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1
What is the best way to describe “the Hundred Days?”
The dance move used by Flappers
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
a period of intense activity for the Roosevelt administration
The amount of time the Great Depression lasted
2
In which area did the New Deal have a major effect?
All of the Above
Protecting workers rights
Banking
Finance
3
Places that offered free food for struggling Americans were called
Bread Kitchens
Soup Kitchens
Wawa
Diners
4
The construction project started under Hoover was called...
Statue of Liberty
Boulder Dam
Empire State Building
Bonus Army
5
What program provided money to states to create jobs in the construction of schools and other community buildings?
National Industrial Recovery Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Securities and Exchange Commission
6
Which of these was an impact of the Great Depression?
Male suicides increased by 30%.
All of the above
Unemployment skyrocketed.
World trade declined by 40%.
7
Makeshift shacks out of scrap materials that formed little towns were known as…
Metal-towns
Aluminum-towns
Shantytowns
Teepees
8
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Prohibition
Americans could not pay off their debt
Demand for farming crops decreased after World War 1
Stock Market Crash
9
Who won the 1932 presidential election?
Herbert Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt
Alfred Smith
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
10
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression?
Beginning of World War II
Passage of the Social Security Act
Reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940
Announcement of the Marshall Plan
11
What program put young men aged 18 to 25 to work building roads, developing parks, and planting trees?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Securities Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
12
On October 29, the bottom fell out of the market and became known as what?
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Blue Thursday
Red Sunday
13
The period from 1929 to 1940 in which the economy plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed is known as…
The Great Recession
The Great Unemployment
The Average Depression
The Great Depression
14
Which of these did the Social Security Act NOT cover
Aid to families with dependent children and the disabled.
Old-age insurance for retirees 65 or older and their spouses
Unemployment compensation system.
Welfare for Native Americans only
15
What were the radio talks about issues of public concern, explaining in clear, simple language his New Deal measures?
Watergate
Social Securities Act
Jukebox
Fireside chats
16
Which law lowered mortgage rates for homeowners and allowed farmers to refinance their farm loans and avoid foreclosure?
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Securities Act
Social Security Act
17
Which best describes the Dust Bowl?
Stock Market crashing
Farmers had exhausted the land. The dust traveled hundreds of miles.
A football game
Unemployment for bankers
18
Which law passed in May 1933, required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings?
Federal Securities Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agricultural Adjustment Act
19
The president during the stock market crash was…
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Abraham Lincoln
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Which program sought to raise crop prices by lowering production?
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Securities Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
