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US History II: Depression and New Deal
US History II: Depression and New Deal
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1
How many times was FDR elected president?
Two
One
Four
Three
2
What were the "first hundred days"
100 days after the Stock Market Crashed
The first few months of FDR's presidency
difficult 3-month adjustment once you moved to a Hooverville
The worst part of the Dust Bowl
3
In his inaugural address, FDR compared the economic crisis to ____________.
the Titanic sinking
a papercut
an invasion by a foreign enemy
a plane crash
4
What is notable about Frances Perkins?
first female Supreme Court Justice
first female Cabinet member
first female governor
first female Senator
5
In the Bank Panic of 1930, many Americans ______
rushed to purchase cheap stocks in banking institutions
werekilled in riots outside of banks
criticized FDR for taking America off the gold standard
rushed to take their money out of the banks
6
This Alphabet Agency builtbridges, dams, power plants, and government buildings.
NRA
PWA
AAA
SEC
7
Critics of FDR said that he
didn't really care about the poor people
had no idea what he was doing
was actually making the depression worse
was assuming more power than a president should have
8
The "banking holiday" meant that
All banks had to close temporarily to prevent further panics
the day the SEC was formed
Every banker got a free vacation
Everyone got a day off from work
9
What area did New Deal reforms NOT address?
conservation of natural resources
unemployment insurance
improvements in Civil Rights
fixing the banking system
10
How did FDR communicate with the American people?
Writing newspaper articles
Television specials
Fireside Chats
He was not a great communicator
11
What led to the decline of farm prosperity in the 1920s,
before
the stock market crash?
repeal of the Homestead Act
Growing too many crops
Dust Bowl
lack of farm technology
12
What sport was FDR a part of at Harvard?
Baseball
Football
Golf
Cheerleading
13
By the end of 1932, what % of the workers were unemployed?
10%
90%
5%
25%
14
How did Hoover initially think the Depression would be solved?
Give money to people who need it
Increasing amount of money in circulation
Massive jobs programs
Leave it alone, the economy will fix itself
15
What is happening in this picture?
Snow Day tomorrow!
Dust Storm
Bank Panic
Tornado
16
The AAA solved falling farm prices by
convincing farmers to take on factory work
paying farmers not to farm
encouraging people to plant "victory gardens"
ending sharecropping in the South
17
What is the name for this type of place?
Franklinville
Roosevelt Gardens
Hooverville
Herbietown
18
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.)
ensured that money in banks is safe
gave direct relief to the people
helped farmers keep their farms
provided jobs building bridges
19
Which president promised “a chicken for every pot”?
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
20
When did FDR lose the use of his legs?
after his 3rd term
he was born that way
when he was in high school
around age 40
21
What item was called a "Hoover blanket"?
rags found in the streets
A warm down comforter
sleeping in piles of money
newspapers
22
In 1931, nine young black men were accused of sexual assault. They were innocent, but received lengthy prison sentences.
"The Unjustly Accused"
The Train Hoax Kids
Scottsboro Boys
Little Rock Nine
23
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. What did these laws concern?
Agriculture
The Stock Market
Tariffs
Alcohol
24
When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933
He proceeded very cautiously and slowly with new plans
He didn't get anything done
Congress was uncooperative
Congress did whatever he wanted
25
Where did most Dust Bowl migrants head to?
Minnesota
New Jersey
California
Georgia
26
Which New Deal Act helped Labor Unions?
Wagner Act
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Glass-Steagall Act
National Recovery Act
27
Black Tuesday refers to the day
the day when all stores have amazing sales
when everyone wore black to protest Herbert Hoover
when the stock market crashed
when dust storms hit the Great Plains
28
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
was made to prevent fraud on the stock market
regulated electricity in Tennessee
prevented farmers from losing their farms
gave people jobs in conservation
29
What did FDR do when the Supreme Court overturned many New Deal policies?
Tried to pack the courts with new justices
Turned to Herbert Hoover for advice
Simply gave up
Decided to retire
30
What was the Dawes Plan?
a jobs plan during the New Deal
Hoover's final attempt to save the economy
Repayment plan for WWI loans
One of the causes of the stock market crash
31
The Bracero Program of both Hoover and FDR "repatriated" or deported members of this ethnic community:
Native Americans
African-Americans
Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
German-Americans
32
Which of the following states was hit hardest by the Dust Bowl
California
Florida
New York
Oklahoma
33
FDR attracted all of the following groups to the Democratic Party EXCEPT:
African-Americans
"New Immigrants"
Women
Wall Street Bankers
34
What finally caused the Great Depression to end?
Herbert Hoover's brilliant ideas
World War II
The New Deal
The court-packing scheme
35
John Steinbeck’s
Grapes of Wrath
tells the story of
"Okies" traveling to California, escaping the dust bowl
the stock market crash
unemployed winemakers
an unpleasant incident in the fruit section at Kroger Foods
36
What are FDR's economic plans called?
The Great Deal
The New Deal
The Old Deal
The Square Deal
37
Who was "the conscience of the New Deal"?
Lucy Mercer
Mary McLeod Bethune
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
38
What does “frozen credit” mean?
an abnormally cold winter
there is too much money in circulation
you put your credit card in the freezer
it's almost impossible to borrow money
39
What great obstacle did FDR have to overcome earlier in his life?
Divorce
fights with Teddy at family reunions
Polio
living in a Hooverville
40
Which is NOT one of the three Rs of the New Deal?
Recovery
Reform
Reprimand
Relief
41
This was created to help people not become poor after retirement
Civilian Conservation Corps
FDIC
Glass-Steagall Reforms
Social Security
42
why was the Smoot-Hawley Tariff a terrible tax?
it hurt the farmers
it brought international trade to a standstill
it led to bank panics
it ended American isolationism
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The first problem Roosevelt addressed after becoming president was:
Bank failures
the Dust Bowl
Hoovervilles
Poverty
