The ultimate goal of the Mexican Repatriation Act was to:

Reduce the number of people on welfare during the G.D.

The purpose of the SSA (Social Security Administration) is to:

Provide an income after retirement

A result of severe drought led to farmland turning to dust

The following were New Deal OPPONENTS:

Huey Long, Father Couhglin, Dr. Townsend

This caused the Stock Market to crash:

Speculation and buying on margin

Insured money people deposited into the bank if it failed

Communities of shacks that homeless people created

The goal of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) was:

To address the high unemployment rate

Over speculation in the stock market, Bank failures & _____________ led to the Great Depression

Impact of tariffs on world trade

FDR's plan to add additional members to the Supreme Court

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1
The ultimate goal of the Mexican Repatriation Act was to:
Reduce the number of people on welfare during the G.D.
Create internment camps for Japanese Americans
Increase the number of migrant laborers during WWII
Stop riots in San Antonio related crimes against Mexicans
2
The purpose of the SSA (Social Security Administration) is to:
Provide additional jobs to the elderly
Protect workers from future depressions
Reward workers for their contributions
Provide an income after retirement
3
The New Deal Program was created by which President?
Franklin Roosevelt
Donald Trump
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
4
The Dust Bowl was...
A bowl of chili that is powdered with pepper
A result of severe drought led to farmland turning to dust
A large bowl that was used to collect dust
The result of too much rain on crops such as corn and wheat
5
The following were New Deal OPPONENTS:
Dorthea Lange, John Steinbeck, Dr. Townsend
Huey Long, Father Couhglin, Dr. Townsend
FDR, The Supreme Court, John Steinbeck
Huey Long, Herbert Hoover, FDR
6
This caused the Stock Market to crash:
Too much trade with foreign countries
An oversupply of money in the Federal Bank
Speculation and buying on margin
Too many investments into the stock market
7
The FDIC:
Monitored the Stock Market to prevent inside trading
Insured money people deposited into the bank if it failed
Was a safety net for the older generation when they retired
Was a public relief program to employ the younger generation
8
Hoovervilles were:
Private communities for bankers to live in
Communities of shacks that homeless people created
Expensive mansions
Trailer homes that Hoover paid for
9
The goal of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) was:
To get more people to invest in the Stock Market
To address the high unemployment rate
To provide food to starving Americans
To bridge the gap between rich and poor
10
Over speculation in the stock market, Bank failures & _____________ led to the Great Depression
Strict govt. regulation of the economy in the 1920s
Underproduction of goods resulting in shortages
Impact of tariffs on world trade
A narrowing of the gap between the rich and the poor
11
Court Packing is:
FDR's plan to add additional members to the Supreme Court
A court packed full of people
Packing a suitcase and going to court
Hoover's plan to add additional members to the Supreme Court
12
A major factor that contributed to the destruction of millions of acres farmland was:
The overproduction of crops
Above average rainfall
The migration of Oklahoma farmers to California
Annual rotation of crops
13
Who did President Hoover say would fix the problems caused by the Great Depression?
Charities, communities
The Federal Government
The individual states
Theodore Roosevelt
14
President Hoover wanted to continue the Republican principle of:
Communism
Feudalism
Laissez-Faire
Socialism
15
FDR's Court Packing Plan would have raised the number of Supreme Court Justices from 9 to:
10
12
15
20
16
This person wrote the book, "The Grapes of Wrath"
Woodie Guthrie
Herbert Hoover
John Steinbeck
Dorthea Lange
17
What were the 3 "R's" of FDR's New Deal programs?
Relief, recovery, reform
Relief, receive, revive
Rely, Receive, reform
Relief, recovery, reward

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