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The Great Depression - Chapter 26
The Great Depression - Chapter 26
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1
Which of the following events happened first?
Stock Market Crash
Election of Roosevelt
Hundred Days
Passage of the Social Security Act
2
Which part of the country was affected by the Dust Bowl?
South
Northwest
Northeast
Great Plains
3
All of the following were causes of the New Deal EXCEPT
Herbert Hoover became President.
many businesses became bankrupt.
millions of people lost their jobs.
problems in the banking system.
4
Which group was suffering economically even before the Great Depression began?
Farmers
Stock Owners
Stockbrokers
Automobile Manufacturers
5
Which New Deal agency hired artists to paint murals in public buildings?
Works Progress Administration
National Recovery Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Civillian Conservation Corps
6
____ became the first woman to serve as a Cabinet officer.
John Steinbeck
Frances Perkins
Mary McLeod Bethune
Huey Long
7
During the depression, Americans found escape from their worries in
movies and television.
news broadcasts.
radio and television.
radio and movies.
8
In 1935, Congress set up a system to give retired workers a ____.
pension
national debt
collective bargaining
speculation
9
Roosevelt’s New Deal included laws that gave workers
the right to form unions and a minimum wage.
a minimum wage and a maximum work week
the right to form unions and a minimum work week.
a maximum work week and a guaranteed job
10
Increased government spending during the New Deal caused the ____ to rise.
collective bargaining
Speculation
national debt
pension
11
The near collapse of which industry helped lead to the New Deal?
banking
insurance
auto
entertainment
12
The Bonus Army, which marched on Washington in 1932, was formed by
African AMericans
Jobless Veterans
Farmers
Women
13
Roosevelt’s first action as President was to try to end the crisis in the
Banking Industry
Nation's Farms
Stock Market
Automobile Industry
14
The program that brought flood control and electric power to seven states was the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Agricultural Adjustment Act.
Rural Electrification Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority.
15
Father ____ criticized Roosevelt on his weekly radio show.
Charles Coughlin
Mary McLeod Bethune
Frances Perkins
Huey Long
16
After the stock market crash, businesses had a hard time raising ____.
national debt
capital
surplus
speculation
17
____ helped unions negotiate better contracts for their members.
collective bargaining
surplus
capital
speculation
18
Which of the following was an immediate effect of the New Deal?
The role of the federal government decreased.
Insurance for saving accounts was ended.
Social Security gave pensions to retired people.
The government stopped funding building programs.
19
One member of President Roosevelt’s “Black Cabinet” was ____.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Frances Perkins
Charles Coughlin
John Steinbeck
20
Although Hoover opposed government action at first, he later set up
deposit insurance.
public works programs.
social security.
unemployment insurance.
21
As a result of the New Deal, the role of government in the economy
increased.
decreased.
was not affected.
stayed the same.
22
“Black Tuesday” refers to the day that
Roosevelt was elected
The Stock Market Crashed
Banks were shut down
The Bonus army marched
23
Farmers were producing a ____, which kept food prices down.
speculation
national debt
surplus
collective bargaining
24
Senator ____ said that Roosevelt had not done enough to help the poor.
John Steinbeck
Huey Long
Charles Coughlin
Mary McLeod Bethune
25
Writer ____ told the heartbreaking story of Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl.
Mary McLeod Bethune
John Steinbeck
Frances Perkins
Charles Coughlin