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US History II - Chaps. 14 & 15
US History II - Chaps. 14 & 15
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1929 Stock Market Crash, The Great Depression, Dust Bowl, Hoover, FDR, The New Deal
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The Dust Bowl covered all the land on the western coast from Washington to California
False
True
2
The AAA set minimum pricing standards for certain products, like dairy.
True
False
3
How could FDR accomplish so many things?
He had Congress with him
He was a Republican
He practiced Laissez-Faire
The Supreme Court didn't stop him
4
All these programs began under the New Deal are still around today EXCEPT?
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Social Security Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
FDIC
5
Why do most stock market crashes tend to happen in the fall?
Christmas is looming
People tend to harvest earnings after a year of investing
People stock pile for winter
People are more cautious
6
What is the idea of government stepping in to promote growth into a region?
Pump economy
Pump gov't
Pump gasoline
Pump spending
7
New Deal programs benefited the farming community developing better practices.
True
False
8
The New Deal helped migrant workers find places to live where they moved to work.
False
True
9
After WWI farmers now needed to continue growing crops at an even higher rate to feed America.
False
True
10
What was the first year that Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President?
1928
1932
1936
1940
11
Social Security helped all of the following EXCEPT?
The unemployed
The disabled
Retirees after age 65
Families with dependent children
12
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act did all of these to the economy EXCEPT?
Hurt US farmers and manufacturers instead of protect them
Stopped foreign nations from trading with us
Lowered prices on goods made in the USA
Caused world trade exchanges to fall by over 40%
13
Was appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Richard Wright
Francis Perkins
John Collier
14
All of these were causes of the 1929 Stock Market Crash EXCEPT?
High tariffs
Buying on the margin
Panic by investors wanting to sell
Over-extension of capital
15
Industrial weaknesses signaled a declining economy in the 1920's by all of these EXCEPT?
The closed job market due to unionization.
Railroads compete with cars and other mass transit systems.
Coal mining faced competition from dams, oil, natural gas.
Textiles are faced with cheap foreign competition.
16
Why did the crash leave a lasting impression on Americans and the world?
All of the above
It lasted so long
It showed the contrast between the 1920's and the 1930's
It caused deep psyche impression that forever changed habits
17
How many shares were traded in total on the day of the crash?
6 million
6.1 million
1.6 million
16 million
18
How long would it prove to be before the American economy fully recovered from the crash?
25 years
10 years
5 years
15 years
19
All of these were arguments against the New Deal EXCEPT?
Made gov't too large
Stifled free enterprise
Only favored certain people
Curbed individual initiative
20
Am. Liberty League & wealthy business owners accused FDR of trying to establish a dictatorship.
True
False
21
African-American writer who completed his novel Native Son, in 1931.
Richard Wright
Grant Wood
Orson Welles
John Steinbeck
22
The New Deal recognized that gov't must help churches/charities address social welfare
True
False
23
The Hoover Dam was not a success story in terms of employing workers
True
False
24
The trickle-down method of rebooting the economy was a huge success
False
True
25
The New Deal funded art projects for all these reasons EXCEPT?
People needed an escape
Art plays an important role in life
To keep prisoners busy
Everyone needed a job, including artists
26
What is the date of Black Tuesday?
October 23
November 29
October 29
November 30
27
Although the Federal Home Loan Bank Act was successful, is was not sufficient for everyone
True
False
28
What is FERA's modern-day name?
FAMA
FREA
FEMA
FEDA
29
All of these happened to children as a result of the Great Depression EXCEPT?
Health problems as a result of poor nutrition
Went to work in sweat shops
Schools and churches began serving free meals
Child welfare programs were slashed and some schools closed
30
Wrote the epic novel The Grapes of Wrath.
John Steinbeck
John Collier
Richard Wright
Grant Wood
31
The New Deal Coalition was formed of African Americans, unions, and liberal northern whites
True
False
32
Helped organize the "Black Cabinet". Named to head National Youth Administration.
Charles Coughlin
Frances Perkins
Mary McLeod Bethune
Huey Long
33
The New Deal helped sharecroppers by teaching them what crops were most productive and useful
True
False
34
Herbert Hoover was all of these EXCEPT?
Believed people should help themselves and not rely on gov't
A member of the Ohio Gang
The 31st President of the USA
A friend to big business
35
The Wagner Act did all of this EXCEPT?
Listed unfair working practices
Stopped companies from threatening worker's jobs
Created an 8 hour working day
Began collective bargaining for unions
36
Why didn't Hoover's Public Works programs succeed?
All of the above
Places far away from these jobs wouldn't benefit
Once the dam was built, the job was over
None of the above
37
All of these are effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT?
High employment
Shantytowns
Bread lines
Soup Kitchens
38
What was the Securities Exchange Commission's main duty?
To regulate the stock market
To look for criminal activity within the stock market
To be the Stock Cops
All of the above
39
What does the WPA stand for?
World Peace Assembly
Women's Professional Archery
Works Project Administration
Works Project Association
40
The New Deal hurt the environment by damming up rivers for electric.
True
False
41
Two-term governor of New York, who became President of the United States.
Hebert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Francis Perkins
Orson Welles
42
As a result of the Great Depression many women died of malnutrition or starvation
False
True
43
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was designed to do what?
Insure the banks
Guarantee your money not to be lost
Instill consumer confidence in banks
All of the above
44
All of these are symptoms of the Dust Bowl EXCEPT?
Many people became impoverished
People got up and moved
Cheap prices on meat
Abandoned farms
45
The Federal Home Loan Bank Act lowered mortgages for only employed workers
True
False
46
First woman to become a Cabinet member.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Mary McLeod Bethune
Bessie Smith
47
Sit-down strikes were not effective because the held up production and lowered profits.
False
True
48
The Civilian Conservation Corps focused on helping who?
Young men
The environment
City dwellers
All of the above
49
A shantytown is the same as Hooverville
True
False
50
Hoover's legacy was cemented by the deplorable actions of the US gov't against the Bonus Army
True
False
51
The people of the nation blamed Hoover for all of these EXCEPT?
He really only helped big business
The Dust Bowl occurrance
He first chose to do nothing and stay out of the mess
He didn't do enough to help the "average Joe"
52
The Dow Jones Industrial Average measures the health of the economy based on large corporations
True
False
53
What are Hoover blankets?
Old newspapers
Shantytowns where the homeless slept
The public works projects that provided jobs
The nickname for the aid that Hoover gave to help the poor
54
His work included the famous painting American Gothic.
Grant Wood
Orson Welles
Charles Coughlin
Huey Long
55
Bank customers began returning their money to banks for all these reasons EXCEPT?
FDR's Fireside Chats
Insolvent banks were closed
Home invasion and burglaries were high
Financially stable banks were re-opened and restructured
