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2023 ROHS Unit 6 CBA - US HIST
2023 ROHS Unit 6 CBA - US HIST
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What's the 1st major action by FDR after being inaugurated?
Provided general welfare by the needy
Lend mortgage money to troubled farmers
Declaring a bank holiday to formulate a plan with Congress
Creating stricker regualtions for selling stock
2
What did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act do?
Established a global trade organization
Raised tariffs to protect US manufacturing
Lowered tariffs to encourage international trade
Eliminated tariffs to promote free trade
3
What economic practice became popular in the 20s that eventually contributed to the crash of the stock market?
Sharing insider stock trading
Paying cash for stock
Selling stock
Buying stock on margin
4
In response to the Great Depression, the US government...
Eliminate financial regulatory agencies
Decrease the number of federal programs
Assumed a principal role in protecting economic stability
Stop deficit spending to repair the economy's recession
5
Why did the federal government create the Tennessee Valley Authority?
To promote organic farming practices
To establish that established legal rights of most workers
To enforce labor laws & unfair labor practices
To provide regional jobs
6
Critics of Roosevelt's New Deal felt that the program had imposed what?
Too many regulations on business
Not enough restrictions on bankers & the stock market
Too many laws which helped the railroads
Not enough regulations
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* What are TWO IMPACTS of FDRs actions of packing the court that effected his term?
Divided the Democratic Party
Slowed down his ability to pass laws
Sped up his ability to pass laws
Gave FDR the executive power to pass laws
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* Which constitutional issue concerned opponents of FDR's "court packing" effort?
It would not allow people to elect judges
It would restrict individual rights
It would weaken the separation of powers & checks & balances
It would shift power from the states to the federal government
9
Which New Deal program was most responsible for creating jobs for dams, bridges, & hospitals?
Securities Exchange Commission
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
10
What is rugged individualism?
Government should help everyone
People should be able to help themselves
Government should only help the poor
Government should only help minorities
11
What was the act designed to boost farming prices by reducing surplus?
Glass-Stegall Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
Wagner Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
12
Which New Deal program regulated the stock market?
Works Progress Authority
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Securities & Exchange Commission
13
How did the Great Depression effect employment?
Unemployment decreased
More people were employed
Unemployment increased
No affect
14
What is buying on margin mean?
Taking a loan for the down payment & financing the rest
Paying cash for a stock but not the taxes
Paying cash for the entire stock
Buying a stock with money from the government
15
What effect did changing the demographic pattern in the 30s have on California?
Influx of African Americans created racial tension
Influx of unskilled immigrants created a shortage of jobs
Influx of immigrants forced the government to create relief crisis programs
Influx of immigrants forced the government to create settlement houses
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What is the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
Protect the availability of cash in banks
Set the minimum wage
Monitor stock purchases
Protect the benefits of retired citizens
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* Why did many members of Congress disagree with FDRs proposal of "packing the court"?
Presiential appointments would change
Jusitices would be given term limits
The judicial power would increase
The executive power would increase
18
Which New Deal program was most responsible for creating jobs for building streets, parks, libraries, & schools?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Works Progress Administration
Securities Exchange Commission
Public Works Administration
19
The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that continues to assist many Americans primarily by...
Helping hiring a construction company
Helping with moving expenses
Helping to invest in rental properties
Helping get mortgage loans
20
What was the act that established legal rights for workers to join unions?
Glass-Stegall Act
Wagner Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
21
The 15 bills of FDR's first 100 days in office are referred to as his "New Deal"
True
False
22
What TWO ACTIONS caused the banks failure?
Speculation of stock
Speculation of the options market
Speculation of the interntional trade market
No rules on the financial industry
23
What caused these newly formed Shantytowns during the Great Depression?
An increase in immigrants coming into the US
High unemployment & home foreclosures
An increase of monoplies
Banking regulations & high taxes
24
The reason that Hoover did not intervene during the Great Depression was based off of his motto of rugged individualism
True
False
25
What were the goals of the bills of his first 100 Days?
