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Chapter 1 - All content: USA Economic downturn and recovery 1929-1939
Chapter 1 - All content: USA Economic downturn and recovery 1929-1939
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Chapter 1 of Eduqas "The development of the USA" GCSE course
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1
Which alphabet agencies were created to provide jobs?
CCC
AAA
FCA
CWA
2
Which political party OPPOSED the New Deal?
Democrats
Republicans
3
What were groups of homes built out of cardboard, tin, or scrap wood called?
Hoovervilles
Roosevelt Villages
Coolidgevilles
Shack Towns
4
What was President Roosevelt's plan for getting the United States out of the Great Depression?
The Alphabet Agencies
FDR's Deal
The New Deal
Te Relief, Recovery,Reform Act
5
How many farmers left the Dust Bowl states (OK, CO, NM and KA) during the 1930s?
100,000
500,000
250,000
1 million
6
What sort of jobs did Hoover create?
Finance
Construction
Farming
Government
7
What happened to children's education due to the depression?
It stopped: Many children quit school to help their families earn money.
Completely stopped in some states - couldn't pay the teachers
It continued: A home-schooling curriculum was released
IT continued: Children were moved into boarding schools
8
What did FDR do to try and get the Supreme Court on his side?
Bought them lavish gifts
Threatened to permanently dissolve the Supreme Court
Threatened to sack the oldies and replace them with younger people
Made an agency which benefitted the Supreme Court
9
In what ways did the New Deal help Americans?
It improved education for all citizens
It provided jobs, food, and shelter for those in need
It protected people from discrimination
It helped people pay taxes
10
Why did Americans elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as the new president in 1932?
He promised that we would not be involved in any more wars
He promised to create programs to improve the economy
He promised Americans that they would not lose their jobs
He promised the government wouldn't interfere in the economy
11
Why was a second New Deal needed in 1935?
To help African-Americans get jobs
Still 10 million out of work
Unemployment had doubled - now 26 million
People didn't like the first one
12
What did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, 1930, do?
Made US agricultural produce more expensive
Made banks pay a fine
Increased import duties on foreign goods and thus protected US farmers
Created free trade with Britain
13
White unemployment had a rate of 20% by 1933, What was the rate of black unemployment?
20%
70%
90%
50%
14
What caused the 1931 Dust Bowl?
Too much rain caused flooding
Not enough people lived in that area
A drought along with too much farming
The people did not farm the land enough
15
What did Hoover do to help the unemployed?
Nothing
Created the New Deal programme
Provided $3 billion to state governments to help the jobless
Set up relief agencies
16
The Supreme court heard 16 cases challenging the alphabet agencies. How many cases did they rule FDR to be in the wrong?
5
8
11
All of them - 16
17
What was the purpose of The Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
Creating employment with building and arts projects and jobs for teachers
To do all the paperwork for the newly employed
Create new places of work in brand new industries
To check people were turning up for their New Deal allocated jobs
18
What did Hoover ask business leaders to do?
Pay their workers more and produce more
Sack all the black workers
Not cut wages or production levels
Lend the government money
19
What positives did workers get from the Fair Labour Standards Act?
Free meals whilst at work
Higher wages for 300,000 workers
Shorter working week
20
Which of the following was a result of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Labor unions were guaranteed the right to organize
Artists produced art for public buildings
Money placed in the banks would be insured up to $2,500.00
Young men were paid to build parks and plant trees
21
Which president was blamed for causing the Great Depression
President Hoover
President Roosevelt
President Coolidge
President Bush
22
Hoover cut taxes by $130 million
True
False
23
What beliefs did Hoover hold which stopped him from borrowing money and helping people?
Laissez-faire
Rugged Individualism
Isolationism
Self-sufficiency
24
Marriage rates and birth rates increased during the depression
True
False
25
What caused the stock market crash of 1929?
Prices rose and investors purchased more stock
"Speculation" People quickly sold their stocks thinking it would crash
Farmers could not produce enough food for the USA
World War I caused the economy to fall
26
Which alphabet agency aimed to restore confidence in the banking system?
TVA
NRA
CCC
EBA
27
What were Roosevelt's 3 R's?
Re-organise, Review and Results
Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmatic
Remedy, Release, Revive
Relief, Recovery and Reform
28
Which alphabet agencies aimed to help farmers?
FCA
AAA
FERA
TVA
29
What event in 1932 made American people think Hoover didn't care about those struggling?
He used tax payers money to renovate his house
He refused to admit there was a depression in his speech
He cut the minimum wage
His treatment of the Bonus Marchers - 3 killed & 100 injured
30
Which of these developments was NOT part of the Second New Deal?
The Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Home Loan Bank Act
Social Security Act
Fair Labour Standards Act
31
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Many businesses had a surplus of goods that couldn't be sold
Banks had to close because they did not have enough money
People bought stocks on credit or borrowed money
Too many Welfare programmes costing too much money
32
When people went to the banks to get out their savings-
The banks loaned them more money
The banks had loaned the money so they couldn't give it back
The government paid people to cover the money banks had lost
Banks had borrowed money from businesses to pay the people
33
What were the main criticisms of the New Deal?
African-Americans and women did not benefit as much as white men
No healthcare provided
All the construction projects were of terrible quality
Temporary solutions - didn't solve underlying economic isssues
34
How many unemployed were there by 1932?
13 million
10 million
17 million
5 million
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The purpose of Social Security was to
Give jobs to young men
Built dams on the Tennessee River
Set the lowest amount of money that workers could be paid
Provide monthly income for the elderly and disabled
