What TWO New Deal programs were designed to provide jobs for unemployed Americans to complete public works projects

Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Construction Corp

What was the purpose of the social security program?

create a system of retirement and unemployment insurance

What was one of the goals of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

to provide electricity for Tennessee River Valley residents

What did FDR hope to accomplish with his alphabet soup programs?

To bring an end the Great Depression

What was the major accomplishment of the New Deal?

it paved the way for economic recovery

CCC Civilian Conservation Corps

Set up camps for unemployed men ages 18-25 who rec'd pay and housing.

Why are these men standing in line?

This soup kitchen gives free food to those people that lost their job

What didn't happen during the Great Depression?

Many people got jobs at factory's like Henry Ford's

What was President Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

He felt the federal government should do something about it.

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Roaring Twenties and The Great Depression 1920s-1930s

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1
Part of FDR's Promise of a New Deal was to open new factories after the U.S. Stock Market crash of 1929
True
False
2
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
speculation in the stock market
people borrowing too much money
overproduction
The Dust Bowl
3
What TWO New Deal programs were designed to provide jobs for unemployed Americans to complete public works projects
Works Progress Administration and the Tennessee Valley Administration
Civilian Construction Corp and the Rural Electrication Administration
Tennessee Valley Administration and Social Security Administration
Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Construction Corp
4
If a person invested all their money in the stock market and their stocks lost value what happened?
They overproduced their wealth
They went broke
They reapportioned their wealth to those that were less fortunate
They subsidized a failing business and made lots of money
5
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the Great Depression?
the beginning of World war II
high unemployment rates
failure of banks across the nation
closing of schools or reduction in length of terms
6
What was the purpose of the social security program?
give all U.S. workers a savings plan for the future
protect the financial sovereignty of the federal government
create a system of retirement and unemployment insurance
create a system to save banks
7
Which New Deal program would hire unemployed Americans to build libraries, roads, or even paint a mural wall
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Construction Corp
Rural Electrication Administration
8
None of the New Deal Programs brought an end to the Great Depression. It was actually the beginning of WWII that did.
True
False
9
What caused the Dust Bowl that hit the Mid-west during the 1930's?
Long lasting Wild Fires
Long lasting Floods
Long lasting Mud Slides
Long lasting droughts
10
Who was president when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
11
What was President Hoover's response to the Great Depression?
Everything he could
Started the SSA
Nothing at all
Started the New Deal
12
What was one of the goals of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
to reduce crime rates throughout the Tennessee River Valley
to encourage greater voter turnout in Tennessee River Valley
to preserve natural resources of the Tennessee River Valley
to provide electricity for Tennessee River Valley residents
13
What did FDR hope to accomplish with his alphabet soup programs?
To get people to invest more in the stock market
Make people aware that the US was going through an economic depression
To help our allies of WWI
To bring an end the Great Depression
14
What was the major accomplishment of the New Deal?
It ended unemployment
it provided financial security for all citizens
it paved the way for economic recovery
It ended the depression
15
CCC Civilian Conservation Corps
Planted crops on public land.
Set up camps for unemployed men ages 18-25 who rec'd pay and housing.
The first singing group of the Roaring Twenties
Farmers who revolted against The Dust Bowl
16
In what region of the US did the farmers poor farming practices help create the Dust Bowl?
The Rust Belt
The Gold Coast
The Great Plains
The South East
17
Why are these men standing in line?
This place has the best tasing food in town
This soup kitchen gives free food to those people that lost their job
It is the most popular place to eat lunch
this is government agency that employs people build parks and plan trees
18
What did the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provide?
savings accounts insurance
life insurance
fire insurance
homeowners' insurance
19
How was Duke Ellington's and Louis Armstrong's music able to become so popular during the 20's and 30's?
M-TV
Everybody owned a radio
Popular music services like Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music
The internet
20
What were used to feed unemployed people during the Great Depression?
Gravy trains
Sandwich Stations
Food Trucks
Soup Kitchens
21
How did Margaret Mitchell contribute to the culture of the 1930's?
She write jazz music
She wrote poems
She wrote The Grapes of Wrath
She write Gone With the Wind
22
What didn't happen during the Great Depression?
People moved into "Hoovervilles"
Many people got jobs at factory's like Henry Ford's
Many people lost their jobs
Farmers lost their farms
23
The event that the phrase "Black Tuesday" refers to caused what to happen to most Americans?
They got a really good price on a flat screen TV.
They got jobs at major retailers like Walmart and Amazon.
They lost their life savings
They moved to the cities where they got high paying jobs.
24
What was President Hoover's response to the Great Depression?
Started the BAT
laissez faire
He felt the federal government should do something about it.
He felt the federal government should do nothing at all

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