Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

What New Deal Era program aimed to help struggling farmers in Utah and the rest of the nation?

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

What was one family condition that Woody Guthrie mentioned in "Dust Bowl Refugee"?

Families were constantly on the move

What was an effect that the Dust Bowl had on families?

Fathers weren't able to provide for their families

What does the saying "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" mean?

People wore there clothes and other things out

What was a criticism of President Roosevelt?

He was leading the country down a socialist path

What was another cause of the crash of the stock market in 1929?

People were buying stocks with loans and were then unable to pay back loans

What caused the stock market crash?

Stock prices fell and investors panicked and sold their stocks

What was a way that Utah was affected by the Great Depression?

The value of mine products dropped 80%

What helped normal, everyday people connect with and like Roosevelt?

He spoke on the radio so all the families could here him around the country

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1
What was the FDIC?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Farmer Deal Insurance Corporation
Federal Dime Insurance Corporation
Farmer Dread Insurance Corporation
2
What New Deal Era program aimed to help struggling farmers in Utah and the rest of the nation?
Civilian Conservation Corp
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Bonneville Power Administration
Food and Drug Administration
3
What was one family condition that Woody Guthrie mentioned in "Dust Bowl Refugee"?
Families were fighting more
Families were getting too big
Families were constantly on the move
Families were having to throw out food more often
4
What was an effect that the Dust Bowl had on families?
Fathers weren't able to provide for their families
Mothers weren't able to have children
Families were buying too big of houses
There were too many kids in school
5
What was a condition of the Dust Bowl that Lester Hunter mentioned in "I'd Rather Not Be On Relief"?
Farmers had to hire more workers
Farms were flooded by rain
People were dressed in rags
Farmers weren't able to sell all of their wheat
6
What was a physical effect of the Dust Bowl?
Faces were blistered
People froze to death
People kept breaking legs
People drowned more often
7
What does the saying "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" mean?
There was a dishes shortage
People were now in the pottery making business
There was a make-up shortage
People wore there clothes and other things out
8
What is the WPA?
Works Profits Administration
Works Progress Administration
Waterworks Playground Administration
Water Polo Administration
9
What does the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" represent?
Socialism
Escapism
Capitalism
Communism
10
What group provided aid to those by the Great Depression?
Congress of Industrial Unions
Californias Farm Security Adminsitration Camps
Wall Street
Red Cross
11
Why was Octboer 29th, 1929 significant?
The Dust Bowl began
World War I started
FDR became president
The stock market crashed
12
What was Utah's unemployment rate in Duchesne and Uintah Counties?
25%
75%
90%
50%
13
What act sought to provide money relief to the elderly?
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Glass-Steagall Act
Home Owners' Loan Act
14
What was one effect on banks of the stock market crash?
Banks were not affected by the stock market crash
Banks lost a little money but were overall unaffected
Banks flourished with new ones being opened every other week
Many banks closed
15
What was a criticism of President Roosevelt?
He wasn't smart
He was leading the country down a socialist path
He wasn't spending enough money
He was too communist
16
What was another cause of the crash of the stock market in 1929?
People were buying stocks with loans and were then unable to pay back loans
Stocks prices were under-speculated
People bought stocks with cash
People paid with checks for their stocks
17
What President wanted to offer a "New Deal" for the American people?
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Joe Biden
18
What caused the stock market crash?
Wall Street caught on fire
International investors pulled out their investments
People weren't investing enough into the stock market
Stock prices fell and investors panicked and sold their stocks
19
What are the three "R's"?
Reduce, Reuse, and Recyle
Roll, Rip, and Rock
Race, Run, and Re-run
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
20
What was a way that Utah was affected by the Great Depression?
Tourism went down 80%
Farmers had a surplus of crops they couldn't sell
Utah families weren't able to buy cars
The value of mine products dropped 80%
21
What type of ecological disaster was the Dust Bowl?
Science-made
Man-made
Nature-made
Storm-made
22
Who was elected president in 1932 to replace the unpopular Herbert Hoover?
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Barrack Obama
23
What helped normal, everyday people connect with and like Roosevelt?
He spoke on the radio so all the families could here him around the country
He lowered taxes
He declared extra holidays
He traveled and met at the capitals of each state

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