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STAAR Great Depression and New Deal Review
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1
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
policies of the Federal Reserve in the 1920s
All of these
overproduction and debt.
stock market speculation
2
Which of the following is not one of the 3-Rs of FDR's New Deal?
Relief
Reform
Recovery
Reclaim
3
Which is a lasting legacy of FDR's New Deal?
The National Security Agency
None of these
more government involvement
less government involvement
4
This group built damns to provide jobs, provide power, and control floods
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
5
Did the New Deal end the Great Depression?
None of these
No way. That would come later during World War II.
Maybe.
You betcha!
6
What became common in many urban areas during the Great Depression so people could get food?
soup kitchens
Roosevelt Ghetto
Hooverville
Speakeasy
7
President Hoover believed in a ____ approach to government.
hands on - government intervention
hands off - aka rugged individualism
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Who transformed the role of First Lady?
Frances Perkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Rigby
Martha Washington
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Insures bank deposits so people do not lose savings in case of bank failures.
FDIC
CCC
SEC
WPA
10
There was no one cause but what signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash
Hoovervilles
The rise of consumerism
Invention of the Assembly Line
11
The name of FDR's plans and policies to get America out of the Great Depression?
The New Deal
The Fair Deal
The Square Deal
The Great Society
12
What were the shantytowns called that sprung up during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Hardingvilles
Coolidge Cabins
Roosevelt Ghettos
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Created to watch over the stock market and prevent fraud and market collapse.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
14
Which program established pensions for retired people and aid for single mothers?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Social Security Administration
National Security Agency
15
FDR’s court-packing plan would violate...
Individual Rights
Separation of Powers
Republicanism
Rule of Law
16
What was the Dust Bowl?
Floods along the Mississippi River in the 1920s.
A severe drought that gripped Austria.
Severe thunderstorms that led to flooding in Florida
A severe drought that gripped the Great Plains in the 1930s.
17
Which invention did FDR use as a platform to connect to the American people?
fire place
radio
Morse Code
television
18
Critic of the New Deal, from Louisiana, who believed America should “Share Our Wealth
Huey Long
Charles Lindbergh
Dr. Francis Townsend
Father Coughlin
19
After the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Americans
remained calm.
panicked and put all their money in the banks.
none of these
panicked and withdrew their money from the banks.
20
A cause of the Great Depression - by increasing taxes on foreign goods international trade declined significantly.
Washington Naval Agreement
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Kellog-Briand Pact
