stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Unit 6 U.S. History Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Unit 6 U.S. History
Unit 6 U.S. History
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
878 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
Which American novel provides a vivid depiction of the difficulties individuals faced during the Great Depression?
John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath
Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
2
Which year did the stock market crash occur, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression?
1929
1930
1928
1927
3
Which controversial political issue of the 1930s is reflected in the cartoon?
Congressional attempts to undermine state sovereignty
FDR's refusal to cooperate with state government
Congressional attempts to bypass of separation of powers
FDR's attempt to reorganize the Supreme Court
4
Which characteristic of the Great Depression in Texas is evidenced by the data in the table?
Federal deposit insurance stopped the banks from closing
Farmers struggled to pay back their bank loans
Bank failures continued to be an issue throughout the 1930s.
New Deal programs created banking jobs.
5
What kind of changes to American society were the defining issues of both the Great Depression and the New Deal?
Cultural
Economic
Artistic
Geographic
6
One social impact of the federal responses to the Great Depression was —
increased wealth for U.S. farmers & ranchers
expanded factory and manufacturing openings for Blacks
fewer opportunities for women to enter the U.S. labor force
forced deportation of many U.S. citizens of Mexican descent
7
How did high U.S. tariffs on imports likely contribute to the Great Depression?
Other nations boycotted U.S. goods because of high prices.
The U.S. experienced a rapid rise in inflation.
Other nations raised tariffs that cut U.S. exports.
The U.S. experienced a moderate rise in employment.
8
How did the Great Depression impact employment?
The percentage of people in the military decreased steadily.
The number of people employed increased sharply.
The percentage of people unemployed increased sharply.
The number of people employed stayed consistent.
9
How does the Social Security Act of 1935 continue to affect the lives of citizens today?
Grants agricultural subsidies
Provides retirement income
Protects bank investments
Funds school improvement
10
Which challenge of the Roosevelt administration is illustrated by the cartoon?
Supreme Court rulings declaring New Deal unconstitutional
desire of voters choose Supreme Court justices in elections
resistance of Congress to vote on New Deal legislation
unwillingness of Supreme Court Justices to retire
11
The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that continues to assist many Americans primarily by —
helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks
offering incentives for them to invest in rental properties
providing them with money to pay for moving expenses
helping them choose a reputable home builder
12
Which of the following correctly pairs the event with its corresponding date?
Beginning of the Great Depression in the U.S. - 1929
Crash of the stock market in the United States - 1931
Beginning of American Dust Bowl - 1920
End of the First World War in Europe - 1928
13
What economic practice became popular in the 1920s and eventually contributed to the crash of the stock market?
Buying stocks with only a down payment
Selling stocks in very rapid succession
Sharing insider information on stock trades
Paying only cash for stock purchases
14
Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?
Social Security Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
15
Which of the following might have reduced the effects of the Dust Bowl?
eliminating cattle farms
using chemical fertilizers
improving water management
cleaner farms
16
Based on the excerpt, President Roosevelt responded to those in opposition to the New Deal by —
explaining the need for declaring war on Germany
arguing that government needed to act decisively
agreeing to collaborate with his critics
G appointing more supreme court justices
17
What is the main function of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
Protecting personal savings in the event of a bank failure
Providing monetary aid to struggling banks
Guaranteeing job security for bank employees
Assisting banks in recovering unpaid bank loans
18
People today can feel safe in keeping their money in banks because of which New Deal measure?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
National Parking Act
19
Which event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
The stock market crash of 1929
The election of FDR
The election of Hoover
The end of World War I
20
The events listed are most closely associated with which decade?
1910-1919
1940-1949
1920-1929
1930-1939
21
As a result of the Dust Bowl conditions, demographic patterns in the United States shifted because —
American Indians died from starvation
immigrants established farms on the Great Plains
African Americans moved to northern cities
farmers from the Midwest migrated to California
22
Which set of factors contributed most to the pattern shown on the maps?
years of drought and poor farming techniques
multiple El Nino events and dam building
farm worker labor shortage and chemical fertilizers
poor irrigation and use of crop rotation
23
Which constitutional issue concerned opponents of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "court packing" efforts?
It would shift power from the states to the federal government.
It would not allow people to elect judges.
It would restrict individual rights.
It would weaken the separation of powers.
24
Which government agency, established during the Great Depression, still protects consumer savings today?
Social Security Agency
Federal Emergency Relief Agency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Resources Committee
25
Despite his opponents’ arguments, President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded to the Great Depression by
laying off federal workers
creating new government relief programs
providing protections for labor unions
relaxing restrictions on immigration
