______When the Stock market crashed in October 1929,

Stock prices fell & people lost money, jobs, and homes.

When Roosevelt became president, he said….

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

What group supplied electricity to farms and thousands of homes?

Rural Electrification Administration

The 1920s were known as the “Roaring Twenties” because

Jobs were easy to find and the pay was high.

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1
Who provided jobs to thousands of unemployed people?
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
2
In 1920, what amendment to the United States Constitution gave women suffrage?
21st Amendment
20th Amendment
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
3
This president was elected in the Fall of 1932 when the depression was at its worst.
Woodrow Wilson
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hurbert Hoover
4
______When the Stock market crashed in October 1929,
People hurried to invest more money.
New banks opened immediately.
Stock prices fell & people lost money, jobs, and homes.
New jobs were created overnight.
5
CCC stands for...
Civilian Conservation Corps
Conservation Civilian Corps
Corporation of Civilian Conservation
Concerned Citizens Company
6
Who was the only U.S. President to be elected four times?
Hubert Hoover
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
7
What was set up to improve schools?
The State Board of Directors
The governor’s office
The State Board of Education
The positions of principal and assistant principal
8
Alabama celebrated its centennial in
2009
1919
1819
1999
9
What administration built many schools and other public buildings in Alabama?
Works Progress Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
Public Works Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
10
Programs established after the Great Depression to “put the country back to work” were called
Moving Forward Program
New Day Program
Let's Get Started Program
New Deal.
11
When Roosevelt became president, he said….
"Fear is not an option.”
“Be afraid. Be very afraid.”
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“Quitting is not allowed.”
12
What group supplied electricity to farms and thousands of homes?
Public Works Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
13
Who is the largest public power company in the country?
Rural Electrification Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
14
What does TVA stand for?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Apartments
Tennessee Valley Alliance
Tennessee Valley Association
15
By 1932, over how many American citizens were out of work?
1/4
10
4
1/10
16
The 1920s were known as the “Roaring Twenties” because
The mountain lion became the state animal.
People were still upset about World War II.
Jobs were easy to find and the pay was high.
People knew a depression was on its way.
17
The program that provides retirement benefits and is still in force today is the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Social Security Act.
Public works Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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