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1
What does this poster represent?
Huey Long
Hoover's Election campaign
The New Deal
Alphabet Agencies
2
What does this picture represent?
Drought conditions
TVA
Dust storm
Excessive heat
3
True or False: The Court packing bill drew harsh criticism from the American people
True
False
4
I bought 10 shares of Exxon on 10/26. If I sold on 10/28, what would my profit be?
150
100
250
50
5
What does the following picture represent?
TVA
WPA
NYA
CCC
6
Which of the following is NOT a critique of the New Deal?
Helped only big businesses
Expanded government and made people dependent on gov't
Didn't end the Depression and spent too much money
Helped Senior citizens after they had retired
7
Who is this a picture of?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Huey Long
Rosa Parks
8
Which answer accurately describes the significance of Social Security Act?
Law placed a tax on workers and employees
Helped the elderly, disabled, children, and unemployed
First time the gov't took responsibility for citizens
Was declared unconstitutional
9
What did Hoover's Reconstruction Finance Corporation do?
Loaned money directly to individuals
Gave money to soup kitchens and charities
Loaned money to financial institutions
Used money to hire workers directly
10
How many consecutive years was the unemployment rate above 14%?
9
11
10
8
11
T/F: Hoover felt it was up to individuals and institutions, not the government, to offer relief
True
False
12
Which of the following correctly describes the Wagner Act?
Encouraged workers to join sit down strikes
Allowed workers to join labor unions
Allowed workers to join the CCC
Allowed workers to quit their jobs
13
Which President approved the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
FDR
Hoover
14
FDR, before becoming President, was the Governor of ______________.
NJ
TX
NY
PA
15
Do you think that this cartoonist is in favor or against the New Deal?
Against
In favor
16
What does this picture represent?
Black Tuesday
Buying on margin
Overproduction
Bank Run
17
What road did Americans affected by the Dust Bowl take to California?
Route 66
Route 68
Route 67
Route 65
18
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation? (FDIC)
Gov't guarantees that you won't lose money in stocks
Insurance for your home during foreclosure
Gov't guarantees a bank won't close
Gov't insured your money in the bank
19
What was FDRs New Deal solution for bank failures?
Social Security Act
CCC, WPA
Emergency Banking relief act
Fireside chats
20
What does this picture represent?
New Deal
Fireside chat
Banking relief act
CCC
21
What is the following a picture of?
Wagner Act
NYA
CCC
Sit down strike
22
The court packing bill would have given the _____________ branch more power
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
23
Which of the following was an immediate effect of the stock market crash?
Overproduction
High unemployment
Banking crisis
Profit opportunities
24
Who did the American people blame for removing the Bonus Army in a violent way?
General McCarthy
President Hoover
President FDR
General MacArthur
25
New Deal critic who proposed program called 'Share Our Wealth', would have taxed the rich more
Ida B. Wells
Huey Long
Herbert Hoover
FDR
26
How would you describe a bank run?
Panicked customers try to remove all their money
Panicked investors sell all their stock
The bank panicks and shuts down because of the stock crash
Customers run to the banks to pay back their loans
27
What was FDRs New Deal solution for shattered American morale?
Social Security Act
Fireside chats
CCC, WPA
Wagner Act
28
During the Roaring 20s, the stock market was a __________ market.
Bear
Horse
Bull
Bull frog
29
Eleanor Roosevelt championed this program which helped students stay in school.
CCC
WPA
TVA
NYA
30
How is unequal distribution of wealth a cause of the Depression?
Leads to decreased consumer spending
Leads to a run on the banks
Leads to a stock market crash
Causes people to buy stocks on margins
31
Why is buying on margin so risky?
Stock market is unpredictable
Can become in debt to the bank
stock market was so high in the 20s
A crash was likely
32
Who was the nation's first female cabinet member? She was the Secretary of Labor for FDR.
Frances Perkins
Laura Bush
Francine Delaney
Eleanor Roosevelt
33
When farmers overproduced after WWI, the prices ______________.
Decreased
Increased
34
True or False: The government agreed to give angry WWI veterans early payment of their bonuses
True
False
35
Roosevelt spoke about this in his first fireside chat:
Emergency Infrastructure Act
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Social Security Act
Emergency Banking Fix it Act
36
Put the following in order: A: Overproduction B: TVA created C: Black Tuesday
BAC
BCA
ACB
ABC
37
What motivated FDR to try and pass the court packing bill?
FDR wanted to take more power for the executive branch
Court was declaring some programs unconstitutional
Court was declaring some programs constitutional
Court was made up justices over the age of 70
38
Put the following events in order: A: FDR elected, B: Hoover Elected, C: Black Tuesday
ACB
ABC
BCA
CBA
39
How did the government try to 'fix' the Dust Bowl conditions?
Plant trees to block the wind
Adopt new farming methods
Provide money to farmers
Special chemicals to produce rain
40
Which state would have been most affected by the Dust storms of the 30s?
California
Montana
New York
Oklahoma
41
Roosevelt's first action as President was to deal with the _____________ system.
construction
farm
banking
stock
42
What was FDRs solution for high unemployment?
Social Security Act
fireside chats
Banking Holiday
CCC, WPA
43
Why were so many people willing to take the risk of buying on margin?
Stock market is predictable
Because there is no risk
Because of the bear market of the 20s
Because of the bull market of the 20s
44
What does the following picture represent?
NYA
CCC
TVA
RFC
45
FDR won the Election of ______ to become President.
1932
1928
1936
1930
46
What year of the Depression saw the highest unemployment rate?
1932
1931
1933
1934
