How did President Herbert Hoover try to help the economy after the stock market crash?

Asking businesses NOT to lay people off

The first major action Roosevelt took upon becoming president?

Closed all the nation's banks and ordered inspections

Causes of the farming crisis of the 1920's included:

demand for crops fell after WWI

Which of President FDR's New Deal ideas failed to become law?

The reorganization/adding 6 justices to the Supreme Court

Buying stock on margin means:

borrowing money to help pay for the stock

Created through the Glass-Steagall Banking Act, this originally protected accounts up to $5,000

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

Eleanor Roosevelt played the following role in FDR's administration:

she was an important advisor on domestic policy

The Bonus Army that marched on Washington DC to protest consisted of:

WWI veterans and their families

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1
How did President Herbert Hoover try to help the economy after the stock market crash?
Lowering foreign tariffs
Funding handouts of food and clothing
Closing banks
Asking businesses NOT to lay people off
2
Critic of New Deal program, who proposed a plan called "Share-Our-Wealth"?
Huey Long
Charles Coughlin
Francis Townsend
John L. Lewis
3
Which of the following increased in the 1920s?
farmers' debts
domestic demand for US farm products
foreign demand for US farm products
prices for farm products
4
The first major action Roosevelt took upon becoming president?
He called the first meeting of the "Brain Trust"
Closed all the nation's banks and ordered inspections
Established the CWA to provide job relief
He proposed a reorganization of the Supreme Court
5
Which was NOT cause of the Dust Bowl?
Overproduction of crops
Drought
High winds
Thick layers of prairie grass
6
Causes of the farming crisis of the 1920's included:
federal price-supports of corn and wheat were not effective
demand for crops fell after WWI
the Dust Bowl took much land out of production
most people did not own electric refrigerators
7
Which of President FDR's New Deal ideas failed to become law?
The establishment of regional planning authorities
The reorganization/adding 6 justices to the Supreme Court
Federally supported loans for housing
the creation of a federally supported pension program
8
Which of the following New Deal pieces was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
NIRA
WPA
TVA
CCC
9
Buying stock on margin means:
buying stock for someone else
paying less than the market price of the stock
purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange
borrowing money to help pay for the stock
10
Buying stocks on chance of quick profit, without considering risks, is known as:
living on credit
buying on margin
speculation
profit-taking
11
Created through the Glass-Steagall Banking Act, this originally protected accounts up to $5,000
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
SSA (Social Security Act)
12
President Hoover's approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in:
the golden rule
direct government relief
separation of church and state
voluntary cooperation
13
Author of "The Grapes of Wrath", about Oklahomans fleeing the Dust Bowl?
John Steinbeck
Dorothea Lange
JK Rowling
Stephen King
14
Eleanor Roosevelt played the following role in FDR's administration:
she was an important advisor on domestic policy
she focused on being an excellent hostess
she was an important advisor on foreign policy
she served as a cabinet member
15
The Bonus Army that marched on Washington DC to protest consisted of:
farmers driven of their land by dust storms
unemployed industrial workers and their families
WWI veterans and their families
business and labor leaders who agreed to work together
16
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act resulted in:
an unequal distribution of income in the US
Hoover's reelection as president
more demand for American made goods
a dramatic drop in world trade
17
First woman to serve in the president's cabinet:
Frances Perkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
Arlene Francis
Mary Mcleod Bethune
18
Helped organize the "Black Cabinet" for FDR, a group of influential African Americans?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Dorothea Lange
19
Throughout much of the Great Depression, the unemployment rate was:
75%
10%
25%
50%
20
In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles", people demonstrated their:
disgust with Hoover
trust in Hoover
patriotism
respect for Hoover

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