security Act provide for elderly Americans?
Retirement income
Scholarships to attend college
Grandchildren
Free medication
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19. Why did FDR declare a "Bank Holiday"?
To get more vacation days
To stabilize the banks
To go to war
To increase the amount of banks that needed help
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12. What is considered to be the beginning of the Great Depression?
WW1
Stock Market crash
WW2
Landing a man on the moon
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9. How were employment and unemployment rates affected by the Great Depression?
Number of people in the military went down
Employment went up
The number of people unemployed increased dramatically
Employment rates decreased
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11. What is "buying on a margin"?
Buying stock using a credit card
Buying stock using a down payment
Buying the cheapest stock on the market
Buying the most expensive stock on the market
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17. Which novel was written to show the difficulties people faced during the Great Depression?
The Jungle
A Farewell to Arms
The Great Gatsby
Grapes of Wrath
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7. What way of buying stock eventually contributed to the stock market crash?
Buying stocks with a down payment
Not buying any
Paying for stock in full
Buying multiple stocks from different companies
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8. What were the main causes of the Dust Bowl?
Farmers using crop rotation
Odd weather patterns
Shortage of farm workers
Years of drought and poor farming techniques
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3. Why did FDR create the SEC?
To hire people to building schools, roads, bridges, etc.
To provide jobs by planting trees
To prevent another stock market crash
Because he really liked college football
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18. What branch did FDR's court-packing scheme give too much power to?
State Governments
Judicial
Exectutive
Legislative
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14. Why did Hoover pass the Mexican Repatriation Act?
Wanted more people to be citizens
Wanted to increase immigration
Pressure from Congress
Reduce competition for jobs for white Americans
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24. Eleanor Roosevelt was FDR's....
Mother
Sister
FDR's eyes and ears around the country
Vice President
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23. When is considered to be the beginning of the Great Depression?
1929
1939
1941
1945
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5. How did tariffs such as the Hawley-Smoot tariff contribute to the great Depression?
Other countries raised tariffs, cutting US Exports
Rapid inflation
US imported more foreign goods
Other countries imported MORE US goods
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22. How did the New Deal affect bank closures?
The number of banks closing per year decreased per year
More banks started to close down
New banks were created, expanding the banking industry
Banks were not affected by the New Deal
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4. What are the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Recovery
Ratatouille
Relief
Reform
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10. What constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court say the AAA violated?
19th
21st
10th
13th
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13. What concerned people about the legality of FDR's court-packing scheme?
It would take away rights
It would allow for popular vote of Supreme Court Justices
It would give more power to the states
It would weaken the separation of powers
