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A #review of the #Great Depression
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1
What was a major environmental crisis of the 1930s?
Dust Bowl
Duster Bowl
Superbowl
Sugar Bowl
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Which New Deal Program allowed Americans to feel comfortable putting their money in banks?
Federal Works Program
Environment Improvements
Farm Assistance Program
Banking Safety
3
The 1932 presidential election served as a turning point int he way Americans viewed...
Local relief programs and private charities
Responsibilities of the federal government
The presidency
The economy
4
Who created a set of programs to help the nation recover?
Teddy Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
5
Which American felt the harshest results of the Great Depression?
Farmers
Speakeasy owners
Gangsters
Women's suffrage supporters
6
How would you describe Americans at this time?
Hungry and living large
Hungry and homeless
Hungry and healthy
Happy and hopeful
7
What did most Americans believe about the economy in the 1920s?
Delighted with government control
Happy that wealth was evenly distributed
Prosperity would continue
The housing market was going to crash
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Why was it a problem to buy stocks with borrowed money (on margin)?
They were happy that the Federal Reserve saved them
They could repay the loans
They could not repay the loans
They argued with the Tariff board
9
What was the problem with tariffs?
They encouraged international trade
Great Britain bought only American radios even with tariffs
They discouraged international trade
They made fortunes for television companies
10
Describe the Dust Bowl.
All of the above
Wind scattered the topsoil, exposing sand and grit
Dust traveled hundreds of miles
Severe drought
11
Which New Deal program provided Americans jobs?
Federal Works Program
Banking Safety
Farming Assistance
Social Security
12
When did the Stock Market crash?
Oct. 29, 1929
Oct. 28, 1929
Oct. 30, 1929
Oct. 31, 1929
13
How many Americans lost their jobs?
1/2
1/3
1/4
None
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Which New Deal Program helped Americans find jobs?
Environmental Improvement Programs
New Deal
Banking Safety
Social Security
15
What was ended with the 21st amendment?
Depression
Women's suffrage
Capitalism
Prohibition
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A fundamental disagreement between the candidates in the 1932 presidential election was...
Relief efforts were not necessary to ease the economic crisis
Democracy is not the best political system for the United States
The federal government should try to fix people's problems
Money should be given to the poor
17
What was a soup kitchen?
A New Deal Program
All of the above
Where people bought soup
Offered free and low cost foods
18
Who won the election in 1928?
Alfred E. Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
19
What did Americans do when they bought stocks?
They over-speculated
They didn't buy enough
They took vacations
They did not buy any stocks
20
What was one of the causes of the Great Depression?
The Stock Market crash
All of the above
People lost their jobs
The election of Herbert Hoover
21
What hardships were present during the Depression?
Homelessness
Hunger to millions
All of the above
People lost their jobs
22
FDRs programs to support economic recovery and provide relief for Americans
New Plan
New You
New Deal
New Frontier
23
Which industry was most devastated by the Great Depression?
Railroads
Agriculture
Textiles
Steel
24
The Great Depression is generally defined as the period from 1929-1940. What happened?
All of the above
Unemployment soared
The economy plummeted
People lost their homes
25
Where did some homeless people live during the Depression?
Hoovertowns
Hooverburgs
Hoover villages
Hoovervilles
26
What is over speculation?
Selling stocks to make a profit
All of the above
Buying stocks at a risk hoping to make a profit
Buying property to make a profit
27
What failed to prevent the collapse of the banks?
Federal Reserve
Federal Board
Foreign Products
Federal Tariffs
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What does the New Deal provide?
Private donations
Your happy place
Money to foreign nations
Government Programs
