Which of the following is true regarding responses to the Great depression

FDR wanted to step in and help and gave the Federal Government more power

Which set of factors helped cause the dust bowl?

drought and farmers not using crop rotation

Why were the New Deal Programs created by FDR?

to help bring the Great Depression to an end

What was a result of the Stock Market Crash?

A lot of Americans lost their life savings

CCC, WPA, and TVA were all

government agencies/ organizations that were a part of the New Deal

Why were soup kitchens open during the Great Depression?

a lot of people lost their jobs and had little to no income

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1
Which of the following is true regarding responses to the Great depression
FDR's approach was to do nothing at all in hopes the problem would be fixed
Hoover and FDR both believed America did not need help
Hoover thought the federal Government should step in and help.
FDR wanted to step in and help and gave the Federal Government more power
2
Who sang Jazz, blues, and swing music DURING the Great Depression?
Margaret Mitchell
Duke Ellington
FDR
Jessee Owens
3
The New Deal helped with the effects of the Great Depression , but we did not fully recover until WW2.
True
False
4
Which set of factors helped cause the dust bowl?
drought and farmers not using crop rotation
unemployment and dry winds
stock market crash and banks closing
farmers spending all of their savings, drought
5
Why were the New Deal Programs created by FDR?
to help bring the Great Depression to an end
to help farmers
to bring awareness to women's rights
to help out worker's rights
6
_____ competed in the 1936 Olympic games and took a stand for civil rights.
Duke Ellington
Jesse Owens
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
7
Which New Deal Program helped people in the South, by creating electricity by using water? (Hydroelectricity)
Tennessee Valley Authority
Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration
Civilian conservation Corps
8
Gave jobs to workers in construction (public buildings and roads), but also helped employed the arts industry
SSA
TVA
WPA
CCC
9
What was a result of the Stock Market Crash?
Americans borrowed money to invest in stocks
Americans spent a lot of money on entertainment
Many Americans continued to place a lot money in the bank
A lot of Americans lost their life savings
10
CCC, WPA, and TVA were all
banks that closed during the Great Depression
organizations opposing WW1
initials of presidents who ran during the great Depression
government agencies/ organizations that were a part of the New Deal
11
Why were soup kitchens open during the Great Depression?
a lot of people lost their jobs and had little to no income
to support the economy
people loved to eat soup of all kinds
The working men had money to buy the soup
12
which agency created jobs for men ages 18-25 that worked with the conservation and development of natural resources ?
SSA
TVA
CCC
WPA
13
Who wrote a romance novel during the Great Depression that took place during the Civil War?
Langston Hughes
Jackie Robinson
Scarlett O' Hara
Margaret Mitchell
14
What happened to many Americans during the Great Depression?
saved a lot of money
able to find many jobs to work
continued to spend a lot of money on Entertainment
lost their jobs and homes

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