One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people

Developed habits of savings and thriftiness

After the stock market crash, how did Hoover try to help the economy?

Asking businesses not to lay off employees

What does buying a stock on margin mean?

Borrowing money to pay for the stock

What was the first major action that Roosevelt did as President?

Closed all of the banks for inspection

Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

Thick layers of prairie grasses

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1
Which was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work?
National Labor Relations Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Works Progress Administration
Social Security Act
2
The American public perceived many characteristics in President Roosevelt EXCEPT
Compassion
Economic conservatism
Determination
Self-confidence
3
One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people
Became risk takers in the stock market
Developed habits of savings and thriftiness
Grew to like Hoover
Came to believe in small government
4
Black Tuesday was the day that Hoover forced the Bonus Army to disband
True
False
5
After the stock market crash, how did Hoover try to help the economy?
Closing banks
Funding handouts of food and clothing
Asking businesses not to lay off employees
Lowering foreign taxes
6
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?
Farmers forced off their lands by dust storms
Unemployed industrial workers
World War I veterans
Business and labor leaders who agreed to cooperate
7
What does buying a stock on margin mean?
Purchasing the stock outside the stock exchange
Buying the stock for someone else
Borrowing money to pay for the stock
Paying less than the market price
8
What was the first major action that Roosevelt did as President?
Closed all of the banks for inspection
Called the first meeting of the Brain Trust
Established the Civil Works Administration
Proposed reorganizing the Supreme Court
9
Which of the following was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
Raise prices of farm products
Encourage more people to enter farming
Provide pensions for retired farmers
Increase farm production
10
Which of the following describes a government system for giving $ or food to the poor?
Rugged individualism
Price support
Direct relief
Bonus Army
11
The card game represents
The stock market
The US economy
The US Government
FDR's New Deal programs
12
In calling shantytowns Hoovervilles, people conveyed their
Grudging respect for Hoover
Disgust for Hoover
Trust in Hoover
Patriotism
13
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
Many people started farming
Many families become homeless
Many men became unemployed
Many children had a poor diet
14
____ claimed the New Deal didn't go far enough and proposed a sharing the wealth program
Francis Townsend
Huey Long
John Lewis
Franklin Roosevelt
15
By decreasing farm surpluses, the New Deal policies helped to
Combat the effects of the Dust Bowl
Increase the food supply
Raise the price of farm goods
Lower the cost of food
16
American industries only showed signs of trouble before 1929
True
False
17
The _____ showed FDR's concern for the natural environment
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
18
Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?
Regulate the stock market
Deregulate the banking system
Increase crop production
Decrease prices of farm goods
19
Which of the following increased in the 1920s?
Farmers' debts
Foreign demand for US farm products
Prices for farm products
Domestic demand for US farm products
20
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
Thick layers of prairie grasses
Drought
Overproduction of crops
High winds

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