Reject, Recovery, & Reform
Revive, Recovery, & Reform
Relief, Recovery, & Reform
Relief, Recovery, & Revive
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Why is the Hoover Dam significant to the recovery efforts of the Great Depression?
It provided jobs for thousands of men
It provided cheap electricity to Colorado
It was inexpensive
It provided water to Southern California
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* What did FDR try to do to make sure his New Deal programs were passed?
Pay off Congressment that would favor his programs
Hand pick Supreme Court Justices that would favor his programs
Pay off Supreme Court Justices that would favor his programs
Hand pick Congressmen that would favor his programs
28
What was the act that repealed the Antitrust Act & encouraged businesses to work together?
Glass-Stegall Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Wagner Act
29
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff was designed to help the US economy but it led to what?
No difference in the US economy
Fewer foreign nations buying US goods
More foreign nations buying US goods
Americans buying more foreign goods
30
What was the most damaging effect of bank failures?
Bankers losing their jobs
Not being able to make a deposit
Not being able to cash checks
Not being able to withdraw your deposits
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Why did Hoover not want the government to intervene during the Great Depression?
He feared people would become dependent on handouts
The government did not have any money
He felt people wouldn't accept direct relief
He believed the churches could do it on their own
32
Which year did the stock market crash occur, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression?
1928
1930
1929
1927
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What are checks & balances?
Creation of the branches of the US government
Powers given to the Congress under Article 1 of the US Constitution
Powers given to the POTUS under Article 2 of the US Constitution
A political system in which each branch can check the power of the others
34
This public opinion about Mexican immigrants & Mexican Americans forced Herbert Hoover to sign what in 1930?
Mexican Rejection Act
Mexican Repatriation Act
Mexican Deportation Act
Mexican Repreive Act
35
Which American novel provides a description of the Great Depression?
How the Other Half Lives
Grapes of Wrath
The Jungle
The Great Gatsby
36
The Hoover Dam was one of the projects under the Public Works Administration
False
True
37
What factor led to the Dust Bowl?
Railroad expansion
Drought & poor farming techniques
Rapid urbanization
Rapid migration
38
What are THREE CAUSES of the Great Depression?
Stock speculation
Slow response from the federal government
Bad banking
Low tariffs
39
After becoming president, how did FDR connect with Americans on a weekly basis?
Ads in newspapers
Weekly radio addresses called "Fireside Chats"
He went on a train tour across the US
He hosted a weekly TV show
40
Which New Deal program's goal was to provide retirement pay to those 65 and older?
Glass-Steagall Banking Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration
41
Many Americans blamed Mexican immigrants for lack of jobs after the Stock Market crashed
False
True
42
Which of the following is a legacy of the New Deal?
An increase in the power of the state governments
A decrease in the size of the federal government
A decrease in the power of the state governments
An increase in the size of the federal government
43
Lines like the one in the following picture were a result of...
...growing demand for payment of military pensions
...widespread business failures
...a sudden increase in agricultural exports
...the passage of the Selective Service Act
44
Shantytowns like this one were called what during the Great Depression?
Hoovertowns
Hoovervilles
Wilson Slums
Rooseveltvilles
45
One characteristic of the US economy in the 20's was...
Dependency on credit cards
Labor strikes that limited industrial output
Overproduction of consumer goods
Increasing rules & regulations on business
46
Which of the following does the Tennessee Valley Authority continue to provide to Americans in the Southeast?
Disaster Relief
Transportation
Health care
Electricity
47
What was Hoover's last attempt to jump start the slumping economy?
National Industrial Recovery Act
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Emergency Banking Relief Act
48
Which New Deal program created millions of jobs for unemployed construction workers?
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civil Works Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
49
What is Separation of Powers?
Powers given to the POTUS under Article 2 of the US Constitution
A political system in which each branch can check the power of the others
Creation of the branches of the US government
Powers given to the Congress under Article 1 of the US Constitution
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What are THREE EFFECTS of the Great Depression?
Collapse of international trade
Low taxes & tariffs
Collapse of the family farms
High unemployment
