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A review for our Great Depression & New Deal test.
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1
During the Great Depression, when a bank collapsed…
the government stepped in to run the bank.
the government covered the bank’s debts.
depositors lost their savings.
the government repaid deposits on insured accounts only.
2
True or False
- Herbert Hoover authorized the construction of Boulder Dam.
False
True
3
True or False
- FDR appointed 6 new judges to the Supreme Court through his court-packing bill.
False
True
4
What years did the Great Depression take place?
1929 - 1941
1919 - 1929
1929 - 1949
1939 - 1951
5
True or False
- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures bank deposits up to $250,000.
True
False
6
____ invested in risky stocks, hoping that they could make a quick profit.
Okies
speculators
bailiffs
stockholders
7
____________ is where the government spends more money than it receives in revenue.
deficit spending
price supports
direct relief
margin
8
The New Deal sought to…
Provide relief to the needy.
Help the economy recover.
All of the above.
Create financial reform.
9
How did President Hoover respond to the Bonus Army?
He sent in the US military to force them to leave.
He offered to pay them if they re-enlisted.
He offered them work, food, and shelter.
He paid them the money that they were owed.
10
The Lone Ranger
and
The Green Hornet
are examples of 1930s….
radio series
movies
TV shows
New Deal mascots
11
The unemployment rate for African Americans was roughly...
50%
33%
40%
25%
12
The stock market took its steepest dive on October 29, 1929, the day now known as…
Red Tuesday
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
The Great Crash
13
True or False
- FDR used the New Deal to fight discrimination and to provide civil rights.
False
True
14
Who won the 1935 World Series?
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
15
Why were the shacks built by the homeless called Hoovervilles?
They were named in honor of the Hoover vacuum.
President Hoover was liked by the people who lived there.
President Hoover donated boxes for the people to live in.
People blamed President Hoover for the Depression.
16
The highest unemployment rate during the Great Depression was roughly…
25%
40%
50%
10%
17
The Dust Bowl occurred because plowed land was left uncultivated and there was a terrible…
insect infestation
drought
increase in wild grasses
winter
18
What ended the Great Depression?
World War I
Leaving the economy alone.
The New Deal
World War II
19
True or False
- Eleanor Roosevelt was an important social reformer and humanitarian.
False
True
20
FDR helped pass 15 pieces of New Deal legislation within his first ______ of taking office.
100 days
150 days
75 days
50 days
21
The government used _________ to maintain the price of crops at certain levels.
direct relief
tariffs
price supports
deficit spending
22
Who said, “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself” during his inaugural address?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Walker
23
Alfred E. Smith endured a smear campaign in the 1928 election because he was…
Mormon
a Quaker
Jewish
Catholic
24
True or False
- The suicide rate increased 30% during the Great Depression.
False
True
25
What is a "run" on the bank?
When people write too many checks to and they all bounce.
When a lot of people try to withdraw their money at once.
A bank robbery
When all bank employees hold a sit down strike.
26
A long period of rising stock prices is known as a…
margin call
bull market
bank run
foreclosure
27
True or False
- The stock market crash caused the Great Depression.
True
False
28
What
was the first film to feature Technicolor?
A Night at the Opera
Gone with the Wind
King Kong
The Wizard of Oz
29
The _____ marched on Washington to demand payment for their services during the World War I?
Bonus Army
Civilian Conservation Corps
New Deal Coalition
Veterans’ Army
30
During the Depression, charities set up ____to give a meal to those in need.
public works
soup kitchens
dust bowls
communities
