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1
Which of the following events happened first?
election of Roosevelt
Hundred Days
stock market crash
passage of Social Security Act
2
Who was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "eyes and ears"?
Hattie Caraway
John Collier
Ralph Bunche
Eleanor Roosevelt
3
People who move from place to place to harvest fruits and vegetables are ____________________.
Communists
Fascists
Opportunists
Migrant workers
4
President Herbert Hoover believed the Great Depression was only temporary and that prosperity was _____
"a matter of time"
"due the American people"
"just around the corner"
"coming next year"
5
Which of the following was an immediate effect of the New Deal?
Insurance for saving accounts was ended.
The role of the federal government decreased.
The government stopped funding building programs.
Social Security gave pensions to retired people.
6
The experts who advised Roosevelt on economic issues were known as the
Bonus Army
New Deal
WPA
Brain Trust
7
President Roosevelt contracted ____________________ in 1921, paralyzing both legs.
Polio
COVID-19
Pension
Fascism
8
Even today, many years after the New Deal, people still debate
why the new Deal took place.
government construction projects.
the proper size of government.
savings accounts
9
Which part of the country was affected by the Dust Bowl?
the Northeast
The Northwest
the South
the Great Plains
10
The ____________________ caused farmers in the Great Plains to give up their farms and move west.
Migrant workers
Dust Bowl
Migrant workers
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
11
All of the following were causes of the New Deal EXCEPT
millions of people lost their jobs
Herbert Hoover became President
many businesses became bankrupt
problems in the banking system
12
In the 1930s the United States went into a severe economic state called the _____
Great Recession
Great Depression
Great Downturn
Great Inflation
13
The first woman to hold a Cabinet position was
Hilary Clinton
Francis Perkins
Olivia Pope
Emily Nicotra
14
The near collapse of which industry helped lead to the New Deal?
auto
entertainment
banking
insurance
15
Congress passed the _____________ that was a tax on imported goods.
Stamp Act
Wagner Act
Social Security Act
Hawley-Smoot Tarriff
16
What unpopular action did Roosevelt use to keep the New Deal from being undone?
Wagner Act
court-packing plan
radio talks
Social Security Act
17
Many small banks suffered when people _______________, or failed to meet loan payments.
Polio
Pension
Fascism
Defaulted
18
Neapolitan Ice Cream has how many flavors?
4
2
3
1
19
FDR spoke to Americans in radio broadcasts called _______________.
Soap Operas
Presidential Debates
State of the Union Address
Fireside Chats
20
Roosevelt’s first action as President was to try to end the crisis in the _____.
nation’s farms
stock market
automobile industry
banking industry
21
Who were two Black Cabinet members that went on to play an important role in the civil rights movement?
John Collier & Reggie Peacock
Margaret Bourke-White & Rosa Parks
Marian Anderson & Daphne Cooper
Ralph Bunche & Mary McLeod Bethune
22
_____ is a political philosophy that holds the individual second to the nation and advocates government by dictatorship.
Republican
Polio
Fascism
Democracy
23
Although Hoover opposed government action at first, he later set up ______.
social security
unemployment insurance
public works programs
deposit insurance
24
Roosevelt wanted to change the Supreme Court by
reducing the number of cases the Court could hear.
choosing women to serve as Justices.
having Justices elected instead of appointed.
increasing the number of Justices to 15.
25
_______________ refers to the day that the stock market crashed.
Black Panther
Black Thursday
Black Cabinet
Black Friday
26
In 1932 what percent of American workers were unemployed?
34
25
10
50
27
Which group was suffering economically even before the Great Depression began?
stockbrokers
farmers
automobile manufacturers
stock owners
28
During the depression, Americans found escape from their worries in
news broadcasts
radio and movies
radio and television
movies and television
29
People listened to daytime dramas called ___________________.
Dust Bowl
Soap operas
Black Thursday
Fireside chats
30
The Wagner Act gave a boost to
big business
farmers
organized labor
retired people
31
The Bonus Army, which marched on Washington in 1932, was formed by _____
African Americans
jobless veterans
farmers
women
32
As a result of the New Deal, the role of government in the economy
decreased.
was not affected.
stayed the same.
increased.