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Great Depression- Unit 6
Which was not a goal of the New Deal?
what were Okies?
Great Depression- Unit 6
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what were Okies?
Oklahoma farmers.
Oklahoma drug dealers.
Oklahoma farmers moved to California for more opportunities.
Women in the 1930s who became so desperate they did anything
2
Which was
not
a goal of the New Deal?
reclaim- to take back control of the economy
relief- provide immediate help to those in need
recovery- put money into consumer's hands to spend on goods
reform- to prevent what caused the Great Depression
3
To get the Bonus Army marchers to leave the capital, General MacArthur:
gave a patriotic speech
Used force and drove them out
paid them their bonus
negotiated with the veterans’ leaders
4
What did the Wagner act do?
Protected Americans from unfair management practices and allow for unions
Made Unions illegal because they hurt the economy.
Allowed employers to fire workers at will.
Set a minimum wage and banned children under 16 from working
5
What is overproduction?
a closure of banks for inspection
Sending naturalized citizens back to their country of origin.
Companies not meeting demand in the number of products consumers wanted
Companies made more goods than could be sold
6
Definition of speculation?
Persistent demands by a bank's depositors to withdraw money.
Buying stocks at great risk anticipating prices will rise.
A specified amount of money.
A system for buying and selling stocks in corporations.
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The purpose of the Mexican Repatriation Act of 1935 was to
reduce competition for American jobs during the Depression
prevent communist influence on labor unions
protect national security
fulfill terms of a global peace treaty
8
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
Kentucky fried chicken
Farmers were forced to leave plains
Unemployment decreased gradually
Flooded the plains
9
Hoovervilles were?
A house that president Hoover built.
Make shift towns built and occupied by homeless people.
Government housing during the depression.
President Hoover lived there and not the White House
10
Buying on Margin is?
Buying stocks.
Buying stocks with credit.
Buying goods during the depression.
Buying stocks with Monopoly money.
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Hoover believed the
Federal government shouldn't intervene in a financial crisis
banks should be regulated
Federal government should intervene in a financial crisis
Federal government should provide unemployment benefits
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What caused the Dust Bowl?
lack of sunshine
long periods of heavy rain
severe thunderstorms
severe drought and high winds
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Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
overproduction and surpluses
high levels of unemployment
speculation in the stock market
bank failures
14
FDR believed that the best way to mitigate the effects of the depression was
create bread lines
government action
rely on the States
to enlist the help of charities
15
Where did the Dust Bowl mostly hit?
Texas
Great Plains
Europe
Southeast
16
Franklin D Roosevelt did more than Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression
False
True
17
What lead to the stock market crash?
who knows
a car crash
borrowed money
long period of speculation
18
President Hoover was blamed for the Great Depression, and homeless camps were were named __________ after him.
Herbert towns
Hoovervilles
Depressionvilles
Presidentvilles
19
The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it
created jobs for 2 million U.S. citizens.
attracted industry with the promise of cheap power.
sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices.
regulated the stock market and made investments safer.
20
What does Social Security do?
Pays benefits for disabled workers
All of the above
Provides income after retirement
Provides benefits to surviving family members of decreased
21
Buying on margin was a method of buying stocks
with mostly borrowed money.
without any risk.
by pooling money with others.
without using a broker.
22
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Earthquakes
Floods
Overfarming
Not enough livestock
23
Who were the bonus marchers?
Steel workers who participated in sit-down strikers
A sub-unit of the CIO
WW1 Veterans seeking early payment
People who were dependent on Welfare
24
Roosevelt used the Emergency Banking Act (Bank Holiday) to
Test out his emergency procedures 🆘
Give the banks a break
Reinstate/restore the people's trust in banks
Flood banks with money to jump-start the economy
25
Democratic president who created the New Deal to counter the effects of the Great Depression.
RDF
FDR
FOR
Herbert Hoover
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Fireside chats
Theodore Roosevelt talks on television
Informal talks given by FDR over the radio
Herbert Hoover's idea to fix the depression
Established a system for the buying and selling of shares
27
What longterm effect (affects us now) did the New Deal have on the USA
brought the USA out of the Great Depression
caused World War II to begin
permanently increased size of government
28
Image shows a 'bank run' as depositors withdrew their money. How was faith restored in banks
Security and Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Social Security
Alphabet Soup laws
29
what was the New Deal?
A set of federal programs launched by Franklin D. Roosevelt
A set of federal programs launched by Theodore Roosevelt
Stabilized banks,cleaned up financial mess left by dust bowl
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What is direct relief?
a giving of land by the government directly to needy people
a giving of money or food by the government directly to needy people
a taking of land by the government directly from the wealthy
a taking of money or food by the government directly from the wealthy
31
President Herbert Hoover supported direct relief
True
False
32
(TVA) Tennessee Valley Authority
all of the above
Water power
Dams and rivers
Created agriculture jobs in undeveloped regions.
33
What practices caused the Dust Bowl?
Buying seeds from the government
Planting corn
Having a lot of livestock
Plowing the soil too much and removing the prairie grass
34
When did the Stock Market Crash?
1932
1929
1939
1928
35
Okies traveled to...
Texas
Kansas
California
Minnesota
36
Who was helped by the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
Farmers
Unemployed Mothers
Radio talk show hosts
congress
37
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
tariffs on foreign goods
availability of easy credit
growing number of homeless people
crisis in the farm sector
38
FDR used Fireside Chats in order to
Explain the specifics of FDR's budget
Worry the people about issues in the great depression
Ease the minds of citizens dealing with the depression & explain policies
Explain why Hoover messed up the US economy
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Which of the following was a criticism of the New Deal?
Increase in federal power and debt
Increase in state power
Increase in state welfare
Increase in state spending
