The Glass-Steagall Act helped prevent bank runs by

insuring deposits of up to $5,000

Which of the following was not an action Hoover took while dealing with the Great Depression?

He created the Social Security Administration

The Banking Act of 1935

increased federal control of banks

The two things FDR did to protect the New Deal were: (two right answers!)

tried to get conservative Democrats defeated, pack Supreme Court with 6 new members

During the 1930’s, the US passed a Social Security Law, which

created public assistance for the poor and the disabled

The objective of the New Deal was to

save capitalism by reforming it

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The Great Depression/New Deal Quiz

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1
The Glass-Steagall Act helped prevent bank runs by
insuring deposits of up to $100,000
making all banks a part of the US Treasury
insuring deposits of up to $5,000
closing all banks to give America a cooling off period
2
The Bonus Army went to Washington D.C. to
there was more help provided for veterans in the capital
to force the government to pass the VA bill
they wanted the government to give jobs to veterans
support the Patman bill
3
The Great Depression began with the collapse of the stock market in:
1929
1930
1928
1932
4
Which two people were the candidates for president in 1932?
Wilson and Roosevelt
Hoover and Smith
Hoover and Roosevelt
Roosevelt and Smith
5
Which of the following was not an action Hoover took while dealing with the Great Depression?
He set up the Reconstruction Finance Corp
He sent MacArthur to disband the Bonus Army
He passed the Home Loan Bank Act to prevent foreclosures
He created the Social Security Administration
6
The AAA was a program designed to support the:
unemployed
poor
factory workers
farmers
7
What event ended the Great Depression?
WWII
the New Deal
the stock market crash
WWI
8
Which two of the below were labor unions?
AFL and NRA
CCC and AAA
AFL and CIO
AAA and NAACP
9
The passing of the New Deal laws was most opposed by which branch of the government?
judicial
Congress
legistlative
executive
10
The Banking Act of 1935
privatized the banks
created the Federal Reserve system
declared a bank holiday
increased federal control of banks
11
Migrant workers who left the Midwest to the west were often known by the derogatory term:
Huns
poor white trash
Migs
Okies
12
The primary objective of the New Deal
replace the old economic system to a more modern one
save capitalism
give a better opportunity to the American people
keep FDR in office
13
The two things FDR did to protect the New Deal were: (two right answers!)
pack Supreme Court with 3 new members
tried to get conservative Democrats defeated
pack Supreme Court with 6 new members
brought Huey Long into his cabinet
14
Most of the people who were displaced by the “Dust Bowl” went to:
California
Arizona
Florida
New York
15
Which of the below are considered to be major causes of the Great Depression?
international economy is struggling
over-extension of credit
all of the above
unequal distribution of wealth
16
Which person was identified with the slogan “Share the Wealth”?
Huey Long
Carlo Ponti
Father Coughlin
Dr. Townsend
17
During the 1930’s, the US passed a Social Security Law, which
created work programs
insuring deposits of up to $5,000
worked to avoid massive concentrations of wealth
created public assistance for the poor and the disabled
18
Which group tried to help all unemployed work on public works such as roads and bridges?
NRA
CCC
WPA
AAA
19
The AAA stood for
American Automobile Association
Agricultural Administrative Association
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Association for the Advancement of Art
20
The objective of the New Deal was to
replace capitalism with a more modern economic system
allow US businesses to regain domination of labor unions
build on the successes of the 1920’s
save capitalism by reforming it

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