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The Great Depression & New Deal Review
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President Hoover responded cautiously to the Great Depression because he:
was distracted by the giant dust storms in the Great Plains
believed that the federal govt needed to be active in recove
thought the business cycle would correct itself
did not have any experience w business methods and economics
2
FDR was quoted "The only thing we have to fear is __________ itself"
happiness
fear
democracy
communism
3
FDR created the SEC - Securities Exchange Commission to:
pay farmers to destroy their livestock
ensure bank deposits
regulate the stock market
give banks a chance to organize
4
What event occurred on Black Tuesday?
investors sold more than 16 million shares of stock
Unemployment reached 25%
Germany stopped reparations payments to the U.S.
Federal Reserve lowered interest rates
5
During the 1920s, this group of people suffered
farmers
businessmen
flappers
artists
6
What was a chief complaint of conservatives against the New Deal?
brought changes that were too radical for most Americans
made the government too powerful
concerned only with saving the banking system
promoted free enterprise and individualism
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WWI veterans who marched to demand payment of money promised by Congress
Oakies
Bonus Army
tenant farmers
Black Tuesday
8
Act that increased taxes on imports to protect American trade, but it backfired.
TVA
WPA
Jones Act
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
9
This New Deal act provided aid to the unemployed, elderly, and the disabled
Rural Electrification Act
CCC
Social Security Act
Public Works Act
10
Name given to Roosevelt's program to end the Great Depression
Yo Deal
New Deal
Fair Deal
Square Deal
11
Why did people abandon the Dust Bowl?
they had lost their investments
too many homeless people moved there
land could not be farmed
banks and businesses had closed
12
This New Deal organization insured individual bank deposits
TVA
FDIC
WPA
AAA
13
Which of these factors contributed to the plight of rural farmers?
long rainy season
falling prices for crops and livestock
increased demand for agricultural products
decreased debt burden
14
In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the:
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amedment
21st Amendment
15
In 1929, the stock market crashed because:
the Federal Reserve increased the money supply
investors lost confidence in the market and rushed to sell
depositors lost investments and tried to withdraw savings
Germany ceased reparation payments
16
New Deal organization that brought electricity to rural areas.
REA
CCC
TVA
FDIC
17
This was Roosevelt's goal in his first New Deal
Conserve, compost, and start a company
work, conserve, and reform
relief, recovery, and reform
this is NOT the answer
18
New Deal program which helped with economic recovery in the Tennessee Valley region
TTT
CCC
WPA
TVA
19
How many terms did Roosevelt serve as President?
2
4
3
1
20
The right to collective bargain was part of the:
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Wagner Act
Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration
21
Why did many Americans decide that the country needed new leadership in 1932?
Farm product prices were rising again
Hoover's volunteerism & trickle down economics had failed
Hoover denied responsibility for use of fed troops on vets
Congress passed a bill to pay WWI vets their bonuses early
22
Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by:
using intensive practices that removed protective grasses
damming western rivers and using irrigation
moving off the plains to find new farmland
putting down new layers of topsoil
23
The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers because it:
attracted industry with the promise of cheap power
regulated the stock market and made investments safter
created jobs for over 2 million people
sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices
24
These were FDR's popular radio talks which he used to inform the public.
fireside chats
public chats
TV talks
radio talks
25
This was created to loan money to banks so that they could lend money to businesses
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Reconstruction Finance Corporation