Which of the following was a major impact of the Great Depression?

25% of all Americans were unemployed

Which of the following was not a goal of the New Deal?

Retaliation against the Germans for WWI

Which statement about Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program is most accurate?

Social welfare programs were expanded

During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles showed that President Hoover

Was blamed for the suffering of the poor

President Franklin D. Roosevelt supported domestic policies that

Provided direct help to those in need

What did Social Security, federal work, and environmental improvement programs have in common?

They were all major features of the New Deal

How did the government try to provide jobs to Americans?

They hired people to build government buildings and bridges.

Why were new programs such as the CCC and WPA successful?

Provided work for the unemployed

The stock market crash of 1929

was a cause of the Great Depression

Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Depression?

One in 4 Americans were unemployed

The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by

Providing government help to many in need

Why did Hoover not take action to stop the Great Depression?

He believed it would fix itself

What is a "run" on a bank?

When many people try to get their money from a bank at once

Which conditions are most characteristic of an economic depression?

High unemployment and homelessness

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1
Which president created the New Deal?
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
2
Which of the following was a major impact of the Great Depression?
Farmers sold more crops
News businesses started up to make a profit
Unemployment dropped to all time lows
25% of all Americans were unemployed
3
President Roosevelt’s plan to end the depression by creating jobs for Americans was called -
Return to Normalcy
New Deal
Roaring Twenties
Great Society
4
Which of the following was not a goal of the New Deal?
Recovery of the economy
Relief for unemployed Americans
Retaliation against the Germans for WWI
Reform to prevent another depression
5
Which statement about Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program is most accurate?
Government ended programs that created jobs
Government support of environmental programs ended
Social welfare programs were expanded
Tariffs were raised
6
During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles showed that President Hoover
Was seen as a role model
Was blamed for the suffering of the poor
Used the military to aid the unemployed
Supported helping the poor
7
New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were primarily intended to help
Businesses
Homeowners
Unemployed people
Wealthy people
8
President Franklin D. Roosevelt supported domestic policies that
Favored only 1 part of the country
Attempted to increase the wealth of the rich
Led to tax cuts for everyone
Provided direct help to those in need
9
Which of the following was not a feature of the New Deal?
Federal Work Programs
Social Security
More people joined the army
Increased rights for labor
10
Many homeless people lived in what type of shantytowns during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Coolidge Camps
Bush Boulevards
Roosevelt Rotundas
11
What did Social Security, federal work, and environmental improvement programs have in common?
They were all results of WWII
They were all major features of the New Deal
They were all impacts of the Great Depression on Americans
They were all causes of the Great Depression?
12
How did the government try to provide jobs to Americans?
They hired people to build government buildings and bridges.
The government forced businesses to hire people.
The government sent people overseas to work there.
The government made it illegal to fire people.
13
Why were new programs such as the CCC and WPA successful?
Created high paying jobs so everyone got rich quick
Provided work for the unemployed
Controlled the stock market
Governed the banks
14
The stock market crash of 1929
had no effect on the Great Depression
was an effect of the Great Depression
was a cause of the Great Depression
caused stock market prices to increase rapidly
15
Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Depression?
High tariffs on foreign goods
The failure of the Federal Reserve
People buying stocks with borrowed money
One in 4 Americans were unemployed
16
The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by
Providing government help to many in need
Raising tariffs higher
Encouraging people to borrow more money from the banks
Lowering government spending on programs for people
17
Why did Hoover not take action to stop the Great Depression?
Roosevelt had stolen his ideas
He believed it would fix itself
He wanted to loose the election
The government had no money to fix it
18
What effect did bank and business failures have on the American people?
People started their own banks
People started gambling to win money
People lost their money and their jobs
People just started new businesses
19
What is a "run" on a bank?
When a robbery of a bank happens in 5 minutes
When bank employees strike
When many people try to get their money from a bank at once
When people write too many checks
20
Which conditions are most characteristic of an economic depression?
High employment rates and wealth
Businesses booming and making profits
High stock prices
High unemployment and homelessness

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