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1
Frances Perkins was
a creator of the Social Security system
all of these
America's first female cabinet member
Secretary of Labor
2
How did the Great Depression effect the global economy?
it increased international trade
it had no effect
it ended the use of tariffs
it caused greater financial problems worldwide
3
What were shantytowns?
little towns consisting of shacks
muddy-dirty houses
towns in Alabama
houses on a farm
4
First woman cabinet member
Mary McLeod Bethune
Frances Perkins
John Stamos
Dorothea Lange
5
When the government sets a price for a crop it's called a
margin
parity
Hooverville
hobo
6
Most "bread lines" or soup lines were provided by
state governments
government agencies
the federal government
independent charities
7
Who was president when Black Tuesday occurred?
Coolidge
FDR
Hoover
Harding
8
Which of the following best describes how women were affected by the Depression?
starved in secret
rejected from the workforce
all of these
desperate to feed children
9
Which of the following best describes how men were affected by the Depression?
all of these
feeling worthless
feeling depressed
feeling like less of a man
10
Created the Black Cabinet
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Steinbeck
Mary McLeod Bethune
Frances Perkins
11
This group included Southern whites, various urban groups, African Americans, and union workers
Congress of Industrial Organizations
New Deal coalition
Works Progress Administration
National Youth Administration
12
The helped regulate the stock market.
FDIC
NIRA
Social Security
Securities and Exchange Commission
13
Buying stocks, hoping for a quick profit.
credit
buying on margin
speculation
direct relief
14
The Hoover Dam was originally called the
Great Western Dam
Boulder Dam
Hoover Dam
Depression Dam
15
Who is known for Great Depression photography?
Bill Miller
Lewis Hine
Dorothea Lange
Jacob Riis
16
What caused the growth of California's agricultural economy?
Bonus Army
Hoovervilles
Hoover Dam
price supports
17
What did the National Youth Administration (NYA) do?
provided counseling for youth
all of these
helped youth find jobs
helped youth stay in school
18
The Great Depression lasted
4 years
13 years
11 years
8 years
19
FDR didn't commit to full civil rights for African Americans because
He would promote equality after the Depression.
he didn't believe in racial equality.
He was oblivious to racism.
he was afraid of upsetting with democrats in the South.
20
Some of the Bonus Army was
given money by President Hoover
gassed
paid its bonus early
insisting on women's rights
21
Which war ended the Great Depression?
WWI
Korean War
WWII
Cold War
22
The WPA helped employ
young men working outdoors
many unskilled workers
teenagers needing an education
labor union members only
23
Hoover administration project that helped but was considered "too little, too late".
New Deal
Hoover Dam
price supports
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
24
The Bonus Army consisted of veterans of which war?
Spanish-American War
WWII
WWI
Civil War
25
Which war came before the Great Depression?
WWI
Korean War
Vietnam
WWII
26
A small town consisting of shacks.
Hoover Dam
suburb
soddy
shantytown
27
Who provided direct relief?
government
farmers
Mrs. Lewis
President Hoover
28
What day was Black Tuesday?
November 29th
October 29th
October 21st
August 29th
29
Eleanor Roosevelt
often threw elaborate dinner parties
was the first woman Cabinet member
completely avoided anything to do with politics
observed social conditions around the nation
30
Which of these was a sign of economic problems in the 1920s?
people unwilling to invest in the stock market
high prices for crops
general income equality
many people buying on credit
31
Paying a small percentage of stock's price as a down payment; borrowing the rest.
Great Depression
credit
price support
buying on margin
32
Group of WWI vets demanding payments.
U.S. Navy
speculation group
Hoovervilles
Bonus Army
33
Which state was NOT included in the Dust Bowl?
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Colorado
34
During the New Deal, FDR's administration created
a new political party
a federal deficit
a regular tv program
the Dust Bowl #FDRdidtheDustBowl
35
What was the goal of the Patman Bill?
protecting the stock market
complete Boulder Dam construction
providing shelter to homeless
paying the veterans' bonus
36
Which of the following is Black Tuesday?
3-2-1929
11-29-1929
10-29-1929
12-6-1929
37
Who does the Social Security Act benefit?
unemployed
people with disabilities
elderly/retired
all of these
38
New Deal program that had the greatest and most lasting effect
Social Security
Wagner Act
AAA
Works Progress Admin.
39
In what decade did the Great Depression primarily take place?
1920s
1940s
1950s
1930s
40
October 29, 1929
end of WWI
Hoover inauguration
Black Tuesday
My birthday!
41
What signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
Black Tuesday
bank and business failures
unemployment
buying on credit
42
What was the purpose of the Hawley-Smoot tariff?
improve foreign trade
Tax the Dust Bowl states
keep American money in America
stall the economy
43
Another name for a shantytown?
Hobo Haven
Hooverville
soddy
slum
44
Paying a small percentage of the price of a stock and borrowing the rest.
loan
buying on margin
credit
price support
45
What law replaced the first AAA?
Helping Farmers Act
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act II
Farm Production Act
46
What was the major reason for FDR's reelection in 1936?
He passed Civil Rights acts.
He kept us out of WWI
He got the AAA passed.
people like the Second New Deal
47
Hoping to make a quick profit by doing risky business in the stock market.
buying on margin
entrepreneurship
speculation
Black Tuesday
48
Who won the election of 1936?
Hoover
Coolidge
Truman
FDR
49
Who did the federal home loan bank act benefit?
farmers
government
the army
big business
50
FDR's idea that was rejected during the New Deal
adding justices to the supreme court
creating the AAA
creating the CCC
marrying his 5th cousin
51
Which of the following best describe how children were affected by the Depression?
abuse
gender role confusion
malnutrition
obesity
52
The program proposed by Huey Long was called
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Social Security
Share Our Wealth
Works Progress Administration
53
What kind of people were signed up for the CIO?
unskilled/semi-skilled workers
farmers
teachers
artists
54
Dorothea Lange did what kind of work?
1st woman Senator
photographed people's suffering during Depression
photographed immigrant children
ran settlement house
55
Who was president after Hoover?
LBJ
FDR
the Dub
JFK
56
Who was president when the Depression began?
Roosevelt
Harding
Hoover
Coolige
57
What is direct relief?
Hoover's policy
when bae texts back
gov't gives money where it's needed
applying BenGay on the spot
58
Where in the U.S. did the Dust Bowl occur?
north
southeast
midwest
west coast
59
The first thing FDR did as president
waited 100 days to do anything
closed banks for inspection
created the Brain Trust
built a fire to chat beside
60
Maintaining prices at the same level.
rationing
price support
speculation
regulation
61
What was the purpose of the Hawley-Smoot tariff?
to worsen the Depression
to provide direct relief
to sell crops overseas
to protect farmers
62
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
unemployed women
buying on credit
crisis in the farming sector
unequal income distribution
