The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

put young men ages 18-25 to work building roads, planting trees, etc.

What was the purpose of creating Social Security?

old-age pensions, services for children and unemployment

The most widely used barometer of the stock market's health

The Dow Jones Industrial Average

What does laissez-faire mean?

the government should not interfere

The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established the FDIC which...

provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts

In order to prevent the dust bowl or similar disaster

new technology could be used to protect the soil

Forestry, flood prevention, construction of schools, community buildings

were all jobs created by FDR for the unemployed

What does the phrase deficit spending mean?

spending more money than the government receives in revenue

What does the term deficit spending mean?

spending more money than the gov't receives in revenue

How did President Hoover respond to the depression?

he failed to provide ideas or any direct relief

Why didn't FDR try to tackle the racial issues of his time?

he didn't want Congress to stop his New Deal programs

Roosevelt's court-packing bill was basically a request to...

increase the number of Supreme Court justices

What was the purpose of the AAA?

to raise crop prices by lowering production and unseeding land

A bull market shows...

when the stock market is increasing

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1
Another word for shantytowns
Smithvilles
Wilsonvilles
Hoovervilles
Rooseveltvilles
2
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
provided $$ to states to create jobs in construction
found jobs for women in soup kitchens
put young men ages 18-25 to work building roads, planting trees, etc.
sought to raise crop prices by lowering production
3
What was the purpose of creating Social Security?
to bail out the farmers who lost all of their money during the depression
to create new jobs for all types of people
old-age pensions, services for children and unemployment
to protect all money deposited into bank accounts
4
The most widely used barometer of the stock market's health
Speculation
Price Supports
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
The S and P 500
5
The unemployment rates were higher, and pay the lowest for
Asians
Native Americans
whites
African Americans and Latinos
6
Too many Americans were living on ___ because they wanted to spend more
student loans
money from their parents
loans taken out from their employers
credit
7
What does laissez-faire mean?
Hoover chose to help the poor
we are all blessed with 3 natural rights
the government should not interfere
the government should get involved
8
The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established the FDIC which...
provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts
provided federal healthcare insurance
provided federal dental insurance
provided unemployment insurance
9
The unemployment rate during the depression was about
10%
30%
25%
20%
10
It was a disaster of storms that blew around Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado
The Dirt Bowl
The Dirty Disaster
The Dust Bowl
The Windy Storm
11
Radio messages/talks from FDR about public issues and concerns were called
Public Outreach Messages
Sharing Knowledge About the Country
Talks From the President
Fireside Chats
12
In order to prevent the dust bowl or similar disaster
traditional methods of farming are the most reliable
new technology could be used to protect the soil
it's okay, dust storms only happen one time
farmers should stay away from droughts
13
Forestry, flood prevention, construction of schools, community buildings
were all jobs created by Hoover for the unemployed
were all jobs created by FDR for the unemployed
didn't exist during the 30's
were all jobs created by the private sector to help the unemployed
14
Who was elected president of the United States in 1932?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
15
What does the phrase deficit spending mean?
spending more money than the government receives in revenue
spending less money than the government receives in revenue
it refers to the process of the bank taking away your house
when people borrow too much money on their credit cards
16
What does the term deficit spending mean?
not spending all of the money the gov't receives in revenue
spending the exact/right amount the gov't receives in revenue
spending less money than the gov't receives in revenue
spending more money than the gov't receives in revenue
17
How did President Hoover respond to the depression?
he created the New Deal, a program to help those in need
he failed to provide ideas or any direct relief
he ordered soldiers to use tear gas
he started to regulate the stock market to prevent another crash
18
Why didn't FDR try to tackle the racial issues of his time?
he was a conservative and agreed with southerners
he had bigger problems to deal with stemming from the depression
he was a racist himself so he didn't care about people of color
he didn't want Congress to stop his New Deal programs
19
Little areas consisting of makeshift shacks made out of scrap metal
soup kitchens
shantytowns
bread lines
ghettos
20
The day the stock market crashed is known as
White Wednesday
Blue Thursday
Black Tuesday
Red Monday
21
She was a popular public speaker, interested in child welfare, housing reform and equal rights for women
Eleanor Roosevelt
Dorothea Lange
Grace Coolidge
Lou Henry Hoover
22
The Hoover Dam, a construction project that began at the start of the depression was formerly known as
Boulder Dam
Colorado Dam
Las Vegas Dam
Roosevelt Dam
23
Paying a small % of a stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest
buying on credit
buying on a prayer
buying on margin
buying on loan
24
A famous photograph of a mother at the time of the dust bowl and her two children
The Dust Bowl
Migrant Mother
Florence Thompson
The Resettlement Administration
25
Buying stocks and bonds on the chance of a quick profit, while ignoring the risks
envisioning
gambling
supposition
speculation
26
Unemployed men started to resent ___ who were working outside of the home
children
teenagers
retirees
women
27
Roosevelt's court-packing bill was basically a request to...
increase the number of cabinets in the executive branch
increase the number of Supreme Court justices
give himself more executive power
increase the size of the Senate and House of Representatives
28
It crashed on October 29, 1929
the debt ceiling
sputnik
the stock market
the bull market
29
In the election of 1928, who beat the Democratic candidate Alfred E. Smith?
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
30
What was the purpose of the AAA?
to help old people when they retire
to provide roadside service for broken down cars
it gave money to states to create more jobs in construction
to raise crop prices by lowering production and unseeding land
31
What is a tariff?
a protective tax on goods
an income tax
the policy of not buying from other countries
a sales tax
32
A bull market shows...
when many people decide to sell their shares
when the stock market is in a slump
when the stock market is increasing
when not enough people are investing

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