Which of these contributed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

Buying stocks with only a down payment

Which novel captured the hardships of the Great Depression?

John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath

How did farmers contribute to the Dust Bowl?

Their plows loosened the soil, making it blow away in strong wind

Which of these was NOT a result of the stock market crash?

prices for farm products increased.

Which government program put artists and musicians to work?

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Why would the bank in the picture have closed during the Great Depression?

lacking faith in the banks, people withdrew their savings.

How did the Great Depression impact employment?

The percentage of people unemployed increased sharply.

What New Deal legislation was needed to raise the price of crops and meat?

Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

What organization insured each bank deposit up to $5,000?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Which new government administration regulated the stock market?

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Which of these is NOT a reason the stock market crashed

innovations that increased agricultural production

Which event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?

The Crash of the New York Stock Exchange

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1
Which piece of New Deal legislation ensured retirement fund and unemployment relief?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Social Security Act
2
Which of these contributed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
Paying only cash for stock purchases
Buying stocks with only a down payment
Selling stocks in very rapid succession
Sharing insider information on stock trades
3
Why was Herbert Hoover blamed for the Great Depression?
imposed too many regulations on business.
did too little to create jobs.
loaned too much money to banks.
lowered interest rates too much.
4
Which novel captured the hardships of the Great Depression?
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms
John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
5
Which American Artist Painted this?
John Steinbeck
Langston Hughes
Grant Wood
F. Scott Fitzgerald
6
Why did the federal government implement repatriation during the 1930s?
To fulfill the terms of a global peace treaty
To reduce competition for jobs
To protect national security
To prevent communist influence on labor unions
7
How did farmers contribute to the Dust Bowl?
Their irrigation systems made the soil too wet
Deep wells kept the sky from raining
Their plows loosened the soil, making it blow away in strong wind
Their crops attracted insects
8
The men in the photo are demonstrating what part of Pres. Hoover’s plan to stop the Great Dep.
The New Deal
Return to Normalcy
The Square Deal
Rugged individualism
9
What part of America was most affected by the Dust Bowl?
New England
Southeast Plains
Pacific Northwest
The Great Plains
10
Which of these was NOT a result of the stock market crash?
prices for farm products increased.
demand for luxury products fell.
individuals found themselves deeply in debt.
businesses did not have adequate capital.
11
Which government program put artists and musicians to work?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Social Security Act (SSA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
12
Why would the bank in the picture have closed during the Great Depression?
the government shut it down because it was too successful.
another bank opened up a larger branch down the street.
lacking faith in the banks, people withdrew their savings.
people panicked over U.S. entry into World War II.
13
Which date would the newspaper above be describing?
November 5, 1932
December 7, 1941
October 29, 1929
November 11, 1918
14
How did the Great Depression impact employment?
The number of people employed stayed consistent.
The percentage of people in the military decreased steadily.
The percentage of people unemployed increased sharply.
The number of people employed increased sharply.
15
What New Deal legislation was needed to raise the price of crops and meat?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
Social Security Act (SSA)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
16
What organization insured each bank deposit up to $5,000?
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mortgage Insurance Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
17
Which new government administration regulated the stock market?
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
18
What was President Roosevelt's plan to get the Supreme Court on his side?
the Packing of the Court.
the loan encouragement measure.
rugged individualism.
the Second New Deal.
19
Which of these is NOT a reason the stock market crashed
low tariff policies that protected U.S. industries
innovations that increased agricultural production
laissez-faire policy of government
concentration of corporate assets in few companies
20
Which event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
The Purchase of Alaska
Charles Lindbergh’s non-stop flight over the Atlantic
The Crash of the New York Stock Exchange
The Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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