The Social Security Act was designed to do what?

provide unemployment insurance and funds for the elderly

Which of these environmental conditions increased the destruction of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?

farmland.Years of drought had made the ground very dry.

Why did many people in the Great Depression live in makeshift towns, or "Hoovervilles".

They had lost their money and their homes

What was the New Deal?

A series of social, economic, and governmental reforms

October 29, 1929, is known as Black Tuesday. On that day, the stock market crashed, and this caused:

the beginning of the Great Depression

The New Deal included programs that:

took care of poor and unemployed people

Which of these economic effects did the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s have on America?

Crops in the Great Plains failed, and farmers went bankrupt.

What best describes Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

government agencies aimed to get the country out of a depression

All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except

Depressed precious metal prices

What was the Great Depression?

A long period where industries did not grow & many people were out of work

What did the banks do in the 1920s that wasn't very smart

lent money to people who could not pay it back

Why did people like those in the picture have to line up for free food in the 1930s?

the Great Depression left many without jobs or money

In the 1930's, the New Deal programs showed a belief that...

Federal Government must concern itself with people's economic well being

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1
When did Black Tuesday take place?
Demember 6 1919
October 29 1929
July 9 1935
October 29 1930
2
The Social Security Act was designed to do what?
provide government insurance to bank deposits
provide jobs to the unemployed
provide unemployment insurance and funds for the elderly
protect farms damaged during the Dust Bowl
3
Government Agency set up by the New Deal to regulate the stock market.
WPA
AAA
FDIC
SEC
4
What does CCC stand for?
Central Conservation of Canda
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservative Company
None of the above
5
Unemployment rose to percent during the Great Depression.
15
30
20
25
6
Why did government want farms to reduce crop acreage?
So America could buy farm crops from other countries.
Because farmers shouldn't work so hard
America was running out of room for farms.
So that prices would rise
7
Which of these environmental conditions increased the destruction of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?
Flooding in the Great Plains had ruined miles of farmland.
There had been heavy rains for many months.
farmland.Years of drought had made the ground very dry.
All the bushes and trees helped to keep the soil in place.
8
Why did many people in the Great Depression live in makeshift towns, or "Hoovervilles".
President Hoover made them live in these towns
They could live closer to their workplace
It was the place where escaped criminals lived
They had lost their money and their homes
9
Which of these is NOT an agency created to help people by Roosevelt's New Deal?
TVA
WPA
CCC
FBI
10
What was the New Deal?
A series of social, economic, and governmental reforms
It allowed the purchase of New Mexico
A treaty that ended WWII
It was a series of programs that gave more power to the courts
11
October 29, 1929, is known as Black Tuesday. On that day, the stock market crashed, and this caused:
President Roosevelt to declare war on Germany
President Hoover to build Hoovervilles
the beginning of the Great Depression
people to invest all of their money
12
The New Deal included programs that:
discriminated against African Americans
assumed the Depression would pass on its own
expected people to take care of themselves
took care of poor and unemployed people
13
Who was the president at the beginning of the Great Depression?
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
14
Government agency set up by FDR's New Deal to insure bank deposits so people wouldn't lose their savings.
AAA
SCC
FDIC
CCC
15
Which of these economic effects did the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s have on America?
Farmers in the Great Plains planted more crops after the dust storms.
People packed up and moved east to the Great Plains
stock prices rose, and people started to make more money
Crops in the Great Plains failed, and farmers went bankrupt.
16
What best describes Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
government programs to help farmers who were affected by droughts
government agencies aimed to get the country out of a depression
government agencies aimed to get the country back to a traditional economy
government programs that were created on Black Tuesday
17
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except
Overproduction in factories and on farms
European countries’ inability to pay their debts
Depressed precious metal prices
Poor banking practices
18
What was the Great Depression?
when a great deal of people are depressed
a period where great depressions in the Earth started to appear
A long period where industries did not grow & many people were out of work
19
Relief, Recovery, and Reform were part of ___.
The New Deal
Labor Unions
The Square Deal
Stock Investments
20
Henry Ford changed industrial America by perfecting a method of
Building machines with interchangeable parts
Horizontal integration
Assembly-line production
Vertical integration
21
What did the banks do in the 1920s that wasn't very smart
lent money only to rich people
opened too many banks
lent money to people who could not pay it back
refused to lend money to people
22
ecovery during the Great Depression began in what year?
1941
1933
1940
1936
23
Why did people like those in the picture have to line up for free food in the 1930s?
the war left people with no money to spend
they were on a lunch break from their jobs in factories
the Great Depression left many without jobs or money
most people had money, few were poor and got free food
24
What kind of changes to American society were the defining issues of both the Great Depression and New Deal?
chronological issues
economic issues
artistic issues
geographic issues
25
In the 1930's, the New Deal programs showed a belief that...
the United States Constitution was not relevant to 20th-century life
Federal Government must concern itself with people's economic well being
governments shouldn't get involved with businesses
state governments should give up commerce inside their states

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