stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Great Depression, FDR, and the New Deal Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Great Depression, FDR, and the New Deal
Great Depression, FDR, and the New Deal
30 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
26,964 plays
#greatdepression #newdeal #fdr
Flashcards
30 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
30
Answers
1
A major reason for creating the TVA was to
protect African Americans' rights in the South
provide health care benefits for southerners
encourage African Americans to settle in Tennessee
improve economic conditions in a poor rural region
2
What year was the New Deal introduced?
1914
1929
1933
1941
3
What was Franklin Roosevelt's wife's name?
Elaine
Elsa
Eleanor
Ellen
4
Presidents Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt are related.
False
True
5
What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl during the early 1930s?
overpopulation and urban sprawl
strip mining and toxic waste dumping
increase immigration and construction of railroads
over-farming and severe drought
6
Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?
deregulate the nation's banking system
increase crop production
decrease prices of farm goods
regulate the stock market
7
In calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles, " people conveyed their
respect for Hoover.
trust in Hoover.
patriotism
disgust with Hoover.
8
A government agency that supervises the stock market and punishes fraudulent trading practices
SEC
FDIC
HOLC
FHA
9
By decreasing farm surpluses, New Deal policies helped to _____.
increase the food supply
lower the cost of food
combat the effects of the Dust Bowl
raise the price of farm goods
10
How did programs like the CCC and the WPA provide relief to the needy?
By providing pensions to the needy
By distributing food to the needy
By giving loans to the needy
By creating jobs for the needy
11
What side wanted the new deal
Progressives
Republicans
Conservatives
Democrats
12
Hoover's approach to the Depression economy was based on a belief in
direct government relief.
separation of church and state.
the golden rule.
rugged individualism.
13
What political party was Franklin Delano Roosevelt in?
Bull Moose Party
Conservative Party
Republican Party.
Democratic Party.
14
Who said it- Hoover or FDR?
FDR
Hoover
15
Which candidates ran for president in 1932?
Herbert Hoover and Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge and Franklin D. Roosevelt
16
Which statement describes what happened on Black Tuesday? (October 29, 1929)
The Supreme Court ruled that the NRA was unconstitutional.
Stock prices fell and the stockmarket crashed.
Federal troops attacked the Bonus Army marchers.
Bank runs forced many banks to close their doors.
17
Which of the following describes a government system for giving cash payments to the poor?
price support
direct relief
laissez-faire
social darwinism
18
What did The New Deal improve!
Jim Crow Laws
People
Segregation
The Great Depression
19
This provides deposit insurance, which protects an individual’s bank account and savings
FHA
FDIC
HOLC
SEC
20
Who said it- Hoover or FDR?
FDR
Hoover
21
How did Roosevelt try and deal with the banking crisis?
reorganized of the Supreme Court.
established the Social Security Administration
closed all of the nation's banks
established Tennessee Valley Authority
22
Who created the New Deal ?
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
23
The main purpose of New Deal measures such as the SEC and the FDIC was to
provided a guaranteed income for American families.
provide employment opportunities.
limit stock market speculation and safeguard savings.
enable the government to control failing industries.
24
A criticism of FDR’s New Deal programs was that these programs
ignored the poor homeowners with mortgages
made people dependent on the Federal Government
provided too much protection for big business
reduced the power of the Federal Government
25
The New Deal was just a law.
False
True
26
This provides a cash pension for retired workers and aids people with disabilities
SSA
FHA
FDIC
SEC
27
Franklin D Roosevelt was the president before Herbert Hoover.
True
False
28
What were the "3 Rs" of the New Deal?
Right, Real, Rigor
Really, Really, Riled
Reckless, Reduction, Remediation
Relief, Recovery, Reform
29
Who said it- Hoover or FDR?
FDR
Hoover
30
How did the Agricultural Adjustment Administration try to help farmers?
by increasing competition among farmers
by asking banks to lower interest rates for farmers
by increasing production to boost crop surpluses
by reducing production to raise crop prices
