Which constitutional issue concerned opponents of President Franklin Roosevelt's court packing

Weaken the separation of powers

What contributed most to the pattern shown in the map?

Years of drought & poor farming

How did the Great Depression impact unemployment?

The % of people unemployed increased

A lasting effect of the New Deal is a belief that the government should

assume responsibility for citizens well being

What economic practice from the 1920s eventually contributed to the crash of the stock market

Buying stocks with only a down payment

Why were motion pictures popular during the Great Depression?

An inexpensive means of escaping reality

How did high U.S. tariffs on imports likely contribute to the Great Depression?

Other nations raised tariffs, cut U.S. exports

Which American novel provides a vivid depiction of the difficulties individuals faced during GD

John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath

Which one correctly pairs the event with the corresponding date?

Beginning of Great Depression 1929

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

Pres. FDR used trial & error to fix the economy

FDR was most likely referring to which of the following in this speech?

Support for emergency economic actions

During the Great Depression expressions such as "Hoovervilles" showed that President Hoover

was blamed for the suffering of the poor

Which factor contributed most to the Great Depression?

Overproduction of farm products & consumer goods

What action by President Franklin Roosevelt is a defining characteristic of the era?

Increased # of new relief programs

Which agency, established during the New Deal, still protects consumer savings today?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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1
The defining issues of the Great Depression and the New Deal are
Economic
Chronological
Geographic
Artistic
2
How does the Social Security Act of 1935 continue to affect the lives of citizens today?
Grants agricultural subsidies
Funds school improvement
Provides retirement income
Protects bank investments
3
Which constitutional issue concerned opponents of President Franklin Roosevelt's court packing
It would restrict individual rights
Shifted power from states to federal government
Not allow people to elect judges
Weaken the separation of powers
4
What contributed most to the pattern shown in the map?
El Nino events and dam building
Farm worker labor shortage & fertilizers
Poor irrigation & use of crop rotation
Years of drought & poor farming
5
How did the Great Depression impact unemployment?
The % of people unemployed increased
The # of employed increased sharply
The % of people in the military declined
The # of people employed stayed same
6
A lasting effect of the New Deal is a belief that the government should
own the means of producing goods & services
always maintain a balanced federal budget
assume responsibility for citizens well being
allow natural market forces to determine economy
7
Drought, bank failures, unemployment, and an expanded role for the federal government go with
1910-1919
1930-1939
1940-1949
1920-1929
8
What economic practice from the 1920s eventually contributed to the crash of the stock market
Buying stocks with only a down payment
Sharing insider information on stocks
Paying only cash for stock purchases
Selling stocks in very rapid succession
9
Why were motion pictures popular during the Great Depression?
An inexpensive means of escaping reality
Hollywood executives persuaded people
Americans wanted to imitate European lifestyles
They demonstrated that movie stars were struggling
10
How did high U.S. tariffs on imports likely contribute to the Great Depression?
Other nations raised tariffs, cut U.S. exports
The U.S. experienced rapid inflation
The U.S. experienced a moderate rise in employment.
Other nations boycotted U.S. goods
11
Which American novel provides a vivid depiction of the difficulties individuals faced during GD
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath
12
Which one correctly pairs the event with the corresponding date?
Stock Market Crash 1931
Beginning of Great Depression 1929
End of WWI 1928
American Dust Bowl 1920
13
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
FDR adopted the remedies by Congress
Congress & President fought over programs
Congress & President were unable to cope
Pres. FDR used trial & error to fix the economy
14
FDR was most likely referring to which of the following in this speech?
Support for Selective Service Act
Support for emergency economic actions
Declaration of war on Japan and Germany
Passage of the Immigration Reform Act
15
During the Great Depression expressions such as "Hoovervilles" showed that President Hoover
used the military to aid the unemployed
was seen as a role model for the needy
was blamed for the suffering of the poor
supported relief & public housing for the poor
16
Which factor contributed most to the Great Depression?
Attempts by U.S. to promote free trade
Failure to develop new consumer goods industries
Lack of investment in the stock market
Overproduction of farm products & consumer goods
17
What action by President Franklin Roosevelt is a defining characteristic of the era?
Reduced # of federal workers
Little movement of farm workers
Increased # of new relief programs
Relaxed restrictions on immigrants
18
Which agency, established during the New Deal, still protects consumer savings today?
Federal Emergency Relief Agency
Social Security Agency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Resources Committee

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