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The Great Depression
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total amount of money borrowed that the federal government has yet to repay
national debt
national payment
hundred days
national consumption
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What was a cause of the Great Depression?
stock market speculation
overproduction
personal debt
uneven prosperity
3
Who benefitted from the rise in the stock market in the 1920s?
poor people
small business
middle class
rich
4
What criticism did many Progressives make of the New Deal?
It promoted a regimented society.
It unfairly taxed hardworking people.
It didn't do enough to redistribute wealth.
It smacked of "Bolshevism."
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What did some people agree to do when a farm was auctioned?
keep bids low
give seed to the farmer
hold a party
buy the farm
6
Who was Herbert Hoover's opponent in the 1928 election?
James Smith
Alfred E. Newman
Alfred E. Smith
John Smith
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Who criticized the New Deal as being socialistic?
wealthy Republicans
wealthy women
wealthy Democrats
wealthy business owners
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What happened in the 1936 election?
the Progressives took power
FDR packed the Supreme Court
FDR won by a landslide
FDR lost by a landslide
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Why did FDR cut back on relief programs in 1937?
wanted to lower social security tax
wanted to put money in the people's hands
worried about rising nationa l debt
had lost faith in the government programs
10
What was President Hoover's strategy for ending the Depression?
lowering import duties
set up federal relief programs
voluntary controls in the business sector
massive government spending
11
period in which economy grows, then contracts
tricycle
business cycle
stock cycle
work cycle
12
What was one goal of the repeal of Prohibition?
support farmers
reopen failed banks
protest rent increases
curb gansters
13
Why did FDR not support anti-lynching legislation?
didn't want to offend big business
didn't want to offend black people
didn't want to offend women
didn't want to offend southern congressmen
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Why did FDR declare a "bank holiday" early in his administration?
to inspect financial health of the banks
to weaken the banking industry
to give people in the banking industry a well-earned break
to cut off the use of cash
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one sign that economy was weakening in the 1920s
uneven distribution of wealth
even distribution of wealth
underproduction of goods
collapse of large businesses
16
Where would you find information about stock prices?
21st Amendment
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
business cycle
Dow Jones Industrial Average
17
funded through contributions, this established several types of social insurance
Social Security system
New Deal
national debt
hundred days
18
Were working conditions of domestic workers addressed under the New Deal legislation?
maybe
no
don't know
yes
19
What opinion changed in the 1932 election?
gun control
wheat production
government responsibilities
raising taxes
20
Passed by Congress to protect domestic industries from foreign imports
19th Ammendment
21st Amendment
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Dow Jones Industrial Average
21
Where did some homeless people live during the depression?
Hooverburgs
Hoover villages
Hoover Towns
Hoovervilles
22
What was a New Deal legacy?
started World War II
took hope from people
restored hope
lowered social security tax
23
What did most Americans believe about the economy in the 1920s?
delighted with government control
happy that wealth was evenly distributed
prosperity would continue
the bubble was about to burst
24
Who got preference for jobs under the New Deal
men and boys
men and women
women and girls
boys and girls
25
purchase stock with the sole purpose of selling it to someone else for a profit
subversive
speculator
fundamentalist
republican
26
What was a major environmental crisis of the 1930s?
Cotton Bowl
Rose Bowl
Sugar Bowl
Dust Bowl
27
What was ended with the 21st amendment?
imperialism
capitalism
depression
prohibition
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this repealed the ban on alcoholic beverages
20th Amendment
23 Amendment
22nd Amendment
21st Amendment
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FDRs program to spur economic recovery & provide relief for Americans
New System
New Frontier
New Deal
New Plan
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provided new jobs, cheap electric power, flood control and recreation for its region
Tennessee Valley Authority
hundred days
Social Security System
national debt
