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1
The Trickle Down Effect stated to give money to people at the _____ of the economic pyramid.
middle
bottom
none of these
top
2
Franklin D. Roosevelt's public policy was called the
Square Deal
Fascism
New Deal
Trickle Down Effect
3
Who was the president of the U.S. when the Great Depression hit?
Teddy Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4
What group tried to employ everybody who could work on a useful project?
CCC
WPA
AAA
PWA
5
What does TVA represent?
Tahoe Volleyball Association
Tennessee Volunteer Alliance
Texas Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
6
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt help to end?
The Great Depression
Women Suffrage
Prohibition
Both The Great Depression & Prohibition
7
What year did Prohibition end?
1933
1934
1931
1932
8
What act set up the welfare program?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security Act
Welfare Reform Act
Trickle Down Act
9
Which of the following mainly employed single males?
AAA
PWA
WPA
CCC
10
What is the term used when people are forced to move out of their homes?
speculation
eviction
laid off
election
11
What act paid farmers money if they would NOT produce goods?
Social Security Act
TVA
AAA
CCC
12
Which built many buildings, pavilions, and made other improvements to national forests?
TVA
AAA
CCC
OPP
13
What was the date of Black Tuesday?
October 25, 1929
October 24, 1929
October 29, 1929
October 26, 1929
14
What group of people did Franklin D. Roosevelt stress that the government had to help?
all of these
business owners
bankers
working class individuals
15
What amendment ended Prohibition?
21st
20th
19th
18th
16
Which of the following provided construction jobs for people instead of handouts?
TVA
PWA
WPA
CCC
17
The ownership element of a corporation that is divided into shares is called
dividends
bonds
stock
speculation
18
What group did Herbert Hoover NOT believe in helping?
Banks
All of these
Businesses
Individuals
19
What does CCC stand for?
Civilian Capitalists Corps
Corps of Civilian Chickens
Corps of Civilian Conservators
Civilian Conservation Corps
20
Many Americans lost their homes during the Depression and ended up living in places called
Hoovervilles
Trumanvilles
Hootervilles
Rooseveltvilles
21
Program that set up a retirement plan for workers was the
Welfare Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security Act
Individual Retirement Act
22
Franklin D. Roosevelt was a member of what political party?
Independent
Bull Moose
Republican
Democrat
23
During what decade did the Great Depression
mainly
take place?
1920's
1930's
1940's
1950's
24
What group of people panicked the most on Black Tuesday and tried to sell their stocks?
industrial leaders
bankers
stockbrokers
buyers on margin
25
Herbert Hoover's policy was called the
Trickle Down Effect
No Deal
Square Deal
New Deal
26
The Great Depression started due to a failure of
all of these
many U.S. industries
many U.S. banks
the stock market
27
Herbert Hoover belonged to what political party?
Democrat
Whig
Independent
Republican
28
Overuse of land, drought, and steady wind helped lead to the
Super Bowl
Cotton Bowl
Dust Bowl
Dust Storm
29
What was invented to help people who were out of work through no fault of their own?
Both Social Security & Welfare
Welfare
Social Security
Disability income
30
What probably was NOT used for homes in a Hooverville?
bricks & cement blocks
fruit & milk crates
cardboard boxes
abandoned automobiles
31
Which of the following built many dams to give people work and provide cheap electricity?
AAA
CCC
TVA
WPA
32
What group tried to save the Stock Market on Black Thursday?
Buyers on margin
Bankers
U.S. Government
Stockbrokers
33
Engaging in a risky business venture on the chance that a quick or sizable profit could be made
synthesis
hypothesis
speculation
buying on margin
34
What state was NOT a part of the Dust Bowl?
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
35
What is October 24, 1929 known as?
Black Friday
Black Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
36
Who won the presidential election of 1932?
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
37
One who executes orders to buy or sell stock is called a
stockbroker
stocktrader
stockboy
stockbuyer