The Social Security Act still helps people today by providing...

retirement for older age people.

The Social Security Act made the government...

more responsible for people's economic well being.

What was the goal of the New Deal?

fight the effects of the Great Depression

The major legacy of the Great Depression was that?

Gov. played a primary role for taking care of people

In response to the Hawley-Smoot Tariff other countries?

raised their tariffs on U.S. goods

The purpose of the FDIC was to?

insure peoples deposits in banks

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Great Depression/New Deal Review

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1
The Bonus Army rallied to show support for the passage of what law?
National Recovery Act
New Deal
Putnam Bill
Social Security Act
2
Herbert hoover never provided aid for the American people during the Great Depression.
True
False
3
Which is not one of the 3 R's?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
Redemption
4
Besides providing jobs, the goal of the TVA was to?
Improve 7 Southern States
improve school nutrition
help children
stop the Dust Bowl
5
What principle of government did FDR's court packing plan threaten?
Separation of Powers
Popular Sovereignty
Individual Rights
Republicanism
6
This Amendment limited presidents to two terms?
23rd
22nd
19th
20th
7
Which of the following was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
Overgrazing destroyed native prairie grasses
Drought
Overproduction of crops
Locust infestation
8
The Social Security Act still helps people today by providing...
regulations for the stock market.
retirement for older age people.
jobs.
insurance for bank investments.
9
FDR tried to "pack" the Supreme Court because they had...
tried to end the whole New Deal
grown too old.
struck down the NIRA.
tried to impeach him
10
The Social Security Act made the government...
more balanced between the 3 branches.
less powerful.
more responsible for people's economic well being.
more concentrated in the executive branch.
11
What was the goal of the New Deal?
pass the free and unlimited coinage of silver
Prevent the Great Depression
stop monopolies from forming
fight the effects of the Great Depression
12
One of the primary issues with the stock market was that people were...
buying stocks on margin.
buying too much.
not buying enough.
investing in foreign markets rather than U.S. markets.
13
Okies were people who relocated from ___________ to California.
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
14
Which event helped trigger the start of the Great Depression?
Dust Bowl
WWI
Bonus March
Stock Market Crash
15
These were used to prevent bank runs and to allow inspectors to examine banking practices?
Stress Tests
Bank Runs
Bank Inspections
Bank Holidays
16
Who was the author of The Grapes of Wrath?
Father Coughlin
Upton Sinclair
John Steinbeck
Dorthea Lange
17
What year did the Stock Market Crash occur?
1929
1914
1930
1933
18
The major legacy of the Great Depression was that?
People suffered and never got over it
Gov. played a primary role for taking care of people
the New Deal got us out of the Great Depression
FDR was the best president in history
19
In response to the Hawley-Smoot Tariff other countries?
began only trading with the U.S.
raised their tariffs on U.S. goods
banned U.S. goods
welcomed more U.S. investment
20
The purpose of the FDIC was to?
create jobs in the forestry service
help farmers by paying them to not grow crops
provide a source of income for people 65+
insure peoples deposits in banks

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