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Great Depression and New Deal Review Game
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1
Though we know there was no one cause, what signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
The rise of consumerism
The Stock Market Crash
Hoovervilles
The invasion of Russians in Costa Rica.
2
What were the shantytowns called that sprung up during the Great Depression?
Roosevelt Ghettos
Coolidge Cabins
Hoovervilles
Hardingvilles
3
Which is a lasting legacy of FDR's New Deal?
The Environmental Protection Agency
less government involvement
The National Security Agency
more government involvement
4
Which of the 3R's is designed to be a permanent fix meant to last many years?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
5
Which of the following is not one of the goals of FDR's New Deal?
Hands-off policies
Hands-on policies
Recovery
Relief
6
October 29th, 1929 was known as
Black Wednesday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Black Monday
7
What became common in many urban areas during the Great Depression?
Soup kitchens
50 cent diners
Speakeasies
Roosevelt Ghettos
8
After the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Americans
none of these
remained calm.
panicked and put all their money in the banks.
panicked and withdrew their money from the banks.
9
Which New Deal program established pensions for retired people 65 and over and aid for those sick and out of work?
National Security Agency
Social Security Administration
Works Progress Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
10
Which New Deal program guaranteed bank deposit safety up to $2,500 and restricted banks from making risky loans?
Securities Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
11
What officially brought an end to the Great Depression?
The rebirth of consumerism
Stock investments
FDR's New Deal
World War II
12
Which of these pieces of technology did FDR use in his "fireside chats" to comfort and support the American people?
the telephone
the radio
the television
Morse Code
13
Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?
Natural disasters hurting farmers
Crippling debt
All of these
Low demand, despite factories producing more.
14
Which group didn't prosper during the 1920s and suffered more during The Great Depression?
none of these
farmers
engineers
bankers
15
Which was NOT a criticism of the New Deal?
Unemployment actually rose under the New Deal.
It did not do enough to help American citizens.
It was giving too much power to the federal government.
It was said that it was turning America to socialism.
16
What happens if you buy a company stock/share?
You become the CEO of that company
You become a partial owner of the company
None of the above
You buy out the company entirely
17
What was the Dust Bowl?
A severe drought that gripped the Great Plains in the 1930s.
A severe drought that gripped Austria.
A sports competition that took place in the American Midwest
A general term for a drought
18
Which group of Americans actually found MORE jobs during the Great Depression?
African Americans
Men
Germans
Women
