What was a major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933?

To improve economic conditions in a poor rural region

What was the primary reason for the reduction of bank failures between 1926 and 1937

New banking laws increased confidence and trust in the banking system

What was illustrated by the march of the "bonus Army" and "Hoovervilles" during the 1930's?

Government maintaining Laissez-Faire policies

All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT

Government ending Laissez-Faire policies in the 1920's

How did consumerism help cause the Great Depression? .

Americans used credit to purchase household and luxury items

Why did opponents of Roosevelt's New Deal programs feel it was a "Socialist Experiment"?

government was becoming too involved in people's daily lives

Which of the following relief and recovery programs also served as a New Deal reform program?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)

What is the goal of New Deal reform programs?

Protect citizens against possible future economic disasters.

Which of these factors contributed MOST to the Dust Bowl?

Prolonged drought and poor farming practices

All of the following are effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT

Widespread crime and a rise in employment

How did the New Deal programs help combat the Great Depression?

They increased government spending to help create jobs

The SSS, WPA, FHA, and TVA are examples of what?

Government accepting responsibility for economic relief

What might be the reason that Florida's housing bubble burst in 1926?

banks no longer funded "paper millionares"

Which of the following is evidence of the public discontent for republican laissez-faire policy

March of the "Bonus Army" and reference to "Hoovervilles"

Using credit to purchase household and luxury items during the 1920's is an example of what?

How consumerism caused the Great Depression

Why was the onset of the Great Depression in 1929 not felt so strongly in Florida?

the economy there already declined in earlier years

Which statement is MOST accurate about the stock market crash?

It helped lead to the Great Depression

Which of following New Deal programs provided work for the unemployed?

Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corp

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1
What was a major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933?
To build and manage a national highway system
To improve economic conditions in a poor rural region
To provide healthcare benefits for the elderly
To encourage socialism in the US
2
What was the primary reason for the reduction of bank failures between 1926 and 1937
By 1937 the government was operating the nation's banks
Creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)
most people were too poor and did not have money to desposit
New banking laws increased confidence and trust in the banking system
3
What factors lead to the decline of the land boom in Miami and South Florida in 1926?
decrease in the demand for citrus
derease in the number of tourists
the stock market crash
overpriced land speculation
4
What was illustrated by the march of the "bonus Army" and "Hoovervilles" during the 1930's?
Government maintaining Laissez-Faire policies
The government's attempt at ending homelessness
Excitement over Hoover's success in solving social problems
Anger with how Hoover dealt with the Great Depression
5
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT
High Tariffs and International Trade (Smoot-Hawley Tariff)
Government ending Laissez-Faire policies in the 1920's
Buying stocks on margin
Overproduction/Under consumption
6
How did consumerism help cause the Great Depression? .
Americans invested heavily in real estate opportunities.
Americans used credit to purchase household and luxury items
Americans earned high wages in the industrial sectors
Americans purchased large quantities of imported goods.
7
Why did opponents of Roosevelt's New Deal programs feel it was a "Socialist Experiment"?
programs provided too much money for debt relief
the programs did not help the most poor and needy citizens
government was becoming too involved in people's daily lives
programs did not help the upper and middle class citizens
8
Which of the following relief and recovery programs also served as a New Deal reform program?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Farm Credit Association (FCA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
9
What is the goal of New Deal reform programs?
Protect citizens against possible future economic disasters.
Provide immediate relief from the Great Depression
To help the country recover from the Great Depression
To help protect future Laissez-Faire policies
10
Which of these factors contributed MOST to the Dust Bowl?
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
increase in farm production on the Great Plains
suspension of government assistance to farmers
growth of the banking industry from farm loans
11
All of the following are effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT
Bank failures and individuals lost their life savings
hunger and unemployment
Widespread crime and a rise in employment
Economic hardship and widespread homelessness
12
Which of the following contributed to the Great Depression?
labor reform in the 1920's
government welfare programs
buying stocks on margin
reduction of tariffs
13
This is a system where the government has control over the economy and the production of goods.
Socialist
Anarchist
Communist
Capitalist
14
How did the New Deal programs help combat the Great Depression?
They enforced Laissez-Faire economic polic
They increased government spending to help create jobs
They refocused the economy on agricultural production
They boosted the economy through foriegn borrowing
15
The SSS, WPA, FHA, and TVA are examples of what?
state government taking responsibllity for economic relief
Government maintaining Laissez-Faire policies
federal government taking control of local government
Government accepting responsibility for economic relief
16
What might be the reason that Florida's housing bubble burst in 1926?
an increase in the number of residents
land speculation
banks no longer funded "paper millionares"
The Hurricane of 1926
17
Which New Deal program, "provided for the general welfare . . . , through old age benefits"?
Federal Reserve Administration
Civil Works Administration
National Recovery Administration
Social Security Administration
18
Which economic practice became significantly more widespread during the 1920’s?
Stock-market speculation
governmental regulation of the banking system
Dependence on government welfare
reduction of tariff rates for imports
19
Which of the following is evidence of the public discontent for republican laissez-faire policy
states creating jobs for the unemployed
Hoover's success n solving social problems
fireside chats to restore confidence in the American people
March of the "Bonus Army" and reference to "Hoovervilles"
20
Using credit to purchase household and luxury items during the 1920's is an example of what?
How consumerism caused the Great Depression
How land speculation caused the Great Depression
How the stock market crash caused the Great Depression
How stock speculation caused the Great Depression
21
Why was the onset of the Great Depression in 1929 not felt so strongly in Florida?
the economy there already declined in earlier years
Because tourism continued to flourish
Florida was isolated from the rest of the country
Florida did not rely on agriculture like most other states
22
Which statement is MOST accurate about the stock market crash?
It was the single cause of the Great Depression
It was the single cause of widespread unemployment
It helped lead to the Great Depression
It continued to be unregulated after the New Deal
23
What was President Roosevelt's immediate response to the banking crisis when he became Prsident
Creating the Securitites and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Establishing a "Bank Holiday"
establishment of the Federal Reserve system
Creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)
24
Based on the cartoon, how would you describe the United States economy prior to the New Deal?
growing
controlled
stable
unfair
25
Which of following New Deal programs provided work for the unemployed?
Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corp
Works Progress Administration and Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corp and Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration and Tennessee Valley Authority

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