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The Great Depression
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Unit 3
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1
Which New Deal agency was meant to help depositors from unsound banking practices?
WPA
FDIC
CCC
AAA
2
The migration routes on this map shows hopes jobs can be found as?
migrant workers in the fruits & vegetable fields out west.
skilled workers for the military.
tenant farmers on large corporation owned farms.
sonctruction workers on the railroads.
3
This picture is an example of the...
the CCC working on trails in the Smokey Mountains.
the PWA working on a dam
TVA at work
the AAA regulating crops
4
What was the goal of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
to provide shorter work days
to expand land holdings for the middle class.
to provide the area with cheap electricity.
to give artists jobs.
5
What was the primary goal of the AAA?
provide direct relief to farmers.
to allow farmers to bargain collectively.
to ensure pensions for farmers.
cut farm prices and increase prices.
6
Most members were 16-25 year olds, getting a job, sending money back home, best describes...
The Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Civilian Conservation Corps
7
Hoover's belief in "rugged individualism" led him to do what after the Stock Market crash?
stay with hands off lassiez-faire & depend on charities.
closing the banks to help Americans facing foreclosures.
provide direct relief of jobs for the unemployed.
ask Congress to create jobs
8
Which New Deal program's primary purpose was short-term jobs for the unemployed?
Fair Labor Unions Act
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Security and exchange commission
9
Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath dealt with what natural disaster?
The Stock Market Crash
The Dust Bowl
Bank Holidays
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
10
According to the graph in what year was unemployment at 10 million Americans.
1935
1937
1936
1934
11
What did it mean to become a citizen of Hooverville?
to live in a shack without running water.
to give up hope of a job.
to migrate to find better jobs out west.
to keep your car and give up other possessions
12
What criticism is the cartoon illustrating?
FDR's multiple terms as President hurt the nation.
temporary & deceptive nature of the New Deal.
deficit spending to fund the New Deal is bad.
higher taxes to fight the Depression.
13
The major purpose of the Social Security Act is to...
guarantee annual income to effective employees.
assure adequate medicine for the elderly.
provide economic assistance for retired workers.
reward workers who support labor unions.
14
Which of these is NOT a part of the Three R's?
reform
relief
recovery
reactions
15
How did President Hoover respond to this event?
He sponsored legislation to pay them early.
He took control of their pension fund.
He ordered the military to evict the marchers& their camp.
He marched with the veterans to make demands.
16
Which of the following was an effect after WWI for farmers
Imported food becomes cheaper to buy.
Overproduction of crops caused drives down farm prices.
Land values rose as farm properties improved.
Farmers cut back production to force price increases.
17
A major contributing factor to this disaster would be?
heavy use of fertilizers to kill bugs.
drop in demand of agricultural goods.
soil erosion caused by over-production.
lack of rivers and creeks.
18
Republican Presidents of the 20's helped cause the Great Depression by ?
tightly controlling businesses and monopolies.
failed to intervene to curb overproduction & overspeculation
empowered the Federal Reserve to tighten money.
worked to create public utilities and railroads.
19
This picture shows what group?
migrants known as okies
a soup kitchen and bread line worker
new American immigrants
results of rapid industrialization
20
FDR spoke to the nation through...
radio fireside chats
movie productions
large town hall gatherings
mental telepathy
21
How did the TVA change the region impacted in the map?
higher standard of living for farmers and rural population
it opened new rivers
less farmers means less land
it created more reform for cities.
22
How did FDR react to to opponents of the New Deal especially the Supreme Court?
he ask for legislation to pack the court with his appointees
he appointed a new Chief Justice
He refused to nominate new justices
he refused to enforce their laws
