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Duplicate of The Great Depression
Duplicate of The Great Depression
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For Ms. Jaeske's class. #greatdeppresion
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1
When did the stock market crash?
1929
1930
1932
1920
2
What are Hoovervilles?
Native Americans in tents
Homeless people grouped together in tents
Fathers unemployed that felt guilty
Poor farmers in barns
3
How many bills did Roosevelt pass in the first 100 days?
16
100
15
10
4
What was the Hawley-smoot tariff?
Raised prices on animals
Raised prices on foreign imports
Raised prices on veggies
Raised prices on American made products
5
Who won the election of 1932?
Roosevelt
Hoover
Harding
Coolidge
6
Who was Franklin Roosevelt's wife that was a profound speaker and human rights activist?
Dorthy
Betty
Eleanor
Lucy
7
Which New Deal Act gave pensions to people over the age of 65?
National Labor Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
Securities and Exchange commission
Social Security Act
8
Why was some New Deal legislation found unconstitutional?
Federal gov't cannot interfere with a business within a state.
The Federal gov't had limits on how much could be passed.
There was not enough time in his term to pass them.
FDR tried to pass too much.
9
What was Hoovers policy of dealing with the depression?
He passed the Mexican Repatriation Act & gave loans to banks & businesses
Established Hoovervilles for the poor to live in.
Gave direct payments to the poor.
Increased spending on projects to provide jobs
10
What are the causes of the Great Depression?
High Tariffs
all of the above
over production of goods
buying on the margin
11
How does Social Security help today?
By preventing floods & generating hydroelectricity in the Tennessee Valley
By guaranteeing deposits in American banks up to $250,000
By preventing fraudulent practices on the nation’s stock markets
Provides pensions, and disability to people.
12
What is significant about the year 1929?
The stock market crashed & the depression began.
It was the end of a decade.
It was a fantastic year!
Hoover was elected president.
13
An effect of the Mexican Repatriation Act was that
Mexicans were sent back to Mexico.
Mexicans were paid large sums of money.
The stock market crashed.
The wall went up.
14
Who encouraged women to step up during the depression?
Francis Perkins
Jane Addams
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosa Parks
15
How was Roosevelt different with dealing with the depression from Hoover?
Roosevelt did nothing to help the poor and unemployed.
Roosevelt opposed work projects
Roosevelt relied on private charities.
He gave more direct relief to the unemployed.
16
Which government body has these characteristics?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Bank
Federal Reserve System
United States Congress
17
Why was the Mexican Repatriation Act passed?
To make them pay back money they owed.
They were not paying taxes.
People were scared of Mexicans.
Unemployed farm workers wanted their jobs.
18
Which New Deal Act created codes setting prices, wages, & production?
Civilian Conservation Corp. (CCC)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
19
He's a victim of bank failures. Squirrel is asking why he didn't save money for the future. He says he did. What happen?
low tariffs
Creation of a national bank
Non-regulation of banks
Shortage of consumer goods
20
Which historical event preserved the concept, "separation of powers"?
Appointing a women in his cabinet.
Eleanor being FDR's eyes and ears around the country.
FDR's court packing sckeme
Hoover's idea to do nothing to help the depression.
21
Roosevelt's Court packing scheme threatened what?
States Rights
Overseas Powers
Separation of Powers
Emergency Powers
22
What does the Federal Reserve do?
regulates the stock market
Keeps an eye on the government
makes sure that gold miners are safe in the west
regulates the money in circulation, sets interest rates
23
What does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) do?
Insures bank deposits.
creates hydro-electricity
monitors interstate commerce
Regulates the stock market
24
Which New Deal Agency regulated the stock market?
National Labor Act
Securities and Exchange commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Social Security Act
25
Where was the largest Hooverville?
NYC
MAYODAN
FLORIDA
CALIFORNIA
26
What are the goals of the New Deal?
Relief, recovery, and recycle
Relief, recovery, and reform
Reduce, reuse, and recycle
Reuse, recovery, and reform
27
What was the purpose of the fireside chat?
Talk about problems
Calm the people, encouragement
Make people trust money in banks
Talk about baseball
28
How did farming the Great Plains contribute to the Dust Bowl?
They over plowed and the winds blew the dirt away.
They made bowls out of the dirt.
It did not affect the Great Plains.
They over irrigated so the dirt was too mushy to farm.
