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The Great Depression and The New Deal
The Great Depression and The New Deal
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The stock market crash of 1929 to the New Deal
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1
To fund the New Deal, the government
decreased tariffs on imports
sold agricultural lands to foreign buyers
none of the above
borrowed large amounts of money
2
a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports is known as a
Tariff
Custom
Interest
Reparation
3
Hard times on the farms of the Great Plains caused many farm familes to
Move to Canada
Move to the west coast
Move south to become sharecroppers
Begin growing cash crops
4
“Laissez Faire” is a political approach of
None of the above
decreasing tariffs
increasing income taxes
being less involved
5
Places that offered free or low cost food during the depression were known as
Hoovervilles
Dust Bowls
Soup Kitchens
Costcos
6
Prohibition was repealed with the
21st Amendment
23rd Amendment
22nd Amendment
24th Amendment
7
Henry Ford made which of the following processes more efficient?
Assembly Line
Electrical Power
Financial Organization
Stock Trading
8
Following WWI, the U.S. a major economic power and continually expanded international trade
False
True
9
Deficit spending is the paying out of more money from the federal budget than the gov receives
True
False
10
Racial discrimination decreased during the Great Depression
False
True
11
During a severe drought from 1931 to 1940, the Great Plains was known as
The Last Frontier
The Sugar Bowl
The Wild West
The Dust Bowl
12
Economists agree that the New Deal improved and boosted the national economy during the 1930s
False
True
13
The
recover
portion of the New Deal focused on
lowering employment
stimulating agriculture and industry
preventing future economic depression
bringing relief to losses from war reparations
14
The
relief
portion of the New Deal focused on
preventing future economic depressions
bringing relief to national food shortage
lowering unemployment
bringing relief to losses in war reparations
15
Which of the following was a lasting effect of the New Deal?
A rise in national debt
Less government spending
A thriving economy
Abandonment of unions
16
On Black Thursday, many investors rushed to the stock exchange to
Invest in more stocks
Sell their stocks
17
Which of the following was NOT an underlying cause of the Great Depression?
Farmers consistently increased crop prices
Stocks were being purchased with collateral
Federal Reserve System had too little money in circulation
National Wealth was unevenly distributed
18
The most severe economic downturn in the nations history is known as
None of the above
The Harlem Renaissance
The Great Depression
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
19
In Back to the Future, Doc Brown and Marty McFly needed ____ gigawatts to power the delorean
20
5.65
100
1.21
20
This new deal program helped employ 2.5 million men to working on environmental projects
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
National Recovery Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
21
This program in the New Deal established fair wages and hours for workers
National Recovery Administration
Civil Works Administration
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
22
Along with the number 23, Michael Jordan also wore which number for a period of time?
38
45
10
24
23
During the economic boom in the 1920s _______ allowed consumers to spend beyond their means
Stocks
Credit
Tariffs
Shares
24
The
reform
portion of the New Deal focused on
preventing future economic depression
stimulating agriculture and industry
lowering employment
bringing relief to losses from war reparations
25
The phrase "prosperity is just around the corner" was said by which president?
Warren G. Harding
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
26
Who was Qui-Gon Jinn's padawan?
Mace Windu
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Kylo Ren
Anakin Skywalker
27
Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election after promising
government action to end to the depression
to lower taxes immediately
to close the stock market
to end prohibition
28
Which of the following was NOT a focus of the New Deal programs:
Relief
Replenish
Recover
Reform
29
The Agricultural Adjustment Act paid farmers to
hire unemployed men
grow higher quality crops
over-produce their crops
produce less crops
30
One of FDR's first plans of action was to address
unpaid war reparations
lack of food in the nation
the collapse of the American banking system
the stock market crash
