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Weigel: Great Depression and New Deal
Weigel: Great Depression and New Deal
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Review of the 1920s,30s,40s
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What was the Supreme Court's reaction the National Industrial Recovery Act?
They approved
They disagreed
unconstitutional
They supported
2
What year did the stock market crash?
1930
1928
1918
1929
3
Who took pictures of Americans that showed the Great Depression and Dust Bowl?
Jacob Riis
Dorthea Lange
John Steinbeck
4
Which statement is accurate about American culture during the Great Depression?
Most movies featured realistic themes and unhappy endings
Rock-and-roll music became popular
The Federal Government provided money to support the arts.
Interest in professional sports declined.
5
What happened to the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
stayed the same
increased sharply
decreased sharply
6
Roosevelt's court-packing plan would give the ______ branch of gov't too much power.
executive
<p>judicial</p>
legislative
7
"The Grapes of Wrath" was a fictional book about
The stock market crash
The Dust Bowl
Photographer Dorthea Lange
Henry Ford
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What did Franklin Roosevelt do to prevent bank runs?
Sold Treasury Bonds
Create the Federal Reserve
Federal Insurance for deposits
Incased the value of the dollar
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Social Security provides what safety net for millions of Americans?
Healthcare
Retirement income
Housing
Unemployment insurance
10
Decine in world trade, bank failures, _____....all led to the Great Depression.
increased consumer spending
decrease military
overspeculation
money for farmers
11
What was Roosevelt's programs called provide relief, recovery, and reform?
New Freedom
New Deal
Great Society
New England
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The Agricultural Adjustment Act
Forclosed on farms
Purchased farm equipment for farmers
Sold crops for farmers
Paid farmers to not grow crops
13
What was created to regulate the stock market?
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security Administration
Federal Trade Commission
National Recovery Administration
14
What was the purpose of "Fireside chats?"
inform citizens on progress of war
encourage citizens to report communism
restore confidence during economic trouble
provide instructions for enemy
15
The O in FOCUS
Outbreak of the flu
Obsolete factories
Overproduction of goods
Odd stock market returns
16
What gave unions the right to collective bargaining?
Hoovervilles
Knights of Labor
deficit spending
Wagner Act
17
What did the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation do?
provide work
insure bank deposits
regulate stocks
help the poor
18
The U in FOCUS
Uneven distribution of wealth
Uncovered losses
Updated fiscal policy
Unfettered economy
19
How did New Deal legislation impact the role of state and federal government?
did nothing
extended federal govt
limited federal govt
20
Which New Deal program brought electricity to rural America?
WPA
CCC
AAA
TVA
21
What did the art, literature, and music depict during the Great Depression?
<p>sports</p>
minorities
hard times
prosperity
22
What affected the Great Plains region?
tornado
Dust Bowl
stock market crash
23
What is the name of the government backed retirement plan called?
recovery bill
Medicaid bill
Reform bill
Social Security Act
24
Roosevelt's New Deal led to
surpluses
deficit spending
small government
balanced budget
25
When the Great Depression began in 1929, the Republican Party believed that
an increase in defense spending would stimulate the economy
the economy would recover on its own
unemployed workers should receive benefits
the government should assume control of industry
26
Who believed that "rugged individualism" would solve the Great Depression?
Citizens
Hoover
Roosevelt
27
Bank failures, accounts wiped out, stock market crash...all describe
WWI
Great Depression
Progressivism
New Deal
28
<p>Why did WWI veterans march to Congress...</p>
to get bonus early
to relieve workers
to protest for women
<p>to get a job</p>
29
The stock market affected the _____ population; while the Dust Bowl affected ____ population.
urban; rural
rural; urban
<p>city; city</p>
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What was the purpose of the Works Progress Admnistration (WPA)?
<p>insure bank $</p>
help farmers
control stock market
build roads/buildings
31
<p>What was Roosevelt's goal to increase the justices called?</p>
Court-packing
<p>Justice for all</p>
Supreme Court increase
New Deal
32
The F in FOCUS refers to
Friday
France
Foreign Debt Payments
Free Food
33
Put these in order: New Deal (1), Great Depression (2), WWI (3), Roaring 20s (4)
3, 1, 4, 2
2, 3, 1, 4
3, 4, 2, 1
3, 4, 1, 2