The "Crash of 29" refers to

The New York Stock Market crash of 1929

Which conditions are most characteristic of an economic depression?

High unemployment and overproduction

A major result of the New Deal was that it

Increased the size and power of the federal Government

What was a major cause of the Great Depression

Unequal distribution of wealth in the United States

The economic Boom of the 1920's was caused in part by

Installment buying and an unregulated stock market

What were Hoovervilles?

Shanty towns built during the Great Depression

Which New Deal Reforms targeted victims of the Dust Bowl?

Providing farmers low-cost loans and parity payments

When the Supreme Court began shutting down Roosevelt's plans, he responded by

trying to increase the # of justices on the Supreme Court

What did the bonus army want?

Bonus checks earned from service in WWI

What response did "Okies" have to the Dust Bowl?

They left and migrated West to California

What was the New Deal?

A series of programs enacted in the U.S. during the G.D., A series of programs designed to combat the Great Depression

One cause of the Great Depression was

overexpansion of industrial production

The Fireside Chat was......

A radio talk given by President Roosevelt to explan New Deal

Why did the banks fail throughout the 1930's

People lost faith in the banks and took out all their money

Finish this sentence. The stock market crash ______________

Helped lead to the Great Depression

The main reason for the enactment of the Social Security Act of 1935 was the

suffering caused by the Great Depression

The Development of the TVA by the Government is an example of

Federal intervention to meet regional needs

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1
During the Great Depression unemployment ____________
Remained the Same
Decreased
Increased
2
When you only pay for a portion of something then take a loan out for the rest it is called
overproduction
Tariffs
purchasing with securities
buying on credit
3
The "Crash of 29" refers to
A major railroad accident in 1829
Sinking of the Maine that started the Spanish-American War
Explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttel
The New York Stock Market crash of 1929
4
Opposition to FDR's new deal came from
Big Business
Western Farmers
Labor Unions
The Poor
5
Which conditions are most characteristic of an economic depression?
High unemployment and overproduction
High employment and increased real estate investments
Too much money in circulation and high stock prices
Large business investments and low taxes
6
A major result of the New Deal was that it
Eliminated poverty in the US
Increased the size and power of the federal Government
destroyed the private enterprise system
Extended the merit system in the civil service
7
What characterizes a drought?
Migration patters
Lack of rainfall
Massive rainfall and flooding
Mountainous terrain
8
Which Agency is responsible for insuring money in banks?
AAA
Notorious B.I.G.
SEC
FDIC
9
What was a major cause of the Great Depression
Decrease in production of goods during the 1920's
Unequal distribution of wealth in the United States
Overregulation of the banking industry
low tariffs on foreign goods
10
The economic Boom of the 1920's was caused in part by
Installment buying and an unregulated stock market
increased government restrictions on big business
mobilization of the economy for war
expansion of civil rights to women and minorities
11
What were Hoovervilles?
Houses for the Rich.
A famous community created by Dr. Suess.
Shanty towns built during the Great Depression
Herbert Hoovers house.
12
What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl?
Overpopulation and urban sprawl
clear-cutting of forests and construction of railroads
Overfarming and severe drought
Strip Mining and Toxic waste dumping
13
When did the great depression begin?
1945
1894
2016
1929
14
Which region suffered most directly from the Dust Bowl
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
15
Which New Deal Reforms targeted victims of the Dust Bowl?
Guaranteeing workers the right to bargain collectively
Regulating the sale of stocks and bonds
raising individual and corporate income taxes
Providing farmers low-cost loans and parity payments
16
Who won the Election of 1932?
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Hoover
17
When the Supreme Court began shutting down Roosevelt's plans, he responded by
Not coming up with any new plans
trying to increase the # of justices on the Supreme Court
Getting Congress to override Judicial Interpretations
Firing Supreme Court Justices who opposed him
18
What did the bonus army want?
Extra food rations from the government
Bonus pay for hours of overtime worked in the factories
Extra stock shares in the stock market
Bonus checks earned from service in WWI
19
What response did "Okies" have to the Dust Bowl?
They dug tunnels and lived underground
They stayed and continued to farm the land
They left and migrated East to Georgia
They left and migrated West to California
20
What was the New Deal?
A deal between the U.S. and Soviet Union to give U.S. money.
A job available only in Southern California.
A series of programs enacted in the U.S. during the G.D.
A series of programs designed to combat the Great Depression
21
One cause of the Great Depression was
overexpansion of industrial production
Lack of available credit
increased purchasing power for farmers
low protective tariffs
22
How did the Great Depression end?
The end of World War 1.
They found a way to make more money.
The advent of World War 2.
People went to other countries and took their money.
23
The Fireside Chat was......
A radio talk given by President Roosevelt to explan New Deal
A debate over wheather to provide more regulation
A discussion between 2 WWII veterans about their war pension
A conversation between 2 hobos in a hobo jungle
24
Why did the banks fail throughout the 1930's
Banks were giving out good loans to farmers
FDR created a Bank Holiday
The New Deal made banking unsustainable
People lost faith in the banks and took out all their money
25
What is a tax on imports called?
Tariff
credit
inflation
overproduction
26
Finish this sentence. The stock market crash ______________
Was caused by the effects of the Great Depression
Was the only cause of the Great Depression
Continued long after the Great Depression ended
Helped lead to the Great Depression
27
The main reason for the enactment of the Social Security Act of 1935 was the
need to aid farmers
costly medical care for the elderly
suffering caused by the Great Depression
desire to assist other nations
28
The Development of the TVA by the Government is an example of
Government's attempt to earn maximum profits in business
Federal intervention to meet regional needs
experimentation with nuclear technology
a return to lassiez-faire economics

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