What was the enduring belief that the Social Security Act created for the first time in American society?

that the government should be responsible for those who cannot work

What rights did the Wagner Act of 1935 extend to workers?

the right to organize and bargain collectively

What was one way in which speculation contributed to the stock market crash of 1929?

Purchasing on margin continued, driving up the price of stock artificially

What was the court-packing plan?

FDR's plan to add extra justices to the Supreme Court and force others out

What was the Bonus Army?

veterans who squatted in Washington, D.C., demanding early bonuses

What piece of legislation from the First New Deal created jobs for young men with the forestry department?

the Civilian Conservation Corps

farmers from Oklahoma who had lost their land and headed west

One of the problems with the Social Security Act is that

Congress would borrow from it without paying it back

What was a breadline?

a long line of poor people waiting for free food

What did it mean to purchase stocks on "margin"?

investor small down payment; the broker would lend the money for the rest

What led to a bull stock market in 1928?

economic prosperity and optimism

What was the New Deal?

Franklin Roosevelt's policies aimed at dealing with the Great Depression

The First New Deal consisted of _______.

pieces of legislation passed in Roosevelt's first three months in office

What were shantytowns?

communities of homeless people who lived on public land

Why did the entertainment industry grow during the Great Depression?

Most people sought an escape from their troubles.

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1
What was the enduring belief that the Social Security Act created for the first time in American society?
that employers must pay pensions to workers who are injured on the job
that the government must help African American farm and domestic workers
that the government should be responsible for those who cannot work
that high taxes are the price workers pay for the New Deal programs
2
How many times was FDR elected President?
3
4
12
2
3
Which of the following was NOT a major cause of the Great Depression?
Stock market crash
Over production of goods
Unequal distribution of wealth
Loss of export sales
4
What rights did the Wagner Act of 1935 extend to workers?
the right to sue an employer for unlawful termination
the right to organize and bargain collectively
the right to a pension and vacation time
the right to a sustained higher wage
5
What was one way in which speculation contributed to the stock market crash of 1929?
Investors flooded the market, and companies sold off too many shares.
The stock market dropped because too many people were buying stocks.
Purchasing on margin continued, driving up the price of stock artificially
Brokers who held the loans on margin purchases began to demand repayment.
6
After several strikes by auto workers, General Motors recognized this union?
American United Workers
Federation of Labor
United Auto Workers
Knights of Labor
7
When FDR spoke directly to the public telling them what he was doing
Securities Exchange Commission
Fireside Chat
Evening Conversation
Evening New Briefing
8
What was the court-packing plan?
FDR's plan to add extra justices to the Supreme Court and force others out
Roosevelt's attempted appointment of several women as federal justices
Congress changing the appointment process of the Supreme Court
FDR refusing to follow Supreme Court and continue with New Deal Programs
9
What group of traditionally Republican voters abandoned that party to vote for Roosevelt in 1936?
newly arrived immigrants
urban working class
wealthy business owners
African American voters
10
What new entertainment medium gained great popularity during the Great Depression?
books
talking pictures
romantic novels
Television
11
Young men and boys who rode railways from one place to another in search of a better life were called _______.
hoboes
bailiffs
migrants
wanderers
12
What was the Bonus Army?
veterans who squatted in Washington, D.C., demanding early bonuses
a group of communist and socialist agitators who attacked the White House
a collection of shantytown residents across the U.S. who helped each other
college students who presented options on recovery to the president
13
What piece of legislation from the First New Deal created jobs for young men with the forestry department?
the Civil Works Administration
the Civilian Conservation Corps
the Public Works Administration
the Federal Emergency Relief Administration
14
What were "Okies"?
bankers who lost everything in the market crash and were homeless
sports teams who put on free games for the poor
people who visited the homeless camps and gave away free food
farmers from Oklahoma who had lost their land and headed west
15
Roosevelt's time in office during which he sent 15 pieces of recovery legislation to Congress came to be known as?
the National Recovery Bills
the Brain Trust
the Initial Recovery
the Hundred Days
16
One of the problems with the Social Security Act is that
Congress would borrow from it without paying it back
Veterans would not be allowed to collect payments
People would opt out of paying into it
Congress would close it down because they disagreed with it
17
What was a breadline?
a long line of poor people waiting for free food
the line of people rushing to get into a bank and withdraw their money
common term for the eviction of a person who defaulted on their mortgage
a line of credit extended to out-of-work families
18
Which of the following was a root cause of the Great Depression?
woman suffrage
the end of federal control of banks
prohibiting the sale of alcohol
uneven distribution of income
19
What did it mean to purchase stocks on "margin"?
investor small down payment; the broker would lend the money for the rest
investor would purchase a stock and then sell it in the same day
investor would purchase only the cheapest stocks
stockbroker would take an investor's money and invest in the stocks
20
What led to a bull stock market in 1928?
economic prosperity and optimism
Herbert Hoover's election
Calvin Coolidge's decision not to run for reelection
the final repayment of Europe's war debt
21
What was the New Deal?
the name for Herbert Hoover's failed recovery efforts
Franklin Roosevelt's policies aimed at dealing with the Great Depression
the Republican plan to revitalize the economy by creating job agencies
Eleanor's name for her husband's bravery during his illness with polio
22
The First New Deal consisted of _______.
the lifting of bank holidays
the abandonment of the gold standard
the recovery of the banks and agriculture across the country
pieces of legislation passed in Roosevelt's first three months in office
23
Newly homeless people put up communities of shacks that they called
Roosevelt Homes
Hobovilles
Wilsonvilles
Shantytowns
24
What were shantytowns?
communities of homeless people who lived on public land
areas in the cities where the unemployed sought work
deserted homes where the tenants had been evicted
collections of migrant workers on failing farms
25
FDR suffered from this disease
Cancer
Diabetes
Polio
Arthritis
26
Why did the entertainment industry grow during the Great Depression?
The unemployed liked to see famous people.
More people purchased radios, which had dropped dramatically in price.
only industry whose members were not affected by the 1929 crash.
Most people sought an escape from their troubles.
27
When too many people withdrew their money from a bank in fear that the bank will collapse, it is called a _______.
investment ladder
bank run
margin call
withdrawal panic
28
All are members of the New Deal Coalition except
Southern Whites
African Americans
Poor Midwestern Farmers
Wealthy Industrial Owners
29
Money that went directly to impoverished families is know as
foreclosure
relief
public works
speculation
30
Established that the government would insure bank deposits
SEC
Federal #1 Program
FDIC
CCC

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