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Unit 5 1930's The Great Depression
Unit 5 1930's The Great Depression
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American History study guide
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1
Elected to 4 terms as President
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
2
Major contributor to soil erosion in the Dust Bowl
The Plow
Heavy Rain
Donkeys
Beavers
3
Region in Midwest plagued with drought, wind, and dust storms
The Dust Bowl
The Great Dusting
Cincinnati
The Dust Bucket
4
The Great Crash of 1929 was the only cause of the Great Depression.
True
False
5
Which New Deal program places rules and regulations on the Stock Market?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
6
How much will Mount Rushmore weather in 10,000 years?
1/10 of an inch
6 inches
1 inch
3 Inches
7
What was President Hoover blamed for by American Citizens?
Being too happy
The Alphabet Soup
The Great Depression
Doing too Much
8
Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office.
False
True
9
The Hawley- Smoot Tariff, implemented by Pres. Hoover,had negative repercussions on the U.S.
False
True
10
WWI veterans who asked the government for their pensions early
Bonus Army
Exodusters
Generals
Okie's
11
Famous pilot, his son was kidnapped and killed for ransom
Herbert Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles Lindbergh
12
FDR's 3 R's plan to restore jobs and economy during Great Depression.
The New Day
FDR's Ideas
The New Deal
The Situation
13
Which factor did NOT contribute to the Dust Bowl?
Over Farming
High Winds
Drought
Pesticides
14
The Works Progress Administration employed over 8 million people during the Great Depression.
True
False :)
15
Most famous “child actress” in 1930’s
Shirley Temple
Woodrow Wilson
Charly Chaplin
Emilia Earhart
16
What did farmers do with the land they won from Penny Auctions?
Returned it to the original owners.
Farmed it
Made it into conservation land.
Sold it for food.
17
A New Deal program that assisted the elderly, disabled, and the unemployed
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Social Security System
NRA
NWTF
18
What will you score on the test?
31-60%
0-30%
61-80%
81-100%
19
President Roosevelt was scrutinized for his unconstitutional Court-Packing Plan.
False
True
20
FDRs reassessed plan during the Great Depression, included more social welfare programs
The New Compromise
Hoover's Plan
The Great Depression
Second New Deal
21
Which one of these states was not a part of the Dust Bowl?
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
22
Black Sunday is associated with a major dust storm
False
True
23
October 29th, 1929 Stock Market Crashes!!!!!!!!!!
Black Thursday
Pink Sunday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
24
Poor, tent cities named for the president at the beginning of the depression
Soup Kitchens
Woodstock
Hoovervilles
Poorvilles
25
The amount of money the government borrows and has to pay back
Reparations
National Debt
The Dollar
Loan Sharking
26
Which of the following is NOT true of the Bonus Army March?
Hoover lost a lot of popularity over the matter.
They were Veterans from World War One.
Camped in Washington to get their pensions
Veterans attacked the police
27
Major project that created jobs and supplied electrical power to California.
Truman Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
National Job Creation Committee
Hoover Dam
28
Why did FDR issue a Bank Holiday?
Give Workers a Break
Save the Money
Restock with money
Reassess the Bank situation
29
Which New Deal program insures your money in the bank up to $5,000?
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Recovery Act
Social Security Act
30
Dorothea Lange and Arthur Rothstein documented the people of the Great Depression with what?
Newspaper reporters
Took surveys of people’s biggest needs
Wrote short stories
They took photographs
31
The 21st Amendment did what?
Repealed Prohibition
Made the voting age 18
Granted women the right to vote
Made poll taxes illegal
32
A new deal project to produce hydroelectric power in rural areas
Works Progress Administration
Mount Rushmore
Missouri Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
33
Which program was not an aspect of FDR’s New Deal?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
34
The period in the 1930s when America’s economy was in ruins, and poverty was common
The Great Depression
The Great Deal
The Great Slump
Winter time
35
This was the nickname for those people who lived in the Dust Bowl region.
Yankees
Bowlers
Okies
Texans
36
What type of work did the Civilian Conservation Corp do?
Build Hospitals
Plant Trees
Feed Homeless
First Aid
37
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
Overspeculation
Margin Buying
Using stock as Collateral
Gambling
38
Government ownership of banks, and the redistribution of their wealth
Panama
Nationalization
Communism
Civil Services
39
Franklin D. Roosevelt gained high popularity among Americans for his?
Fireside Chats
Sickness with Polio
Strong International Allies
Witty humor