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1
Which person is known for photographing migrant workers during the Great Depression?
Gracie Allen
Grant Wood
Dorothea Lange
Annie Liebowitz
2
What was buying on the margin?
borrowing money to buy stock
starting up a small business
investing in only big companies
losing your money on the stock market
3
What did Hoover believe about the Great Depression?
that it could have been avoided
that it was the people's fault
that it wasn't THAT bad
that a better life was "just around the corner"
4
Which
two
organizations did Roosevelt encourage to help the poor?
schools
churches
banks
charities
5
Why was big business against the New Deal?
the New Deal was only for individuals
they thought the gov was too involved in their business
it limited their trade
they were Republicans
6
Who was the black cabinet member that also worked for the State Dept.?
Ralph Bunche
Booker T Washington
Hattie Caraway
Mary McLeod Bethune
7
Who was considered Roosevelt's "eyes and ears"?
Francis Townsend
Father Coughlin
Eleanor Roosevelt
Francis Perkins
8
Which program insured bank deposits?
SEC
NRA
FDIC
AAA
9
What group helped Pres. Roosevelt help America recover from the Great Depression?
Congress
The Brain Trust
the United Nations
The American Think Tank
10
What were radio shows called that had many ads for laundry detergent?
clean shows
sud sitcoms
soap operas
bubble busters
11
What was the name of the Great Plains disaster?
Great Depression
Stock Market Crash
Roosevelt Recession
Dust Bowl
12
Who was named head of Bureau of Indian Affairs?
John Collier
Ralph Bunche
Harry Hopkins
Benny Goodman
13
Who developed a plan for monthly pensions?
Harry Hopkins
John Collier
Father Coughlin
Francis Townsend
14
Which areas were hit hardest by the Great Depression?
suburbs
farms
the shantytowns
industrial cities
15
Which lady was a member of the Black Cabinet?
Francis Perkins
Mary McLeod Bethune
Hattie Caraway
Eleanor Roosevelt
16
What did Roosevelt do to keep the New Deal from being undone?
he fired the justices
he signed an Executive Order
he encourage the American people to vote for the New Deal
he nominated additional justices
17
Which man painted American Gothic and portrayed the hardships of the Great Depression?
Grant Wood
Ralph Bunche
John Collier
Huey Long
18
How did communists and socialists view the Great Depression?
as Roosevelt's fault
as a victory for communism
as a system that didn't work
as revenge
19
I am going to rock this test because I've played this Quiz game and studied a lot!
True
False
20
What is referred to as special sessions in Congress that launched Roosevelt's reforms?
New Deal
presidential nominations
Hundred Days
Great Depression
21
Which man was a well known comedian during the Great Depression?
George Burns
Charlie Chaplin
Harry Hopkins
Grant Wood
22
Which disaster was reversed by government spending on public works?
Dust Bowl
stock market crash
Roosevelt Recession
Great Depression
23
What word refers to the severe economic crisis that occurred during the 1930s?
bull market
buying on the margin
Great Depression
stock exchange
24
What program helped farmers during the Great Depression?
AAA
NRA
TVA
CCC
25
Who authorized federal funds for highways, libraries, and any relief project to provide jobs?
Alfred Landon
Herbert Hoover
Harry Hopkins
Franklin Roosevelt
26
What were the laws and regulations that reformed banking, industries and agriculture?
stock market crash
The Hundred Days
The Great Depression
The New Deal
27
What program built dams to alleviate flooding and also powered the surrounding homes?
CCC
SEC
TVA
AAA
28
Which program was designed to help businesses regulate themselves?
NIRA
CCC
PWA
NRA
29
Which act provided a pension for old, retired people?
The New Deal
Social Security Act
The Revenue Act
The Monthly Pension Plan
30
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
farms shrank
uncommonly cold weather
poor financial decisions
industries declined
31
What is the term for the buying and selling shares?
bull market
buying on the margin
stock exchange
bear market
32
Which was NOT a way women had to work harder during the Great Depression?
they had to compensate if their husband lost his job
they had to work outside the home
they had to make things, instead of buying them
they had to collect a free paycheck
33
Which program was designed to create more jobs for civilians?
AAA
TVA
CCC
SEC
34
What program regulates stocks and bonds and dishonest stockbrokers?
Big Ten
SEC
ACC
PAC-12
35
Who came up with the New Deal?
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Huey Long
Herbert Hoover
