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5th Grade Social Stuides Review for South Carolina Gold Hill Elementary Students.
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1
Which of the following was part of Roosevelt’s New Deal?
to give every American a house
to help Americans and the economy
to help every person in the world
to give bank accounts to every American
2
An organized system for buying and selling shares in corporations is known as the Securities and Exchange Commission.
True
False
3
Which New Deal program provided relief to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed?
Social Security Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
Farm Security Administration
Works Progress Administration
4
People were buying _______ on credit that led to Black Tuesday, the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
California
wages
socks
stocks
5
Many ______________ were forced to close because people took all of their money out during the run on the banks
banks
wages
churchs
schools
6
What regulated farming to help with overproduction and surplus?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corps.
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
7
Many farmers moved, or migrated, away from the Midwest. They moved to ____________.
South Carolina
California
Oaklihoma
Florida
8
Where did the Dust Bowl mostl hit
Midwest
Southeast
Texas
Europe
9
The 3 major goals of the New Deal were: work, welfare, and wealth.
True
False
10
long period without rain
clouds
drought
flood
deluge
11
insured savings of bank depositors
Federal Bank Keepers
Fed Up
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Bureau of Investigation
12
What practices caused the Dust Bowl?
Plowing the soil too much
Buying seeds from the government
Having a lot of livestock
Planting corn
13
What was NOT one of the causes of the Great Depression?
Bank Failures
Stock Market Crash
Overproduction
Bank Holiday
14
The Great Depression can best be described as...
a time of wars
an increase of wealth
an end to poverty
an economic downturn
15
What program built dams to provide cheap electricity in seven Southern states while controlling flooding?
SEC
TNT
TVA
PWA
16
What act provided public works projects and thousands of jobs across the country?
PWA
PWP
NDP
WPA
17
This New Deal program aimed to provide pensions for the elderly
the Social Security Act
the Medicare Act
the Elderly Pension Plan
the Socialist Plot
18
What were the "3 Rs" of the New Deal?
Reckless, Reduction, Remediation
Really, Really, Riled
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Right, Real, Rigor
19
Roosevelt's New Deal programs had many initials, this was also know as ______ _____.
Dust Bowl
Fruit Loops
Corn Flakes
Alphabet Soup
20
What? served as a work relief program for young men to aide in unemployment efforts and national conservation.
Cat Catchers Cathies
Cover Craving Corps
Corpses Cryptically Cringing
Civilian Conservation Corps
21
What caused the Dust Bowl?
long periods of heavy rain
severe thunderstorms
lack of sunshine
severe drought and high winds
22
Did the Dust Bowl affect the economy
Yes
no
23
How did people die in the Dust bowl
They got buried alive
Dust didnt harm them at all
dust got in their eyes
They suffocated after inhaling so much dirt
24
Part of FDR’s New Deal that provides monthly payments to people who cannot work
Circus Act
Pan Handle Act
Social Security Act
Rent
25
Why would farming cause the dust bowl?
They had to remove the prairy grass which was keeping the ground in place.
The FitnessGram Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that ...
Because farming tore up the grouned making it prone to being flown away.
Because farming turned the soil into dust.
26
When did the great depression begin?
1894
2016
1929
1945
27
What insuranes bank deposits?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corps.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
28
During the Stock Market Crash of 1929
many investors panicked and sold their stocks
stock prices rose and investors could no longer afford them
the market froze because people were afraid to buy or sell s
many investors panicked and purchased stocks
29
Which of the following describes a way the Great Depression affected the lives of Americans?
Farmers were hurt by the effects of tariffs and rising crop
Many children quit school to help their families earn money
More people got married immediately after high school or col
Many people moved from shantytowns to suburbs
30
FDR participated in radio chats to reassure the American people known as what?
Fireside chats
Snow White
Radio Talk Show
New Deal
31
A major result of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was
a change in the voting rights of women
an expansion of the power of the Federal Government
a reinstitution of the gold standard for currency
a decline in the Federal deficit
32
What was the nickname for a shantytown or homeless community?
hoover town
hobo town
hooverblanket
hooverville
33
Who did the Great Depression affect?
Immigrants
Wealthy Americans
Poor Americans
All Americans
34
Which was not one of the goals of the new deal?
Relief for the needy
Military spending
Financial reform
Economic recovery
35
__________________ ___ __________________ was the president who created the New Deal.
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George W. Bush
36
The dust bowl did the most damage to farmers
False
True
37
a loan, borrowed money
rich
Free of debt
onwer
credit
38
Many banks closed during the Great Depression because owners withdrew their money.
False
True
39
Hubert Hoover became the president after FDR.
True
False
40
Farmers defaulted when they bought equipment on credit and were unable to pay their loans.
True
False
41
What regulates stocks and bonds with the power to punish dishonest stockbrokers and speculators?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Civilian Conservation Corps
Securities and Exchange Commission
South Eastern Commission
42
In the 1930s, the United States went into a severe economic state called the Great Recession
False
True
43
the condition of being out of work
employed
busy
working
unemployment
44
What was known as buying stocks with loans?
On Margin
waves
bank stocks
credit cards
45
New Deal programs were an "alphabet soup" of government programs that tried to help people.
False
True
46
New Deal programs to put money into the hands of people by creating jobs.
rest
reform
recovery
relief
47
more goods than people could buy
overproduction
Movie Production
Professional Duck Hunters
underproduction
48
Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression?
the invention of the radio
Hoovervilles
World War I
people buying goods with credit
49
What was the purpose of the New Deal programs
To Stop the people from complaining
There was no purpose
To provide immediate economic relief
To End the Great Depression
50
Which State was not part of the Dust Bowl?
Texas
Colorado
Kansas
Idaho
51
The Great Depression started under his Presidency?
Herbert Hoover
Winston Churchill
Woodrow Wilson
FDR
52
President Hoover was blamed for the Great Depression, towns were named __________.
Presidentvilles
Villes
Depressionvilles
Hoovervilles
53
Why did entertainment industry grow during the Great Depression?
Many people were able to buy radios
The unemployed liked to see famous people
It was the only industry whose members were not affected by 1920 crash
Most people sought to escape from their troubles
54
What kind of help did charities provide?
Okies
bread lines
Shantytowns
Hoovervilles
